May 22, 2020

Bitcoin is the Answer with Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

Crypto is the future of money, and it’s where social networks were in early 2000s
“Bitcoin is the answer; it’s the only hedge or vaccine to give you immunity to the disease of money printing.” — Tyler Winklevoss
“You can be pro-regulation but disagree with the state of regulation” – Winklevoss
- An example is changing the regulations to prevent big tech companies to follow you around the internet and mine your data
While Bitcoin has built-in rules, the companies built on top need thoughtful regulation
- For instance, users should always have the freedom to self-custody their private keys
“The cornerstone of human rights and dignity is your ability to reveal yourself when you want to and when you are ready, if you want to at all” – Winklevoss
- Our money should mimic that privacy, regardless of jurisdictions
“We are ready for wall street, we are not waiting for wall street” – Winklevoss

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

“Bitcoin is the answer, it’s the only hedge or vaccine to give you immunity to the disease of money printing.”
— Tyler Winklevoss

Location: Zoom
Date: Monday 18th May
Project: Gemini
Role: Co-Founders

The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, introduced Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to the world. The film told the story of how Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea to create Facebook, and would later settle for $65 million.

After settling the court case and retiring from their careers in rowing, where the twins represented the USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they started a fund and discovered Bitcoin. In 2014 they created Gemini, now one of the largest regulated cryptocurrency exchanges.

The film portrayed the twins as cliche sporting jocks, an image which has been hard to shake off. Cameron and Tyler are more at home building things and their success since Harvard is not luck.

My picture of the twins, like most, was created from the Social Network and their appearances on mainstream news discussing finance, but I wanted to know more about them. This interview is, therefore, the interview I have wanted to hear from them. We discuss The Social Network, Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, how they discovered Bitcoin, regulations and the role of Wall Street.

This episode’s sponsors:
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May 22, 2020

Bitcoin is the Answer with Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

Crypto is the future of money, and it’s where social networks were in early 2000s
“Bitcoin is the answer; it’s the only hedge or vaccine to give you immunity to the disease of money printing.” — Tyler Winklevoss
“You can be pro-regulation but disagree with the state of regulation” – Winklevoss
- An example is changing the regulations to prevent big tech companies to follow you around the internet and mine your data
While Bitcoin has built-in rules, the companies built on top need thoughtful regulation
- For instance, users should always have the freedom to self-custody their private keys
“The cornerstone of human rights and dignity is your ability to reveal yourself when you want to and when you are ready, if you want to at all” – Winklevoss
- Our money should mimic that privacy, regardless of jurisdictions
“We are ready for wall street, we are not waiting for wall street” – Winklevoss

Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org

“Bitcoin is the answer, it’s the only hedge or vaccine to give you immunity to the disease of money printing.”
— Tyler Winklevoss

Location: Zoom
Date: Monday 18th May
Project: Gemini
Role: Co-Founders

The film portrayed the twins as cliche sporting jocks, an image which has been hard to shake off. Cameron and Tyler are more at home building things and their success since Harvard is not luck.

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WBD225 Show Notes: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-is-the-answer-with-cameron-tyler-winklevoss

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If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show my doing the following:

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