Austin E. Alexander is working for the office of the CEO at Kraken. He joined Kraken at the end of 2013. Back then, Kraken had only 20 to 30 employees. Today it is one of the biggest and most respected crypto exchanges in the world. I met Austin at several bitcoin conferences and at the Baltic Honeybadger in Riga in October, we finally sat down to chat about his career and the developments in the bitcoin space since 2011. In 2013 he was co-founding the Bitcoin Center New York with Nick Spanos. He talks about how enthusiastically they have built the center and about the problems they ran into in the dawn of the Bit License. We also discuss his learnings in 2019 while visiting Uganda, Somalia, South Africa and Zimbabwe and much more. &#8220;In retrospect we&#8217;ll see that bitcoin has grown exponentially.&#8221; &#8211; Austin E. Alexander&#8220;I would have never imagined that bitcoin is this big this quickly.&#8221; &#8211; Austin E. Alexander&#8220;Bitcoin is going to change how we consume.&#8221; &#8211; Austin E. AlexanderHow he found out about BitcoinQuestioning the fiat and nation state systemSecurity Token OfferingsCo-founding the Bitcoin Center of New York with Nick SpanosEffects of the Bit LicenseHis million dollar bicycleNot getting a bank accountFuture of Exchanges in countries like Uganda, Guatemala, Somalia, South Africa, ZimbabweHis visit in ZimbabweTime preferenceKrakens compliance with regulationsLibra, an attack on bitcoinSponsors Get 5% off with code "anita" Order a Card Wallet here and get 20% off! (time-limited)Support the podcastShare the podcast with friends and family! Subscribe to my newsletterSubscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast | Spotify | Google Podcast | YouTube | Pocket Casts | Castbox | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS Feed Give a 5 stars recommendation on Apple Podcast Follow me on Twitter | YouTube | LinkedInDonations Do you like what you hear? If yes, then please support my podcast. Every donation is used to produce episodes, finance travel costs and make the show better.Every donor, will be invited to my exclusive Telegram group with personal background stories and updates. Send me a short message with your Telegram ID after donating and I will add you. Donate with PayPal Donate with BTC Donate with Lightning Der Beitrag Austin E. Alexander: Bitcoin Is a Complete, Total Game Changer. It’s an Opt-Out. erschien zuerst auf The Anita Posch Show.Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to (L)earn Bitcoin - it’s free: https://anita.link/weekly

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