Scandal and Turmoil in Crypto's Wild West - Ethan Lou (Author of Once a Bitcoin Miner): Episode 45
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Ethan Lou is the author of Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West. In 2019, Ethan attended a blockchain conference in North Korea along with only seven other foreign attendees, one of whom was Virgil Griffith of the Ethereum Foundation (Virgil was arrested for alleged conspiracy in late 2019). In his book, Ethan gives a deep dive into his own crypto journey, and how it’s intersected with the likes of Virgil Griffith, Anthony Di Iorio and Gerald Cotten.
0:00 - Tom Yells "Show Me The Crypto"
0:34 - Ethan Intro + Upbringing
2:44 - Why Ethan was Using the Dark Web
4:52 - Ethan's Introduction to Bitcoin
6:23 - Ethan's Book: Once a Bitcoin Miner
9:37 - Interviewing Anthony Di Iorio
11:07 - Gerald Cotten + QuadrigaCX
15:31 - Power of Early Day Bitcoin Meet-Ups
18:05 - The 2019 North Korea Blockchain Conference
22:40 - Virgil Griffith's Story
28:32 - Observations on North Korea
32:00 - Thoughts on Blockchain's Evolution
33:14 - More on Ethan's Book
35:26 - Crypto's Future
37:40 - Who Ethan Follows
37:59 - BTC Price in 10 Years
38:43 - Underrated Crypto Project