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Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on how he created one of the world's largest cryptocurrencies in his early twenties

Buterin built Ethereum as a blockchain platform that other applications could be built on top of. He compares bitcoin to a pocket calculator whereas he sees Ethereum as a smartphone.
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An early bitcoin investor explains what most people get wrong about the cryptocurrency

Jeffrey Wernick is an independent investor whose portfolio includes early holdings in Uber and Airbnb. Wernick started buying bitcoin in 2009, the year it was created. Wernick says that people misunderstand bitcoin because it is often explained as a payment mechanism instead of as a store of value.
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Team Hodl

An early investor in Uber, Airbnb, and bitcoin explains why it's actually a good sign that no one is spending their crypto

Jeffrey Wernick is a hard money advocate and an independent investor. His angel investment portfolio includes early holdings in Uber and Airbnb. Wernick started buying bitcoin in 2009. He believes that people aren't spending their bitcoin because they value it more than the dollars it can be traded for.
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An early investor in Airbnb and Uber explains why he started buying bitcoin in 2009

Jeffrey Wernick is an angel investor whose portfolio includes Uber and Airbnb. Wernick was also an early investor in bitcoin. He started buying it the year it was created. Wernick believes the value bitcoin comes from its ability to solve the biggest problems with fiat money.
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Richard Sherman

NFL superstar Richard Sherman is all-in on cryptocurrencies, but doesn’t think his grandmother should invest

NFL cornerback Richard Sherman is a paid spokesperson for COBINHOOD, a cryptocurrency exchange with no trading fees. He is also a longtime crypto enthusiast.
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Patrick Byrne

Online retailer Overstock has raised $100 million for its ICO it says will replace Wall Street

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne talks about Overstock's ICO tZERO passing $100M, the tokenization of Wall Street, and what people get wrong about blockchain.
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Here’s a great explanation of what the blockchain is from the person tasked with explaining it to the world

Jamie Smith, CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council, talks about blockchain's development, potential applications, and biggest challenges.
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A crypto expert explains the difference between the two largest cryptocurrencies in the world: bitcoin and Ethereum

Lex Sokolin, Autonomous Research's director of fintech strategy, talks with Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein about bitcoin and Ethereum.
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Lex Sokolin

Cryptocurrency is the next step in the digitization of everything — 'It’s sort of inevitable'

Lex Sokolin, Autonomous Research's director of fintech strategy, talks with Business Insider's Sara Silverstein about why you can't ignore cryptocurrencies.
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Jim Rickards

Economist Jim Rickards on gold versus bitcoin — intrinsic value is meaningless for both but the bitcoin prices aren't real

Jim Rickards believes gold can go to $10,000. But he doesn't trust the bitcoin price action and doesn't think the cryptocurrency will fare well in a crisis.
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Jamie Dimon

This is one of the best responses to Jamie Dimon calling bitcoin a fraud that we have heard so far

Ari Paul, CIO of cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, tells Business Insider's Sara Silverstein about why he thinks Jamie Dimon called bitcoin a fraud.
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