Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell

Vijay Boyapati, an Australian-born tech pro and former political campaigner, unpacks his profound journey into Bitcoin's potential. He shares insights on how Bitcoin serves as a beacon of hope against oppressive systems, paralleling its rise with the early internet. Vijay reflects on the shifting values at Google, his transition from tech to politics, and the disillusionment that led him to embrace Bitcoin as a transformative tool. He also dives into its decentralized nature, sparking a fascinating discussion on the significance and mystery surrounding Satoshi Nakamoto.

Roya Mahboob is an Afghan tech entrepreneur and founder of Citadel Software, a software development company based in Herat. In addition to being one of Afghanistan's first female tech CEOs, Mahboob founded the Digital Citizen Fund, a nonprofit that aims to increase women's technological literacy and provide employment and educational opportunities for girls in Afghanistan. Mahboob was named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2013 for her innovative initiatives to expand computer education. She has created nine IT centers for girls in high schools across Afghanistan and plans to expand her programs to 40 schools, ultimately reaching more than 160,000 female students. Mahboob has also taken her model beyond Afghanistan to schools in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal. After facing death threats from the Taliban and others for her work, Mahboob left the country in 2013 and spent two years working remotely before returning to Afghanistan in 2016. -- This episode was brought to you by Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Conference 2022. Buy your pass here and use code COINSTORIES for 10% off all tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217

C.J. Wilson is a Bitcoin thought leader, podcaster, former MLB pitcher, race driver and proud father and husband. He has amassed a large following in the Bitcoin space and is about to venture into the world of Bitcoin mining and influencing politicians to become educated in BTC. Many know C.J. from his former career in Major League Baseball in which he was a pitcher for the Texas Rangers from 2005 to 2011 and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2012 to 2015. C.J. now runs a dealership in Fresno, California and races sports cars in his free time, with a goal of someday racing in Le Mans. Make sure to check out his podcast, the Throttle Dogs, and follow him on Twitter at @str8edgeracer. ---- SPECIAL THANKS This podcast was brought to you in part by the Bitcoin Conference and Bitcoin Magazine. The Bitcoin 2022 Conference will celebrate Bitcoin over 4 days in Miami on April 6-9th, 2022 with 4 different passes. The four days include Industry day, 2 days of main events and speakers, and lastly, a festival day which is a day of music and networking. Prices will continue to rise over the next few months so get in early and use my affiliate code COINSTORIES for 10% off: http://tixr.com/pr/COINSTORIES/26217

Flori Marquez is a Founder and SVP of Operations at BlockFi. In this role she currently oversees institutional and retail operations, client service, project management, in addition to its APAC teams. At BlockFi, Flori has built and managed many critical functions including the Trading, Risk, Compliance, Marketing and People Operations teams. Flori has spent her career managing alternative lending products. In the marketplace lending industry, she helped build, scale, and optimize a $125MM portfolio for Bond Street (acquired by Goldman Sachs). As Head of Portfolio Management, Flori managed all operations from point of origination through default and litigation. Prior to Bond Street, Flori helped develop and maintain institutional partnerships at Oak Hill Advisors, a $30B fixed income asset manager. Flori graduated from Cornell University, majoring in pre-law with a minor in economics. To learn more visit www.BlockFi.com. Follow Flori on Twitter at @FounderFlori.

Bill Pulte is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He created the Twitter Philanthropy campaign and hashtag to give away some of his fortune to people in need. So far he has given out more than $1 million on his social platforms directly to followers needing financial assistance. He has given out some of his donations in Bitcoin, hoping to spread awareness and adoption. Pulte believe Bitcoin can help lift people, especially those in third world countries, out of poverty. Pulte set up the organization Team Giving to feature stories and requests of people who have a pressing financial need: "The creation of Team Giving was inspired by Bill Pulte's social media movement called Twitter Philanthropy. Mr. Pulte realized that the power of social media could be used for good instead of as a platform for toxic rhetoric. In the summer of 2019, he began to give his personal wealth away to those in need and inspired others to become philanthropists as well. Having over 800,000 teammates on board, participants in Twitter Philanthropy come together through micro-donations to help those in need by spreading kindness, love, and small monetary donations. Within three months, Mr. and Mrs. Pulte have given away over $100,000 dollars of their personal money and teammates have added another $200,000 to help fund things such as cars for veterans, school supplies for teachers, medical assistance for terminal patients, dental work, housing needs, and day to day bills. Team Giving looks to build on this movement to continue to bring people together to help fellow mankind in need. We strive to help those with time-sensitive, critical needs. Team Giving thanks Mr. and Mrs. Pulte for their generosity, thoughtfulness, and care for others. We promise to build on the momentum they have created!" Bill Pulte is also CEO of Pulte Capital Partners. Pulte Capital is a strategic investment firm focused exclusively on investing in leading building products businesses. The team has experience in building nearly 1 million homes internationally, allowing it to be highly selective in building market-leading companies of lasting value. Its acquisition targets are in key growth sectors of the quickly changing construction and building products industries. Follow Bill at @pulte. Download Bill's newsletter: https://pulte.substack.com

