CEO of the world's largest bitcoin payment processor, Stephen Pair has been interested in digital currencies since the 1990's. Insights on the history AND future of money.
Timestamps:
01:58 - The early days of Internet and what was DigiCash?
06:01 - Similarities between crypto and The Internet, being one of the \u2018Web Surfers\u2019 and the Magical Internet.
10:05 - Differences between the stone age of internet and the stone age of crypto.
12:15 - Stephen on discovering Bitcoin.
14:00 - The good old days of Bitcoin mining
16:35 - Big changes takes time-Stephen is extremely patient.
17:30 - The idea of BitPay and where it came from.
19:35 - Relationships with Visa.
20:55 - The contribution of Roger Ver, Barry Silbert and Erik Voorhees to BitPay.
23:45 - Asia is taking the lead in the adoption of Bitcoin-why?
25:00 - Convincing Merchants to accept BTC and BCH.
28:45 - Using cryptocurrencies is inevitable going forward
31:25 - Finding solutions and setting goals for the future.
32:30 - Advice for those getting involved in the crypto world.
34:50 - BitPay and recurrent payments.
36:55 - Attitudes towards the Mining community
38:13 - Stephen\u2019s stance on \u2018Proof of Stake.\u2019
40:00 - Projects to keep an eye on..