Episode #11: Jimmy Song (Off Chain, Blockchain Capital)

Around The Block Podcast

Jimmy Song is an investor, an entrepreneur, and one of the most prominent voices in the Bitcoin community. In this interview, Jimmy and Elaine talk about why he was first attracted to Bitcoin, his skepticism of some blockchain projects including Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash, and the surprisingly deep reasons for wearing his iconic cowboy hats (amongst other things). List of Topics Covered in This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction to Jimmy Song 01:27 - Discovering Bitcoin and blockchain technology 06:10 - Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash 09:05 - Reaching critical mass 11:05 - Issues facing Bitcoin developers today 12:08 - The cowboy hat 15:20 - Jimmy’s daily life 19:35 - Jimmy’s new book, “Programming Bitcoin” 20:45 - What is holding Bitcoin back? 21:25 - Bitcoin stability 22:55 - Closing remarks Follow blockstreetHQ! Website: http://www.blockstreethq.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blockstreethq Medium: http://www.medium.com/blockstreethq Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/blockstreethq Follow Elaine Ramirez! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/elainegija Follow Jimmy Song! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jimmysong