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Nov 2020
29m 20s

How a Massive Devaluation of the Egyptia...

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About this episode

Hany Rashwan is the CEO of Amun/21Shares, the creator of a variety of publicly traded crypto products with over $100 million assets under management. 

In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:

  • How he was introduced to bitcoin by Tim Draper in 2012
  • How the Egyptian revolution and challenges that followed influenced his thinking 
  • How a 48% overnight devaluation of the Egyptian pound created the “aha” moment around bitcoin
  • How bitcoin could become the global reserve currency 

Find our guest online:

Twitter: twitter.com/hany

Website: 21shares.com

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