Why Olympic athletes need bitcoin with Jeremy HK Nova

Published: July 2, 2024, 2:06 p.m.

b"

In this episode, former 12x USA national mountain bike champion and Olympian Jeremy HK Nova shares his journey from the trails to bitcoin. He reflects on life lessons, proud achievements, and the evolution of mountain biking globally and in the US. Jeremy discusses his transition from professional racing, discovering bitcoin, and his interest in macroeconomics. He explains why he sold his rental properties for bitcoin and why extreme sports athletes should start embracing bitcoin. The conversation explores exercise science misconceptions, Jeremy's bitcoin pitch to mountain bikers, and bitcoin's impact in El Salvador. Jeremy also talks about his work at Studio Shed, demonetizing real estate, and his unique views on bitcoin.\\xa0

SUPPORT THE PODCAST:
\\u2192 Subscribe
\\u2192 Leave a review
\\u2192 Share the show out with your friends and family
\\u2192 Send us an email podcast@unchained.com

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:20 Jeremy\\u2019s journey into professional mountain biking
00:04:20 Mountain biking and life
00:05:35 Most proud mountain biking achievement?
00:07:10 Various mountain biking disciplines
00:08:19 Living in the olympic athlete village
00:09:22 How big of a sport is mountain biking?
00:10:29 Evolution of professional mountain biking
00:12:55 How big is professional mountain biking in the US?
00:13:23 Post-professional mountain biking
00:16:12 Jeremy discovering bitcoin
00:20:06 Why interested in macro, finance, and economics?
00:21:45 Selling rental properties for bitcoin
00:24:06 Extreme sport athletes earning bitcoin
00:26:00 Bitcoin and extreme sports counter culture
00:28:36 Exercise science and bitcoin\\u2013what else are experts wrong about?
00:30:09 Are athletes more likely to have a healthy skepticism?
00:30:50 Jeremy\\u2019s bitcoin pitch to other mountain bikers
00:34:42 Bitcoin in El Salvador
00:37:51 Spouses and bitcoin
00:41:36 Do other pro athletes earning bitcoin really understand bitcoin?
00:42:27 Other pro mountain bikers deep into bitcoin?
00:42:50 How else can bitcoin help pro athletes?
00:45:35 Jeremy\\u2019s day job at Studio Shed
00:47:05 Demonetizing real estate
00:50:27 What\\u2019s the biggest risk to bitcoin?
00:52:23 What\\u2019s something you believe about bitcoin that many bitcoiners would disagree with?
00:54:09 Closing thoughts


WHERE TO FOLLOW US:
\\u2192 Unchained Twitter: https://twitter.com/unchainedcom
\\u2192 Unchained Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unchainedcom\\xa0
\\u2192 Unchained Newsletter: https://unchained.com/newsletter\\xa0
\\u2192 Joe Burnett\\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IIICapital
\\u2192 Jeremy HK Nova\\u2019s Twitter: https://x.com/JeremyHK

"