Buying Bitcoin would debase the dollar and rebuild American strength: Jack Mallers

Quick Take
- Jack Mallers delves into his history with Bitcoin, his achievements in the space, and how he sees the future of Bitcoin adoption playing out on a global scale.

Episode 4 of The Big Brain Podcast, hosted by The Block's President Larry Cermak and MegaETH CSO Namik Muduroglu, was recorded with Jack Mallers.
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In this episode, Jack Mallers goes into his history with Bitcoin, playing basketball and chess in his youth, traveling to El Salvador to advise the country on its journey with Bitcoin, and how he sees the future relationship of Bitcoin and the U.S. Dollar.
OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
06:55 Mallers Family Office
09:50 Founding Strike
14:53 Orange-Pilling El Salvador
22:23 Bitcoin & Tether
26:18 International Bitcoin Policies
32:39 US Bitcoin Policy
53:30 Twenty One
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