050 Unique Way to Buy Bitcoin | Interview with Sovana CEO Sanjay Mavinkurve
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Sanjay Mavinkurve, CEO of Sovana, discussing a new Bitcoin-related product for property owners.
Have a question or comment for us? Email us at bitcoinreformationpodcast@gmail.com Visit sovana.io On the Bitcoin Reformation podcast, two pastors interview Sanjay Mavin Kurve, co-founder and CEO of Sovana ( sovana.io ), about a new Bitcoin-related product that lets property owners tap home equity for Bitcoin exposure without monthly or upfront payments. Sanjay shares his background in computer science, nearly two decades at Google (including work on Google Maps), discovering Bitcoin in 2012, and how experiences with inflation in India shaped his interest in hard assets. He explains Sovana’s structure: Sovana buys Bitcoin in a segregated account for up to five years (customer can end anytime), profits are split 50/50, but the customer covers all downside, secured by a lien on the home. They discuss “don’t trust, verify,” Bitcoin evangelism, housing affordability, why the term shifted from 10 years to 5, and future plans like responsible borrowing and custody. 01:48 Sanjay’s Google Journey 03:12 Discovering Bitcoin in 2012 08:53 Bitcoin Evangelism and Faith 12:13 Why Smart People Dismiss Bitcoin 18:40 Housing Struggles and Mortgages 22:37 From Google to Sovana 25:15 Sovana…
People in this episode
Hosts: David Rufner, Jared Townley, Ben Haupt
Guest: Sanjay Mavinkurve
Topics covered
- Bitcoin investment
- home equity
- financial products
- housing affordability
- inflation
- technology
- evangelism
Keywords
- Bitcoin
- Sovana
- home equity
- investment
- inflation
- housing
- financial products
- evangelism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sovana, Google
Products: Bitcoin
Books & works: Bitcoin Reformation Podcast
Places: India
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