122 - Crypto's Bull Shark | Kevin O'Leary (Mr. Wonderful)
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🗓️ 13 June 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Kevin O’Leary of ABC’s Shark Tank and renowned investor joins us on Bankless to share how he was crypto-pilled.
Just a few years ago, Mr. Wonderful was a crypto bear shark. Fast forward to today, he has investments in over 32 cryptocurrencies and projects. He’s even evangelizing crypto in Washington and all over the world!
What clicked for him? What’s holding the industry back? How is he thinking about the future of the space? Answers to these questions and so much more in the interview!
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
5:27 Mr. Wonderful in Washington
9:13 Will the Government Get it Right?
12:31 Convincing the Skeptics
18:44 Kevin’s Crypto Portfolio
25:15 The Bull Shark on the Bear Market
28:06 Legislation Obstacles
30:40 Advice For New Crypto Users
35:13 Kevin O’Leary’s Crypto Brand
37:48 What Happens Next?
42:12 WonderFi
44:11 Closing & Disclaimers
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Resources:
Kevin O’Leary
https://twitter.com/kevinolearytv
WonderFi
https://www.wonder.fi/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of internet money and internet finance. |
| 0:12.3 | This is how to get better, how to get started, and how to front-run the opportunity. |
| 0:16.0 | This is Ryan Sean Adams. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm here with David Hoffman, and we're here to help you become more bankless. |
| 0:21.6 | Guys, this is an incredible episode. |
| 0:23.7 | We've got to... |
| 0:24.7 | Maybe I should say it's a wonderful episode, David. |
| 0:26.4 | We've got Kevin O'Leary, Mr. Wonderful himself, or should we say Mr. Wonder Phi, he is the |
| 0:31.8 | second shark from the Shark Tank TV series that we've had on, other than Mark Cuban, and |
| 0:37.2 | actually we caught him at a time where he is live on the ground in Capitol Hill in Washington, |
| 0:41.7 | DC. |
| 0:42.7 | He's fighting for crypto in Congress, meaning with some legislators, over this new crypto |
| 0:46.3 | legislation that is being proposed by Senator Lumbus. |
| 0:49.9 | So first on the list, we ask him what is happening in Washington? |
| 0:53.4 | What's up? |
| 0:54.4 | What's his perspective on that? |
| 0:55.6 | Well, look for some other takeaways as well. |
| 0:57.9 | Number one, we talk about the bear to bull. |
| 1:00.6 | Kevin's crypto conversion story, how that transformation occurred. |
| 1:04.2 | Number two, why crypto natives should actually want good regulation? |
| 1:08.4 | Number three, what he's invested in? |
| 1:10.4 | What does Kevin O'Leary's crypto portfolio look like? |
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