According to Lightspark, its cofounder and chief strategy officer Christian Catalini joined the a16z crypto podcast to discuss the future of money, lessons from Meta's Libra, and why openness rather than corporate control will prevail. Source: Lightspark on X, Jan 15, 2026. The episode covers why Bitcoin is more than digital gold, what Catalini learned from his time at Facebook, and his view that openness will win. Source: Lightspark on X, Jan 15, 2026. Lightspark notes that Catalini is a former architect of Meta's shuttered Libra project and currently cofounder and chief strategy officer of Lightspark, a global payments startup. Source: Lightspark on X, Jan 15, 2026.