Bitcoin

part of Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies

8 statements across 6 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Apr 11, 2017 by Naval Ravikant · said 62 times in 26 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Everything said about Bitcoin, oldest first

Apr 11, 2017 bullish
Disclosure
Naval Ravikant partners in a 2017 cryptocurrency fund holding Bitcoin and Ethereum.
“I'm also a small partner in a cryptocurrency fund, because I'm really into these coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Zcash, and so forth.”
Naval Ravikant Apr 11, 2017 ▶ 2:52 #18 Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher
May 2, 2018 neutral
Disclosure
Collison: Hosted a 2011 Bitcoin meetup but bought no Bitcoin
“I actually invited him to a Bitcoin meetup that I held in 2011. And I did not, however, buy any Bitcoin, but I invited him to that meetup and he replied and, you know, apologized that he couldn't make it.”
Patrick Collison May 2, 2018 ▶ 1:21:10 #32 Patrick Collison: Earning Your Stripes
Aug 21, 2018 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Cowen: Blockchain has found no killer apps beyond Bitcoin in 10 years
“I don't think we found killer apps for the blockchain yet, other than Bitcoin, and we've had blockchain for 10 years.”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 53:51 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
Aug 21, 2018 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Cowen: Bitcoin is a legitimate, enduring asset and not a bubble
“I think it's a perfectly legitimate asset that will endure and have a high value. I'm not sure its value is going to go up any at this point but it's for real, and it's not a bubble.”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 53:26 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
Apr 16, 2019 negative
Opinion
Gross: Both Marxist communism and Bitcoin are awful things
“Whether it's awful things, in my opinion, like say, you know, Marxist communism or Bitcoin, it always goes through this world.”
Daniel Gross Apr 16, 2019 ▶ 1:05:50 #56 Daniel Gross: Catalyzing Success
Oct 13, 2020 bullish
Opinion
Chamath: Bitcoin is smart insurance against dismantling of financial orthodoxy
“I think that we are dismantling financial orthodoxy and in that dismantling and in the leveling of the playing field, There will be moments of volatility. And to have a small amount of insurance that's uncorrelated to the orthodoxy, I think it's just a smart R…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Oct 13, 2020 ▶ 1:12:14 #94 Chamath Palihapitiya: Understanding Yourself
Apr 5, 2022 positive
Insight
Srinivasan: A Country is Operationally a Democracy Only If Bitcoin Is Legal
“It's a operationally a democracy if Bitcoin is legal, because then you've got freedom to exit with your money and freedom to transact. And if Bitcoin is not legal, Or if it's restricted, then it's a limited democracy or flawed democracy or non-democracy. Becau…”
Balaji Srinivasan Apr 5, 2022 ▶ 1:52:13 Balaji Srinivasan: The Network State
Apr 5, 2022 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Srinivasan: Bitcoin Is on Track to Become the 'Government of Governments'
“Bitcoin, the reason I say Bitcoin specifically is it's, you know, it's on track. We will see if it can actually get there. Cause it's got various kinds of issues, you know, privacy and other kinds of things that, you know, but It's on track to be the governmen…”
Balaji Srinivasan Apr 5, 2022 ▶ 1:52:47 Balaji Srinivasan: The Network State
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