Venezuela

6 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 2, 2018 by Catherine (Katie) Haun · said 31 times in 18 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Katie Haun (4), Catherine (Katie) Haun (4), Paul Krugman (3), Marc Andreessen (3), Rodrigo Pacheco (2), Linda Xie (2), Dapper Dan (2), Brian Armstrong (2)

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2019 9 mentions in 6 episodes 2 per episode
2018 16 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
2017 2 mentions in 1 episode

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Everything said about Venezuela, oldest first

Nov 2, 2018 bullish
Assertion Supported
Haun: 10% of LocalBitcoins volume originates in Venezuela
“In fact, localbitcoins.com, a very large exchange, 10% of their volume right now, today, is in Venezuela.”
Catherine (Katie) Haun Nov 2, 2018 ▶ 15:22 3 Common Myths People Have About Crypto
Nov 2, 2018 negative
Insight
Krugman: Severe monetary crises are political issues technology cannot fix
“Cryptocurrency is not going to put food in the stores when there's no food in the stores, right? It's not, it's a, it's not fund, Venezuela's problem is not fundamentally a monetary problem, and most really severe monetary problems are not. Most really severe …”
Paul Krugman Nov 2, 2018 ▶ 12:51 A Skeptic's View of Crypto (from the Point of View of Monetary Economics)
Nov 2, 2018
Assertion Contradicted
Krugman: Only South Sudan and Venezuela have inflation over 50%
“So let me give you a comprehensive list of the countries that currently have inflation exceeding 50% a year. South Sudan and Venezuela. End of story.”
Paul Krugman Nov 2, 2018 ▶ 9:14 A Skeptic's View of Crypto (from the Point of View of Monetary Economics)
Dec 15, 2018
Assertion Supported
Xie: Venezuela's projected hyperinflation rate is set to reach one million percent
“Venezuela is going through hyperinflation, where the projected inflation rates are going to be one million percent.”
Linda Xie Dec 15, 2018 ▶ 2:55 Beyond Cryptocurrencies
Dec 21, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Armstrong founded a charity delivering direct crypto payments in Venezuela
“In fact, you know, I started a charity that's making small direct cash payments to people in places like Venezuela with crypto which we can talk about.”
Brian Armstrong Dec 21, 2018 ▶ 24:29 Company Building in Crypto: A Conversation between Brian Armstrong and Chris Dixon
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Popper: Argentina's High Tech Literacy Enabled Early Bitcoin Adoption
“I think that what Argentina has that a lot of other places don't have with dysfunctional economies is a very well-educated, literate tech-savvy population that, that knew how to embrace this technology and that had the skills to do that and a comfort with, The…”
Nathaniel Popper Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:38 a16z Podcast | Which Bitcoin Players Matter?
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