In this episode Vinny Lingham gives an outline of how Bitcoin could collapse the world economy and be banned forever. As the founder of Gyft, he shares how allowing gift card purchases using Bitcoin gave him deep metrics and insights into the usage and movements of Bitcoin. Charlie and Vinny discuss how Vinny’s creation of Civic Coin affects privacy and what’s the difference between privacy and anonymity. Vinny shares his critical points on entrepreneurship grit and how to be successful over the competition. Lastly, Vinny gives his prediction for Bitcoin in 2020 and beyond.

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