Charlie Shrem, best known for being the co-founder & CEO of BitInstant, is still an optimistic bitcoiner. In this episode, he comments on the block size wars, shares his thoughts on ongoing development & promotes his upcoming book about his journey.

Time stamps:

Introducing Charlie Shrem (00:00:23 )
How This Interview Happened (00:01:51 )
The Block Size Wars (00:02:41 )
2014 Marked the End of an Era (00:05:16 )
Bitcoin Community Dynamics and Changes (00:06:55 )
Technical and Political Challenges (00:08:04 )
The Rise & Rise of Bitcoin Documentary (00:10:43 )
Stablecoins vs. Bitcoin (00:12:39 )
Philosophical Reflections on Money (00:15:29 )
Charlie Shrem’s Pepe (00:17:02 )
Personal Reflections on Prison Life (18:18 )

Rebirth After Prison (21:45 )

The State of Bitcoin (23:17 )

Cultural Shift in Bitcoin Community (27:09 )

Privacy Concerns in Bitcoin (30:03 )

The Future of Bitcoin (32:09 )

Scaling Challenges (35:05 )
Bitcoin's Value and System (00:36:33 )

Bitcoin's Success and Adoption (00:37:55 )

Bitcoin's Transactional Volume (00:39:04 )

Encouraging Bitcoin Usage (00:40:03 )

The Role of Stablecoins (00:41:26 )

Bitcoin Cash (00:42:32 )

Samuel's Poem on Bitcoin (00:43:34 )

Bitcoin Cash's Origins (00:46:08 )

Amaury’s New Project (00:47:27 )

The Importance of Leaderless Systems (00:48:17 )

Interesting Projects Beyond Bitcoin (00:50:12 )

Elon Musk and Bitcoin (00:52:14 )

Working on a Bitcoin Book (00:53:54 )

Charlie Shrem’s Poem (00:56:00 )

PoW Summit in Frankfurt (00:57:40 )

Closing Remarks (00:57:54 )