Bitcoin: (1/4) Interview with an early investor - Marc de Mesel | Introduction & today's cryptocurrency climate vs previous years

Yesterday I went to Antwerp in Belgium to meet with early bitcoin investor Marc de Mesel. Marc shared some interesting thoughts on today's cryptocurrency climate vs the climate before 2017 and experiences with regards to investing. Since Marc had so much to share, it was a longer interview than expected. So I had cut it up into 4 parts.

Part 1

• Introduction Marc de Mesel & how he got into Bitcoin
• Life before there was Bitcoin
• cryptocurrency market, legal climate & portfolio diversification in 2012

Part 2 (coming soon)

• 2013 cryptocurrency climate and the story around NXT
• IOTA in 2015 and why he did not invest in it
• Timing to get back in to IOTA and affects of a bear market

Part 3 (coming soon)

• Thoughts on an upcoming bear market
• Thoughts on Bitcoin Cash
• Why Marc likes Byteball

Part 4 (coming soon)

• Thoughts about ICO’s
• Why to be conservative based on previous experiences bubbles
• Nothing goes up in a straight line
• Previous corrections -90% / -99%
• Patience is a virtue, be rational & the Kelly Criterion
• The higher some things go, the higher the chances it will correct a lot
• ICO hype: timing is crucial
• Crypto is here to stay