Ricardo Salinas calls fiat a "fraud." And, will he run for office in Mexico?

Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Ollie Acuna for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, fiat debasement, and the future of Mexico. Plus, insights into U.S.–Mexico remittances and his potential 2030 run for presidency.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Ricardo Salinas Joins CoinDesk

00:50 Money Talk at the Family Table

02:11 Discovering Bitcoin in 2013

03:52 Does Bitcoin Beat Gold and Silver?

06:11 Stablecoins Are the Same as Bank Deposits

07:37 The Gold Bugs in the Salinas Family

11:17 No AI Bubble: Why Salinas Stays Out

12:54 The MicroStrategy STRC Recommendation

15:02 Inside the $500M Weekly Remittance Business

21:12 Mexico's 'Violent' Anti-Crypto Stance

24:53 The Mexican Government's Narco Problem

27:32 Salinas's 2030 Presidential Run?

30:21 The Anchorage Digital Stablecoin Partnership

34:46 Salinas's Bitcoin Price Outlook

40:19 Why Salinas Advised His Wife to Mortgage her Home for Bitcoin

41:55 A Message to Mexico