Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant and co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ.This post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world.
Charlie Shrem is the former founder of BitInstant, co-founder of cryptocurrency intelligence service CryptoIQ and host of Untold Stories.
A central character in the early rise of bitcoin, Charlie Shrem is getting comfortable living in crypto's slow lane.
Shrem earned his reputation, fortune and rap-sheet as the founder and CEO of one of the first bitcoin exchanges, BitInstant.
Following a one-year stint in prison, Shrem quickly adapted to the changes in the crypto industry.
Bruised though not embittered, Shrem has taken a smaller role in the crypto industry.
Since moving to Florida, he started two small businesses: CryptoIQ, a crypto advisory, and the Untold Stories podcast, which chronicles the history of the crypto industry.
In a phone call, Shrem opened up about his regrets over the years, how the crypto industry has changed since he got his start and why he will never stop loving it.
You know why? In the last bull market people actually had to ask if bitcoin or crypto would continue to exist.
The reason I love bitcoin and crypto is the same reason why you love a baby you've raised.
Charlie Shrem: What I Still Love About Crypto
gepubliceerd op Dec 20, 2019
by Coindesk | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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