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Bitcoin & The Price of Ambition (Wences Casares)

Bitcoin & The Price of Ambition (Wences Casares)

From3 Things (with Ric Elias)


Bitcoin & The Price of Ambition (Wences Casares)

From3 Things (with Ric Elias)

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Wences Casares is credited with bringing Bitcoin to Silicon Valley. He also founded XAPO Bank, which manages the largest quantity of Bitcoin in the world (an estimated $10 billion in underground vaults on five continents). And before XAPO, Wences founded several businesses, including one that first connected Argentina to the Internet in 1994. In this episode, Ric and Wences discuss Wences' journey from Patagonia to Silicon Valley, the future of Bitcoin, and the true cost of leading disruption. This is 3 Things, with Wences Casares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (52)

I’m Ric Elias, one of the luckiest people you’ll ever meet. I was lucky enough to survive a plane crash - and to share on the TED stage 3 things I learned from that experience. On this show, I’ll share conversations I feel lucky to have had with remarkable people - plus 3 things we can all take away from each. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.