CUSTODY AND TREASURY SUMMIT: ADAM BACK

A conversation with Adam Back at Bitcoin Park's Custody and Treasury Summit in Nashville, TN. We discuss the current state of bitcoin custody and how it applies to individuals, small businesses, and public companies. Date: September 18, 2025 Adam on Nostr: https://primal.net/adamback Adam on X: https://x.com/adam3us Bitcoin Park on Nostr: https://primal.net/park Bitcoin Park: https://bitcoinpark.com/ (00:00) Teaser (01:07) Not your keys, not your coins (01:49) Why self custody matters: seizure and asset protection (03:06) Early Bitcoin legal fears and Obama’s Swiss bank quote (03:54) Individuals adopt self custody; shift to business treasuries (04:22) Custody advice for small businesses and dentists (05:34) Multisig basics, redundancy, and vendor diversity (06:45) Single sig vs multi sig usability and learning curve (07:32) Practical setups: single sig cold storage and backups (08:24) Keeping multiple backups (09:06) Fireproof steel backups and moving to treasury topics (09:30) Public companies using custodians: risks and drivers (10:48) Collaborative custody among custodians and decaying multisig (12:10) Balancing third party risk vs operational self custody risk (12:43) Finality,…