Bill Barhydt, recruited by NASA and the CIA at the age of 18, stood out as a computer genius and cryptographer. Branching out of government work, Bill pursued his passion for IT ultimately leading him to Bitcoin and resulted in him giving the first-ever TED Talk on the subject in 2012. Bill’s early crypto adoption saw him found crypto exchange Abra, a US-based company offering exposure to digital assets and ushering Bitcoin towards its role as a global reserve asset.
 In this episode, Melker and Barhydt discuss a range of topics including:

Hacking and programming

Working for NASA and the CIA

New reserve asset

A collapsing bond market

Bitcoin’s “rocket fuel”

Living to 175 years old

Crypto banking

A yacht as collateral

Elon Musk and Doge

The world computer

Bitcoin leaving exchanges

A massive wealth redistribution


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