UntoldStories

The Charlie Shrem Show

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Bitcoin pioneer Charlie Shrem peels back the layers on the lives and backgrounds of the world's most impactful innovators. Centering around intimate narratives, Shrem uncovers a detailed, previously unspoken story of the genesis and evolution of bitcoin, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the web3 movements. Join Shrem as he journeys through the uncharted territories of tech revolutions, revealing the human side of the stories that shaped the digital world we live in today.

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Charlie and Best Selling Author Ben Mezrich Discuss Crypto History and Insider Details in Ben’s New Book “Bitcoin Billionaires” 18.06.2019 1:04:26

Join Charlie as he turns the tables and interviews best selling author Ben Mezrich, whose newest book, “Bitcoin Billionaires,” chronicles crypto’s early days. Get a taste of the history Mezrich uncovered in research that included interviewing Charlie, the Winklevoss twins, and others as well as early talk of a Bitcoin movie based on the book. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with yo...

Olga Feldmeier’s Tale of Jumping Ship from Her Big Bank Job for a No-Pay Crypto Startup 11.06.2019 1:05:40

Charlie’s guest Olga Feldmeier, CEO of Smart Valor, shares her journey from post Soviet Union Ukraine and its hyperinflation crisis to her meteoric rise through traditional banking, and her ultimate switch to crypto, including her role in the early days of Switzerland’s “Crypto Valley.” ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. Th...

Brandon Goldman – Ideological Issues with Tokenized Debt & Whether or Not Bitcoin is a Religion 04.06.2019 1:09:00

Brandon Goldman is a software engineer, an entrepreneur, a cryptocurrency and angel investor, and the founder of FreshPay. In this conversation, Brandon and Charlie Shrem discuss the issues with tokenized debt, what makes a good currency, whether or not Bitcoin is a religion, and how to deal with crypto burnout. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate,...

Steven Nerayoff – Crypto as a Disruptive Technology & Governments Debasing Their Own Currencies 28.05.2019 1:22:34

In this conversation, Steven Nerayoff and Charlie Shrem discuss how cryptocurrency is the most disruptive technology he's ever seen, the early implications of the internet, how the government debases their own currencies through inflation, whether or not Casper Labs will solve all of Bitcoin and Ethereum's problems, and how the first time he ever bought Bitcoin was at gunpoint. ----- If you enjoye...

Simon Dix – The Dangers of Storing Money in the Bank & Why Globalization Is Alarming 21.05.2019 1:11:10

Simon Dix is the Chairman of Ecstatus Capital. In this conversation, Simon and Charlie Shrem discuss hitchhiking to South Africa at 18 with no money, the risks of the banking industry, gold vs silver and why globalization isn’t necessarily a good thing. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. This podcast is presented by BlockWo...

Galia Benartzi – Defining the Global Financial Order After WWII & Why Technology is the Language of Progress 16.05.2019 1:24:53

Galia Benartzi is the Co-Founder of cryptocurrency protocol Bancor. In this conversation, Galia and Charlie Shrem discuss global reserve currencies, the global financial order established post-WW2, why people can't just create money, growing up down the block from Steve Jobs, and why technology is the language of progress. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & fri...

Jered Kenna – An Ex-Marine Talks Early Bitcoin Mining & What Really Happens When Exchanges Fail 16.05.2019 1:36:35

Jered Kenna is the founder and CEO of 20Mission. In this conversation, Jered and Charlie Shrem discuss Jered's understanding of finance and economics from the age of 4, living in Afghanistan and his transition back to the U.S., the turning point when crypto went from collaborative to competitive, and Jered's experiences with identity theft and losing 99% of his net worth. ----- If you enjoyed this...

Pete Rizzo – Technology's Impact on Journalism & Crypto's Similarities to Religion 16.05.2019 1:21:35

Pete Rizzo is the Editor in Chief at CoinDesk. In this conversation, Pete and Charlie Shrem discuss journalism's relationship to changing technology, crypto governance and why it shouldn't exist, Bitcoin maximalism, the crypto industry's failures, and why Pete lived in a van for a year. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe. Th...