Episodes

Dec. 5, 2019

OG Dan Held on Launching ZeroBlock in 2013, 1st Bitcoin Price iPhone …

Dan Held joins Charlie to share his interesting experiences and opinions in the crypto sphere. He breaks the media stereotype of POW and talks about its efficiencies.

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Dec. 3, 2019

VP of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, MP Memli Krasniqi, on Starting …

Memli Krasniqi and Charlie Shrem discuss Kosovo’s maximum tax rate of just 10% and how its economy is in just 20 years now comparable to well established European economies.

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Nov. 28, 2019

OG Bitcoin Pioneer George Mandrik on Guns & Drugs, Anarcho-Capitalism…

George Mandrik and Charlie Shrem discuss working together at BitInstant, his experience with ASIC mining, and moving to Blockchain.com,

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Nov. 26, 2019

Andreas M. Antonopoulos on How Bitcoin Defeats the System of Control …

Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Charlie Shrem discuss the 4th property of money, how Bitcoin defeats it, and corruption in the US political system.

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Nov. 21, 2019

Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino on the 2012 Bitcoin Wild West of Hacks and…

Paolo Ardoino and Charlie Shrem discuss the 2012 Bitcoin Wild West, and how tokenizing debt is one of the greatest economic experiments in history.

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Nov. 19, 2019

CEO of AtomicWallet, Konstantin Gladych on Hacking Crypto Exchanges &…

Konstantin Gladych and Charlie Shrem discuss crypto exchange hacking, Libra love/hate, and why government shouldn’t tell us what to think of other nations.

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Nov. 14, 2019

Kris Marszalek of Hong Kong’s Crypto.com Renders Bitcoin More Feasibl…

Kris Marszalek and Charlie Shrem discuss the phenomenal growth of crypto.com and the deep data insights user transactions show. As a financial and crypto expert Kris gives his view of how his products help bring privacy to traditional financial tools.

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Nov. 12, 2019

Bestselling Author, Critic, & Bitcoiner Michael Kimelman Walks Throug…

Michael Kimelman and Charlie Shrem discuss the criminal justice system and life in prison.

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Nov. 7, 2019

Vinny Lingham on the Economy Apocalypse and Anonymity vs. Privacy & E…

Vinny Lingham and Charlie Shrem discuss how Vinny’s creation of Civic Coin affects privacy and what’s the difference between privacy and anonymity. Vinny shares his critical points on entrepreneurship grit and how to be successful over the competition. Lastly, Vinny …

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Nov. 5, 2019

Bitcoin Embassy Atlanta CEO Jeffrey Tucker on Bitcoin and the Economi…

Jeffrey Tucker and Charlie Shrem for a conversation about trade policies that have resulted in iPhones being thrown in the garbage, transformation of economics throughout history, and predictions for the future of cryptocurrency.

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Oct. 29, 2019

Shapeshift Founder Erik Voorhees on Bitcoin Tribalism, Libra and How …

Erik Voorhees and Charlie Shrem discuss digital assets and why Erik actually loves Libra.

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Oct. 22, 2019

SFOX Exec Danny Kim Describes Bitcoin OTC, Custody, and how Instituti…

Danny Kim and Charlie Shrem discuss why he left traditional finance for crypto, how the trading space is evolving, and welcoming newcomers to the crypto revolution.

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Oct. 15, 2019

BnkToTheFuture Founder Simon Dixon on Bank Problems, Bitcoin’s Role i…

Simon Dixon and Charlie Shrem discuss Bank Problems, Bitcoin’s Role in Solving Them, and Crypto Innovation

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Oct. 8, 2019

BitPay Founder Stephen Pair Shares his Journey from IBM to Founding t…

Stephen Pair and Charlie Shrem discuss unique perspectives on Satoshi, the gorgeous simplicity of the white paper and how it gave rise to Bitcoin, using existing technology and coding language.

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Oct. 1, 2019

eToro Founder and CEO Yoni Assia on Financial Autonomy for the Masses…

Join Charlie and eToro CEO Yoni Assia, who at 25, founded the company that leveled the playing field for investors, eliminating the need for middlemen and giving regular people the tools to grow wealth.

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Sept. 24, 2019

Charlie Lee Talks Founding Litecoin and the Ultimate Altcoin Story Fr…

Charlie Shrem interviews Charlie Lee, the founder of Litecoin, about Altcoins, Butterfly Labs, Ripple, and how crypto has changed from 2011 to today.

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Sept. 17, 2019

Charlie Talks to Crypto OG Bobby Lee — Founder of Bitcoin China and t…

Bobby Lee and Charlie Shrem discuss China’s unique and evolving relationship with Bitcoin

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Sept. 10, 2019

Indian Politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar on India’s View of Crypto and …

Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Charlie Shrem discuss how the crypto revolution is well underway, parallels between the 1980s early internet and early crypto, dealing with “anti-innovators,” the benefits of self-regulation before of government regulation, and how India is moving toward regulatory …

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Sept. 3, 2019

Blockstream’s Samson Mow on the Art of Trolling, the Bitcoin Civil Wa…

Samson Mow and Charlie Shrem discuss Bitcoin surviving China’s attempts to stifle it and the quirkiness of the crypto space.

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Aug. 27, 2019

Tenacious Innovator Amber Baldet on Leaving JP Morgan’s Blockchain Pr…

Charlie Shrem interviews Amber Baldet, a top 40 under 40 for leading JP Morgan’s blockchain program, founding Clovyr and being a leading thinker in the space.

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Aug. 20, 2019

Brian Hoffman On Leaving His Elite Government Job and How It Led to t…

Brian Hoffman and Charlie Shrem discuss leaving his elite government job to grow a startup.

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Aug. 13, 2019

Actress and Crypto Advocate Courtney Shrem Shares Her Unique Perspect…

Courtney and Charlie Shrem discuss diversity in crypto, how they met, and sticking by Charlie through prison and beyond.

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Aug. 6, 2019

Diary of a Made Man Ian Balina shares his family’s journey from a Uga…

Ian Balina and Charlie Shrem discuss how he and his family worked their way from remote village to amazing success.

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July 30, 2019

Alena Vranova From Communism And Casa To Crypto And Trezor

Alena Vranova and Charlie Shrem discuss how she discovered Bitcoin, her experience of communism’s fall, how mass surveillance culture pushes people to crypto, the birth of the first crypto hardware wallet, the true meaning of updates that will come “in …

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