Anthony Scaramucci is Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SkyBridge focusing on marketing and business development. In 2021, he launched the SkyBridge Bitcoin Fund LP, which provides mass-affluent investors with an institutional-grade vehicle to gain exposure to Bitcoin Prior to founding SkyBridge in 2005, Mr. Scaramucci co-founded investment partnership Oscar Capital Management, which was sold to Neuberger Berman, LLC in 2001. Earlier, he was a vice president in Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs & Co.In 2016, Mr. Scaramucci was ranked #85 in Worth Magazine's Power 100: The 100 Most Powerful People in Global Finance. In 2011, he received Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year – New York" Award in the Financial Services category. Anthony is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), vice chair of the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board, a board member of both The Brain Tumor Foundation and Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a Trustee of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Foundation. He was a member of the New York City Financial Services Advisory Committee from 2007 to 2012. He is the author of three books: The Little Book of Hedge Funds, Goodbye Gordon Gekko, and Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole, a 2016 Wall Street Journal best seller. In November 2016, Mr. Scaramucci was named to President-Elect Trump's 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee. In June 2017, he was named the Chief Strategy Officer of the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. He served as the White House Communications Director for a period in July 2017. Mr. Scaramucci received a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Biography via Skybridge.com Follow Anthony on Twitter at @Scaramucci. If you'd like to hear more of Anthony's back story make sure to check out his episode of Natalie Brunell's Career Stories podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anthony-scaramucci-financier-entrepreneur-former-white/id1451439126?i=1000446945395

Scott Melker is the Wolf of All Streets. He is a trader and investor, the host of the popular "The Wolf Of All Streets Podcast," the author of "The Wolf Den" newsletter, and a prolific writer and thought leader in the crypto space. He has been featured on Fox Business, in the New York Times, Forbes, Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, Coindesk, CoinTelegraph, CCN and more. Scott has been named "Influencer Of The Year" by Binance in recognition of him being a leading voice in crypto and beyond. Learn more and subscribe to Scott's newsletter at thewolfofallstreets.io Follow Scott on Twitter at @ScottMelker.

Biography courtesy of hrf.org: Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He has also served as Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. In his work, Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. Alex's writing and views on human rights and technology have appeared in media outlets across the world including The Atlantic, BBC, CNN, Fast Company, The Guardian, Monocle, The New Republic, The New York Times, NowThis, NPR, Quartz, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and WIRED. He has spoken at universities ranging from MIT to Stanford, presented at the European Parliament and U.S. Department of State, and participated in Singularity University events around the world, where he serves as faculty and lectures on bitcoin and the future of money. He currently lives in the San Francisco area. Articles by Alex Gladstein: -Finding Financial Freedom in Afghanistan -Inside Cuba's Bitcoin Revolution -Can Bitcoin Be Palestine's Currency of Freedom? -Bitcoin and The American Idea -The Humanitarian and Environmental Case For Bitcoin -Bitcoin is a Trojan Horse For Freedom

Willy Woo is a leading Bitcoin on-chain analyst. Willy shares his origin story, career path, how he discovered Bitcoin and his insights into on-chain data. Willy describes this as the "Last Cycle" of Bitcoin before it skyrockets to mass adoption. Willy writes a paid market intelligence newesletter called The Bitcoin Forecast, which is available on Substack. You can follow him on Twitter under the handle @woonomic. Learn more at https://woobull.com **** THIS PODCAST DOES NOT PROVIDE FINANCIAL ADVICE ****

