Transcript
Introduction
Eric
My guest today is Charlie Shrem. Charlie was a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation and BitInstant, one of the earliest Bitcoin exchanges. In this episode, he takes us through his incredible life story, starting with how someone raised in Brooklyn as a devoted Orthodox Jew found religion in Bitcoin.
He then talks about how Bitcoin went from a toy to a real store of value, the wild success of BitInstant, his time in prison, and how he met Justin Trudeau through a robot. The story of Charlie's adult life in many ways mirrors the story of Bitcoin, and I hope you enjoy this episode with Charlie Shrem.
Eric
Thanks for joining me today. I'm excited to finally record this because you've shared your story with me before and it's one of the most interesting tales I've heard in crypto. Maybe as a way to set the stage, tell us, what was your life like before you discovered Bitcoin?