Tuur Demeester on the Looming Debt Crisis and Central Banks for Bitcoin

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“The overall thing I am excited about is to have this free market in money, it amazes me.”
— Tuur Demeester

Interview location: San Francisco
Interview date: Wed 22nd August 2018
Company: Adamant Capital
Role: Founder/CEO

If you are a long-term Bitcoiner, you will know the name Tuur Demeester. In researching the interview, I read every Medium post he had written from his bullish position on Bitcoin to his bearish stance on Ethereum. As an economist and investor Tuur's knowledge and experience make for a great interview and we discuss:

  • The looming debt crisis

  • Bitcoin cycles

  • Government-issued cryptocurrencies

  • Ethereum’s scaling issues

  • Central banks for Bitcoin

As well as talking about Crypto we discuss his Medium Post "The day I decided to break from my parents", a personal story about his decision to separate himself from his parents.

 

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BREAKDOWN OF THE SHOW

00:04:35: Introductions
00:05:27: Family separation
00:11:24: Tuur's Medium article
00:13:24: Background and education
00:18:31: The looming debt crisis, and the 2001 Argentine Corralito
00:25:03: Bitcoin as a hedge against impending financial crises
00:27:55: Global currency devaluations
00:30:54: Bitcoin cycles and the halvings
00:37:26: Important drivers for adoption
00:40:51: Central bank digital currencies
00:52:27: Could Bitcoin end bank bailouts?
00:53:49: Ethereum and other protocols
01:05:15: Proof of work vs proof of stake
01:07:06: All roads lead to Bitcoin
01:08:23: Final comments

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PodcastPeter McCormackPodcast, Interview, Tuur Demeester, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Governments, Central BanksComment