Charlie Shrem, Founder of Crypto.IQ: The OG Stories of Crypto

The Pomp Podcast

Anthony Pompliano

Business, Investing

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Charlie Shrem is the founder of Crypto.IQ, and one of the earliest proponents Bitcoin. In this conversation, Charlie and Anthony Pompliano discuss the early days of Bitcoin, what it was like building one of the first Bitcoin companies, what he experienced when he was arrested and put in jail, and how crypto has changed over the years. You can listen to Charlie's podcast, Untold Stories, here. -----BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to Off the Chain, simply the best podcast in crypto. Let's kick this thing off.
0:12.8	Charlie Shrem is the founder of Crypto IQ and one of the earliest proponents of Bitcoin.
0:18.1	In this conversation, we discussed the early days of Bitcoin, what it was like
0:22.2	building one of the first Bitcoin companies, what he experienced when he was arrested and put in
0:27.7	jail, how crypto has changed over the years, and Charlie shares a number of great stories that I found
0:33.2	both informative and entertaining. I really enjoyed this conversation.
0:42.7	Charlie was super forthright and entertaining, and I hope you enjoy it nearly as much as I did.
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1:22.2	Anthony Pompliano is a partner at Morgan Creek Digital.
1:25.4	All opinions expressed by Pomp or his guests on this podcast
1:28.5	are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions
1:31.1	of Morgan Creek Digital or Morgan Creek Capital Management.
1:34.0	You should not treat any opinion expressed by Pomp
1:36.8	as a specific inducement to make a particular investment
1:39.7	or follow a particular strategy,
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