
5: How Jack and Bilal Got Into Crypto
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05/28/21 • 51 min
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.
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Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 – Intro
- 0:01:49 – When Jack and Bilal got into crypto
- 0:05:19 – Jack’s Thoughts On Bitcoin in 2018
- 0:07:16 – Warren Buffet “Have Fun Staying Poor”
- 0:08:34 – Winklevoss Twins + Bilal’s Experience In 2017/18
- 0:12:04 – 2018: The End of Crypto?
- 0:12:44 – Trung’s Stanley Druckenmiller Interview
- 0:14:10 – Evolving Narratives On Bitcoin & ETH
- 0:21:55 – Trung’s MBA Paper on Bitcoin
- 0:23:58 – Believers + HODLers
- 0:30:01 – Thoughts On Recent Sell-off
- 0:37:11 – Delirium & Euphoria
- 0:39:22 – Gambling, Memecoins + FOMO
- 0:44:57 – Goldrush + Collective Consciousness
- 0:49:58 – Disclaimer, Subscribe + Review
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Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discussing the latest in business, technology and memes.
Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:
Let us know what you think on Twitter:
Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 – Intro
- 0:01:49 – When Jack and Bilal got into crypto
- 0:05:19 – Jack’s Thoughts On Bitcoin in 2018
- 0:07:16 – Warren Buffet “Have Fun Staying Poor”
- 0:08:34 – Winklevoss Twins + Bilal’s Experience In 2017/18
- 0:12:04 – 2018: The End of Crypto?
- 0:12:44 – Trung’s Stanley Druckenmiller Interview
- 0:14:10 – Evolving Narratives On Bitcoin & ETH
- 0:21:55 – Trung’s MBA Paper on Bitcoin
- 0:23:58 – Believers + HODLers
- 0:30:01 – Thoughts On Recent Sell-off
- 0:37:11 – Delirium & Euphoria
- 0:39:22 – Gambling, Memecoins + FOMO
- 0:44:57 – Goldrush + Collective Consciousness
- 0:49:58 – Disclaimer, Subscribe + Review
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4: Crypto Crash Recap, Decentralized Social Networks + A Special Guest // Not Investment Advice
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan are joined by Alex Cohen to discuss the latest in business, technology and memes.
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Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 - Trung’s Return to CNBC
- 0:00:43 - Pamela Anderson Followed Jack
- 0:00:58 - Special Guest: Alex Cohen
- 0:01:48 - Art of Shitposting
- 0:05:21 - Carbon Health
- 0:06:33 - Recap Of Crypto Crash + Elon Musk's Trolling
- 0:12:14 - Disclosing Investments As A Journalist
- 0:14:25 - Elon + Paypal History
- 0:16:50 - Comments On Bitcoin’s Impact on Environment
- 0:18:22 - Balaji + "Post Economic"
- 0:19:12 - Business Impact Of Shitposting + Emotions In The Stock Market
- 0:21:46 - Elon’s Master Plan
- 0:24:09 - Ford’s Electric Truck + 2nd Mover Advantage
- 0:25:40 - “You Don’t Want To Be In Here”
- 0:26:34 - Stanley Druckenmiller + Emotional Investing
- 0:28:04 - Buying The Dip + Lessons Learned From 2017 + 2020
- 0:34:33 - PR + Getting Cancelled
- 0:37:41 - Why Jeff Bezos Took Helicopter Lessons
- 0:38:53 - Pomp’s Bitcoin Pizza
- 0:42:12 - Pamela Anderson + Decentralized Social Networks
- 0:45:49 - 2021 version of ICO Scams?
- 0:49:36 - Stanford Grads Working On Ad Approvals
- 0:51:13 - Inside Fast Growing Startup + Future of Healthcare
- 0:57:04 - Jack’s Experience Selling Print On Demand Merch
- 1:01:34 - Selling Canvas Prints To 2000 Followers
- 1:02:40 - Crypto Media Brand
- 1:06:42 - Zooming Out + Bitcoin to ETH Flip
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6: Amazon Buying MGM, Stanley Druckenmiller's Interview, Biden's Budget + Latest In Crypto
Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.
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Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 – Intro
- 0:03:10 – Trung Broke His MacBook
- 0:06:00 – Apple Dilemma
- 0:11:27 – Amazon Buying MGM + The Best James Bond?
- 0:15:23 – Amazon Prime vs Netflix, Disney + YouTube
- 0:22:42 – Jeff Bezos The Oreo McFlurry
- 0:23:50 – Asian in UK vs US
- 0:25:44 – The New York Times + The Athletic
- 0:27:08 – Cognitive Dissonance In Media + NFT Boom
- 0:30:54 – Jack's Take On NFTs Since March Boom
- 0:36:07 – Stanley Druckenmiller Interview Takeaways + View On Crypto
- 0:45:06 – Family Friends Asking Jack About Crypto Allocation
- 0:48:58 – European Exchange Rate Mechanism
- 0:54:15 – 1920 Germany Hyperinflation
- 0:55:05 – Legendary Trade: Soros + Druckenmiller Broke The Bank of England
- 0:59:41 – Carl Icahn, GameStop NFTs + Gary Vee
- 1:02:31 – Mark Cuban + Polygon/MATIC
- 1:06:47 – Gary Vee + Bored Ape Yaught Club
- 1:09:52 – Bored Ape Giveaway
- 1:10:48 – Biden’s $6Tril Budget
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