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the more people that get into this the better it is. It’s money for the people.”
— Russell Okung Location: Los Angeles Date: Sunday, 1st September Project:
Bitcoin Is_ Role: Founder Bitcoin’s value lies not in its price but in its
innate qualities and the freedom that those qualities offer. It is
decentralised, trustless, secure and the hardest money ever to exist. It’s
irreversible, scarce and accessible to everyone. But many new to Bitcoin fail to
understand these qualities. Usually, a first entry point is a fast-moving bull
run where Bitcoin’s price is rapidly growing. Whether a newcomer makes gains or
gets rekt, not all will stay, and those that do usually venture down the rabbit
hole to learn more. So how do you encourage mass adoption from people who might
not understand the full capability of Bitcoin? Russell Okung is an offensive
tackle for the LA Chargers and he’s trying to do just that. In September he
launched Bitcoin Is_, a conference in LA to help encourage mass adoption of
Bitcoin. This show is the fireside chat I hosted with Russell Okung at his
event. We discuss what Bitcoin means to Russell, negotiating his own NFL
contract, asking to be paid in Bitcoin and controlling your wealth. This episode
is also on:
the more people that get into this the better it is. It’s money for the people.”
— Russell Okung Location: Los Angeles Date: Sunday, 1st September Project:
Bitcoin Is_ Role: Founder Bitcoin’s value lies not in its price but in its
innate qualities and the freedom that those qualities offer. It is
decentralised, trustless, secure and the hardest money ever to exist. It’s
irreversible, scarce and accessible to everyone. But many new to Bitcoin fail to
understand these qualities. Usually, a first entry point is a fast-moving bull
run where Bitcoin’s price is rapidly growing. Whether a newcomer makes gains or
gets rekt, not all will stay, and those that do usually venture down the rabbit
hole to learn more. So how do you encourage mass adoption from people who might
not understand the full capability of Bitcoin? Russell Okung is an offensive
tackle for the LA Chargers and he’s trying to do just that. In September he
launched Bitcoin Is_, a conference in LA to help encourage mass adoption of
Bitcoin. This show is the fireside chat I hosted with Russell Okung at his
event. We discuss what Bitcoin means to Russell, negotiating his own NFL
contract, asking to be paid in Bitcoin and controlling your wealth. This episode
is also on:
