Bitcoin Rapid-Fire

In the bitcoin community, the subject of adoption is often discussed. How can we get more people to start learning about and interacting with bitcoin? Many people are hesitant to invest in such a volatile asset, and are intimidated by the learning curve required to get involved, and this has slowed adoption. What if you could tell people that all they had to do to start playing with (read: accumulating) bitcoin was to install a browser extension, and shop online as they already do? Nothing to read. No money to loose. Just spend regularly, and earn bitcoin back. Game = Changed. I'm extremely confident that lolli will be a huge catalyst for the more rapid adoption of bitcoin, and as such, I thought it would be awesome to speak with the CEO and Co-Founder, Alex Adelman. Alex is a very open and genuine guy, and clearly passionate about his company and contribution to the bitcoin ecosystem. It was my pleasure to get the chance to speak with him. Remember, the 'Rapid-Fire' episodes are where I ask guests a series of standard questions around bitcoin, money and some other fun stuff. The 'Further Discussion' episodes are a chance to have an open conversation with them and go a little deeper on some of these super interesting topics. Enjoy! More from Alex/lolli: WEBSITE: https://www.lolli.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/trylolli TWITTER (ALEX): https://twitter.com/alexadelman More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

In the bitcoin community, the subject of adoption is often discussed. How can we get more people to start learning about and interacting with bitcoin? Many people are hesitant to invest in such a volatile asset, and are intimidated by the learning curve required to get involved, and this has slowed adoption. What if you could tell people that all they had to do to start playing with (read: accumulating) bitcoin was to install a browser extension, and shop online as they already do? Nothing to read. No money to loose. Just spend regularly, and earn bitcoin back. Game = Changed. I'm extremely confident that lolli will be a huge catalyst for the more rapid adoption of bitcoin, and as such, I thought it would be awesome to speak with the CEO and Co-Founder, Alex Adelman.  Alex is a very open and genuine guy, and clearly passionate about his company and contribution to the bitcoin ecosystem. It was my pleasure to get the chance to speak with him. Remember, the 'Rapid-Fire' episodes are where I ask guests a series of standard questions around bitcoin, money and some other fun stuff. The 'Further Discussion' episodes are a chance to have an open conversation with them and go a little deeper on some of these super interesting topics. Enjoy! More from Alex/lolli: WEBSITE: https://www.lolli.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/trylolli  TWITTER (ALEX): https://twitter.com/alexadelman More from John: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Before the rapid-fire portion of our conversation, I asked Raoul to elaborate on a recent thread on Twitter in which he made his case that the probability was high that the world was on the precipice of a substantial recession. We also had a more general discussion about Bitcoin, how he's approaching it, and his thoughts on its Future. Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBH5VZE_Y4F3CMcPIzPEB5A LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raoul-pal-1b681b1/ More from John: Twitter: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA Facebook: http://bit.ly/30lRjUB Insta: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY YouTube: http://bit.ly/2TDeMy9 Medium: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex

Raoul Pal is a former hedge fund manager, the publisher of the Global Macro Investor (a macro-economic and investment strategy research service), and the co-founder and CEO of Real Vision, which he describes as the 'Netflix of Finance' (Long-form interviews with the top investment and financial people in the world). Prior to this interview, I had recently seen a thread Raoul made on twitter, in which he shared several charts which depicted an alarming state of affairs in the global financial system. I wanted to get Raoul on so I could pick his brain a bit about what he was seeing, how to 'play' this market, and what Bitcoin's role will be in this rapidly changing environment. Check him out: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RaoulGMI YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBH5VZE_Y4F3CMcPIzPEB5A LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raoul-pal-1b681b1/ More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis

Prior to the rapid-fire segment, we spoke for about 90 minutes on a variety of subjects, and shared our respective stories on how we originally came to Bitcoin. As it turns out, they were EXACTLY the same. (Hint: It involves DMT). He has an amazing twitter account. Follow him, now: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/americanhodl4 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com / johnkvallis /  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis

American Hodl is the pseudonym for a guy on 'Bitcoin Twitter' (people on twitter that pretty much only tweet about Bitcoin). I came across his tweets somehow, and just kinda liked how he got down, so I asked him if he wanted to record a chat. He agreed, so we did, and it was awesome. P.S. He's also the most relentless stacker of sats (translation: constant buyer of fractions of a bitcoin, known as 'Saotshi's' or 'sats') on Bitcoin twitter, and always boldly broadcasts his purchases. This may seem weird from an outside perspective, but I can assure you everyone in the community loves it, as do I. Follow him, now: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/americanhodl4 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com / johnkvallis /  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis

After the 'rapid-fire' portion of the show, Ben and I had a short discussion about his work, how he got started and what it was like being a content creator / educator in the Bitcoin space. Check him out: WEBSITE: https://www.btcsessions.ca/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg?sub_confirmation=1 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis

Via his popular YouTube Channel, Ben provides a ton of great information on many facets of Bitcoin, including best practices for buying and securing it, industry news and commentary, and some of the deeper philosophical considerations around Bitcoin. Check him out: WEBSITE: https://www.btcsessions.ca/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChzLnWVsl3puKQwc5PoO6Zg?sub_confirmation=1 More from John: YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/2MmkDHr TWITTER: https://twitter.com/johnkvallis  INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/johnkvallis/  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/johnkvallis  MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@johnkvallis