The chapter explores the speaker's journey from skepticism to conviction in Bitcoin and the influential figures in the Bitcoin community that have shaped their beliefs. It also discusses the significance of Bitcoin as a global monetary system and the transformative power it holds to change lives. Additionally, the chapter delves into the President of El Salvador's ambitious plans to leverage Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and economic reform to boost the country's economy.
Typically, in coordination with Bitcoin Park, ARK is publishes a monthly conversation with leaders in the bitcoin space, to discuss everything happening in the rapidly-changing and still nascent Bitcoin ecosystem. This month’s edition of the Bitcoin Brainstorm, however, features Rod Roudi interviewing ARK CEO and CIO Cathie Wood at the Consensus conference in Austin, Texas. They covered all things bitcoin, ranging from why each grew interesting in bitcoin to begin with, all the way to what they see for the bitcoin space in the future.
Key Points From This Episode:
• Why does Cathie Wood love bitcoin?
• Can bitcoin serve the three roles of money?
• Bitcoin as a global monetary system
• El Salvador’s President Bukele’s bitcoin adoption
• How bitcoin converges with other technologies that ARK covers
• Bitcoin and energy, especially in the developing world
• What bitcoin ETFs mean for the currency
• Will institutions use bitcoin ETFs?