EP52: What I Learned at the FINCON 2016 Conference
I\u2019m back after an incredible trip to San Diego to attend and speak at the FINCON 2016 financial conference. This episode is a recap of my experiences as well as tips on how to speak to and connect with \u201cmainstream\u201d financial people (bloggers, podcasters, authors, etc) on why they should care about Bitcoin. I came away impressed with the number of people who had heard of Bitcoin, but unfortunately most people either didn\u2019t know what it was or still thought that you just buy drugs with it. \n\nIn this episode I cover the following:\nBitcoin as an opt-in/opt-out economy\nHow Bitcoin is a protocol layer in the internet similar to Email or HTTP\nThe \u201cmoral argument\u201d for Bitcoin and how it can help the \u201cunbanked\u201d population\nHow Bitcoin is grassroots and how it MOST helps the poor\nWhy Bitcoin can be used to protect from inflation\nWhy government bonds are a terrible investment\nCurrent thoughts on the College Debt Bubble and \u201csubprime\u201d college loans\n\n...and much more\n\nDon\u2019t worry, next week will go back to the normal interview format, but I just had to share my experience of FINCON with you. Until then...KEEP BUILDING FREEDOM!\n\nPodcast Resources\n\nSending Bitcoin to Venezuela\nLE41 - Generating Passive Income with a Crypto-currency ATM with Cindy Zimmerman\nhttp://libertyentrepreneurs.com/2016/07/le41-generating-passive-income-crypto-currency-atm-cindy-zimmerman/ \n \nFull FINCON slide deck used for presentation:\nhttp://libertyentrepreneurs.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Bitcoin-FINCON16.pdf