Peter Schiff is an honorary chairman of SchiffGold, founder of Euro Pacific Asset Management, and host of The Peter Schiff Show. He is an economic forecaster & investment advisor influenced by the free-market Austrian School of economics. His best-selling book, "The Real Crash, "warns that the 2008 financial crisis was just the prelude to a larger sovereign debt crisis that may lead to a collapse of the US dollar. In this interview, Peter shares his insights on gold, Bitcoin, and the state of our fragile economy. --- Full bio via SchiffGold.com: Background Peter Schiff's investment career began with Shearson Lehman Brothers in the early 1990s. In 1996, he and a partner started Euro Pacific Capital in Los Angeles, later moving the headquarters to Connecticut. The firm has since expanded, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, Boca Raton, Florida, Newport Beach, California, Los Angeles and New York City. Euro Pacific Capital's investment strategy focuses on long-term wealth savings in the face of a declining US dollar with an emphasis on emerging market and commodity-focused investments. Peter is best known for accurately forecasting the 2008 financial crisis. During a Fox News debate in December 2006, Schiff said, "What's going to happen in 2007 is that real estate prices are going to come crashing back down to Earth." Business news journals reported that Schiff accurately predicted the crisis, while "nearly all [macroeconomists] failed to foresee the recession despite plenty of warning signs." Peter has also worked in the political arena, first serving as an economic advisor for Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign and later running for United States Senate in Connecticut in 2010 as a Republican. Politically, he leans Libertarian, with an emphasis on fiscal conservatism. Peter started SchiffGold in 2010 after recommending for decades that investors allocate 10-20% of their portfolios to physical precious metals. Peter became concerned that some of his Euro Pacific Capital clients were being misled into purchasing overpriced "numismatic" gold and silver products from gold dealers with unsavory business practices. Peter started SchiffGold to provide a trustworthy alternative that would sell only the most liquid physical bullion products at the lowest possible prices. SchiffGold is backed by Peter Schiff's Guarantee that it will only sell the most liquid physical bullion products at the lowest possible prices. Peter's expertise on money, economic theory, and international investing makes him a highly sought after as a speaker and analyst. He has been quoted and interviewed hundreds of times by media outlets around the world, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Die Zeit, Tokyo Shinbun, South China Morning Post, Investor's Business Daily, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. He regularly appears on CNBC, CNN, CBC, Al Jazeera, Fox News, and Fox Business Network. Peter Schiff's Companies Euro Pacific Asset Management – Founded in 2009, and headquartered in Dorado, Puerto Rico, Euro Pacific Asset Management is a SEC registered investment advisory firm. It specializes in foreign markets and utilizes a traditional value oriented investment strategy in keeping with Peter Schiff's investment strategy. Euro Pacific manages in excess of $1 billion in a combination of separately managed accounts and a family of proprietary mutual funds. These actively managed strategies provide investors with a long-term focus unique exposure to a variety of global markets. Euro Pacific Bank Ltd. – This offshore, international bank provides private investment services to non-US citizens. It is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Peter Schiff's Books Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (2007) – Peter's first bestselling book predicted in detail the causes and fallout of what would become the 2008 financial crisis. He provides a long-term investment strategy that focuses on foreign markets and hard assets to protect one's wealth during years of economic uncertainty. The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep your Portfolio Up When the Market is Down (2008; Updated 2010) – In this followup to Crash Proof, Peter examined historic bear markets which followed major bull markets in the United States, and lays the foundation for a long-term investment strategy to preserve wealth during volatile times. Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit From the Economic Collapse (2009) – The second edition of Peter's Crash Proof expands on the first edition by looking in detail at the fallout of the financial crisis he accurately predicted. How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes (2010; Updated 2013) – Reimagining a classic economic parable written by their father, Peter and his brother Andrew Schiff use cartoon illustrations and humor to explain the healthy fundamentals of a free market economy. The Collector's Edition released in 2013 features new color illustrations and updated content explaining recent economic developments such as quantitative easing and the European debt crisis. The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy—How to Save Yourself and Your Country (2012) – Peter's latest bestseller explains why Peter believes the 2008 financial crisis was merely the prelude to a much larger crash to come. Paired with Washington's inability to address its sovereign debt problem, the Fed's reckless monetary policies will ultimately trigger a complete collapse of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency. Peter Schiff's Media Peter is a regular guest on national and international financial media, including CNBC, Fox Business, BBC, Bloomberg Asia, and BNN. His economic commentary has been published in and quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Financial Times, Barron's, and Investor's Business Daily. From 2005 to 2010, Peter hosted the short-wave radio show Wall Street Unspun, in which he commented on the latest financial market news. From 2010 to 2014, he hosted the nationally-syndicated The Peter Schiff Show, which filled the 10 AM time slot on the Radio America network starting in 2012. Peter left terrestrial radio in August 2014, though The Peter Schiff Show continues in a podcast format. Peter's personal media outlets: Peter Schiff's Gold News – Peter's daily newsmagazine focused on the precious metals markets. The Schiff Report – The home of Peter's regular video blog on the financial markets, as well as clips from his recent media appearances. His economic forecasting went viral following the 2008 financial crisis with the video "Peter Schiff Was Right". The Peter Schiff Show – Peter's podcast featuring his commentary and analysis of the global financial markets. Peter Schiff's Notable Appearances: Mortgage Banker's Speech – In 2006, Peter delivered a keynote address at the Western Regional Mortgage Bankers Conference in Las Vegas. He warned of a housing bubble and explained the basic mechanics of how a crash would occur. Practically nobody at the time shared Peter's viewpoint, and his speech stunned the more than 2,000 mortgage bankers in attendance. Of course, his prediction proved to be uncannily accurate, shooting Peter into the national spotlight as a savvy contrarian economist. Peter Schiff Was Right, 2006-2007 Edition – This compilation of Peter's mainstream media appearances in the years leading up to the housing crash and financial crisis became an instant viral hit (with millions of views spread over many versions of the video). As financial commentators laughed in his face, Peter calmly predicted the events of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. It has become a classic example of irrational exuberance and willful ignorance on the part of economists and investment advisors. Daily Show Interview with Jon Stewart – Peter Schiff appeared on the Daily Show in 2009 to explain how he was able to predict the 2008 financial crisis. This brought Peter's warnings of the hazards of irresponsible monetary policy to a much wider American audience. Peter Schiff Visits Occupy Wall Street – Reason TV followed Peter Schiff to Manhattan's Zuccotti Park in 2011, where he represented the 1% in conversations with Occupy Wall Street protestors. Inflation Propaganda Exposed – For years, Peter Schiff has railed against the misleading and often incorrect economic data officially released by government agencies. In particular, Peter believes inflation is grossly underestimated. In this popular edition of his Schiff Report video blog, Peter debunks official inflation measures with a slew of hard, fundamental facts.