Bitcoin & The Price of Ambition (Wences Casares)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

Red Ventures

Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Wences Casares is credited with bringing Bitcoin to Silicon Valley. He also founded XAPO Bank, which manages the largest quantity of Bitcoin in the world (an estimated $10 billion in underground vaults on five continents). And before XAPO, Wences founded several businesses, including one that first connected Argentina to the Internet in 1994.

In this episode, Ric and Wences discuss Wences' journey from Patagonia to Silicon Valley, the future of Bitcoin, and the true cost of leading disruption.

This is 3 Things, with Wences Casares.

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0:00.0	Today's episode was recorded in front of a live audience of Red Ventures employees at our headquarters in Charlotte.
0:06.0	Rick Elias had a front row seat on flight 1549, the plane that crashed landed in the Hudson River.
0:12.0	We are getting word of a U.S. Airways plane crash in the Hudson River.
0:17.0	Cactus 1539, we're going to be in the Hudson.
0:19.0	From that experience, he learned three things. One. i learned that it all changes in an instant
0:24.6	i'm no longer trying to be right i choose to be happy three the only thing that matters in my life
0:30.8	is being a great dad on this podcast rick shares conversations with remarkable people and the three things
0:36.9	he learns from them people like our guest today wins his cas people and the three things he learns from them.
0:38.1	People like our guest today, Winsis Casares.
0:40.9	Here's three things to know about Winses.
0:42.8	He's one of the world's leading experts on cryptocurrency,
0:46.1	the first to bring Bitcoin to Silicon Valley and convince Bill Gates,
0:50.1	Reed Hoffman, and others to invest.
0:52.6	He founded Zappo Bank, which manages the largest quantity of Bitcoin in the world, holding
0:57.5	$10 billion in underground vaults on five continents.
1:01.0	Three.
1:01.6	Before Zappo, Wences founded several successful businesses, including one that first connected
1:06.6	Argentina to the internet in 1994.
1:09.4	This is Three Things with Rick Elias.
1:21.2	I was reflecting on how to kick this off and you and I have known each other for about 10 years.
1:27.3	We've gotten really close in the last 18
1:29.4	months even though we've known each other. And it's been a true privilege. I just really want to
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