#101: Peter Smith—What in the World is Cryptocurrency?

Business Made Simple Podcast

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4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We hear words like “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” and “Bitcoin” and we know they’re supposedly the Next Big Thing. But what do they really mean? How are they relevant to us as business leaders?

Today’s guest, Peter Smith, the CEO and Founder of Blockchain, Inc., walks us through this brave new world of digital finance in a way we can actually understand.

Listen to this episode and you’ll have a practical understanding of digital currency and what next steps you can take if you’re ready to dig in more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Building A Story Brand podcast where we believe if you confuse you'll lose,
0:13.8	Noise is the enemy and creating a clear message is the best way to grow your business.
0:17.8	I'm your host Donald Miller.
0:19.2	I'm joined by my co-host, J.J. Peterson.
0:21.2	Hello, Don.
0:22.1	And our correspondent, Allison Trowbridge. Hey Don.
0:24.8	We were just joking that J.J. and I, for the first time ever are going to have to pretend to play
0:29.3	dumb because we have no idea. Well, I, you know what, truth things, J.J. does know what we're about to talk about,
0:35.8	way more than I do. And so I'm going to be the guy who pretends and says dumb things.
0:40.3	But Allison, you're going to lead us on this one we are interviewing or you
0:43.2	are interviewing Peter Smith co-founder of blockchain and for those of you you don't
0:47.8	know here's what I know about it it's a big deal it's a very that's all I know
0:51.8	it's kind of the biggest deal. This is the Bitcoin phenomenon.
0:56.4	Are Bitcoin and blockchain synonymous? That's not the same thing.
1:00.3	I'm telling you, I'm pretending to be dumb for the sake of our listeners.
1:07.0	Man, yeah, could you explain it for Don?
1:09.7	Because I totally understand it.
1:11.0	If you could just explain it for him. I know exactly what it is.'s a franchise restaurant like Applebee's and
1:15.7	you get blockchain it's more like chilies yeah no so Bitcoin is a type of
1:21.8	digital currency.
1:22.8	So when you hear a term.
1:23.8	I know that.
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