CEO @meanwhile Rebuilding long-term insurance from first principles to protect your family and your wealth.
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2009
- Tweets8.9K
- Following1.1K
- Followers8.3K
- Likes15K
Pinned Tweet
I am proud to share that, in a full Bitcoin market cycle of 2025 with all the drawdowns and volatility, @meanwhile grew total assets by 437% to 1,183.11 BTC.
Our 2025 audited financial statements are public with 20.89 BTC in net income for the year.
This is our second consecutive profitable year.
All because of a team of resilient and old school financial people who are dedicated to making this company the biggest life insurer in the world.
Full announcement: meanwhile.bm/financials/
Now is the opportunity for my services firm that specializes in financial services and all it does is translate COBOL to legible Python
Zac Townsend retweeted
When Danny Baer asked me if I'd rather leave my family $1 million or 10 Bitcoin, it was an easy choice. I'd take the Bitcoin because I believe it'll be worth a lot more someday.
But there are some important questions that come with that decision: How do you make sure your family can actually access your Bitcoin? How do you keep it safe? How can you benefit from it while you're alive? And what about taxes?
Danny and Jason from @meanwhile (the first Bitcoin life insurer) are getting into these questions live on October 27.
Join the webinar by registering here: meanwhile.bm/webinars/btc-li…
Recent FT and WSJ pieces make the same point: insurance is becoming a real constraint on the AI build-out alongside power, chips, and capital.
I'm working on this; if you'd like to help
Whether you are for or against a wealth tax (I'm against), doing it in one state is foolish
"The present value of permanently lost income tax collections from departures more than offsets the one-time wealth tax revenue, yielding a net present value of negative $38.9 billion."
Who does Larry David’s publicity — a @AcquiredFM podcast and @colossusmag feature in the same day
A stablecoin that pays yield isn’t a dollar. It’s a claim on what produces the yield. T-bills? Money fund. Basis trades, credit, duration? Bond fund with a $1 sticker. Its value: PV of cash flows minus credit risk. Sometimes that rounds to $1. “Stable” assumes it always will.
Zac Townsend retweeted
there was a moment when I realized that choices I had made in my life would result in my never being one of the “authorities for the measurement and distribution of time” to whom IERC Bulletin C is addressed and I experienced genuine regret, which is rare for me
Nearly every phone and computer on Earth relies on one plain-text file to know what time it is.
When a country changes its clocks with a few weeks’ notice, or Morocco pauses daylight saving for Ramadan, someone has to update that file. Since 02005, that someone has been Paul Eggert, a computer science professor at UCLA, who does it as a volunteer.
Take a look at this great data visualization to see the full story:
na2.hubs.ly/H08qtQC0
I don't think that life insurers (my competitors) are dumb, but they aren't ambitious
.@flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on the Charlie Munger advice he passes on to AI founders: "The key to success is dumb competition."
"One of my favorite things that Charlie told me at one of these dinners at his house was when I told him about Flexport, he was like, 'Oh, you have a great business because the key to success is dumb competition.'"
"I always say that to people who are building AI companies. What a nightmare. Your competitors are literally AI geniuses."
"You should find a way to apply AI in some other domain so you're not competing with the smartest people on Earth."
"It's like trying to be a boxer. You might beat all the people in your local gym, but at some point you're gonna run into somebody who's gonna kick your ass."
@typesfast w/ @shaneparrish
Happy {whatever political statement you or your local and state elected officials would like to make} day!
Can someone introduce me to @cz_binance so I can talk to him about adding BTC life insurnace to his inheritance plan?
So I’m in Maryland with some relatives, and I heard a new objection to data centers: “It is such a waste to build these things when they’ll be out of date so quickly. Technology is always changing, so why should we build one of these things now?”
One amazing thing about @meanwhile is how dedicated our policyholders are to what we are doing — consistently asking how they can help and support. I’m not sure there is another long term insurer with a relationship to the people they serve like it.
Life insurance denominated in #Bitcoin may very well be not only the best life insurance product but also the best Bitcoin product.
DM me if you’d like to hear why I became a policyholder three years ago and why my wife and children are @Meanwhile policyholders as well.
Zac Townsend retweeted
Today, we're announcing $37.5M in new funding, led by @BainCapCrypto, bringing our total capital raised to over $180M.
This investment will help us expand Bitcoin-denominated life insurance to families across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
This round is about brokers in SG, HK, the U.A.E., and CH coming to us because their clients are asking for a regulated way to pass Bitcoin on. One premium. A death benefit in BTC for life. Net revenue this year should land between 2x and 3x. Thanks to @TheBlock__ for covering
THE BLOCK: Sam Altman-backed bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile has raised $37.5 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing its total funding to over $180 million.
The Bermuda-based firm offers bitcoin-denominated life insurance and is expanding across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Zac Townsend retweeted
THE BLOCK: Sam Altman-backed bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile has raised $37.5 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing its total funding to over $180 million.
The Bermuda-based firm offers bitcoin-denominated life insurance and is expanding across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
🤖 Made with AI
Zac Townsend retweeted
It’s been a blast working with Zac and building toward @meanwhile’s mission of expanding savings for people everywhere.
Zac tends to execute exactly as stated. His stated plan: a $100B+ tech-enabled life insurer.
Look out.
Today @meanwhile raised $37.5M from existing investors, led by @BainCapCrypto, to meet demand for BTC life insurance from families in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Anyone, anywhere should be able to build, save, and protect their wealth. Today we double down on "anywhere".
Zac Townsend retweeted
When I was at Pantera we were so happy to partner with @ztownsend and Meanwhile. Its is a pleasure to be able to continue to invest with @hiFramework doubling down in this round!
Last year, we co-led the Series A for @meanwhile, the world's first Bitcoin and stablecoin life insurer.
Today, we're doubling down in their $37.5M round.
15 brokers signed across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Underwriting income has passed last year's total and is on track to double by EOY.