Roger Ver is the founder and CEO of Bitcoin.com, one of the earliest evangelists of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, and the first investor in Bitcoin-startups including Bitinstant, Ripple, Bitpay, and Kraken.

He's one of the most well-known and controversial figures in the bitcoin and crypto ecosystem, and even ran for California State Assembly as a Libertarian Party candidate in 2000.

In this episode, we learn about Roger's life, explore the growth of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Cash, dig into the civil war between the two Bitcoin forks, and the future of the ecosystem.

Learn more about Roger and Bitcoin.com. Get your Bitcoin.com wallet!

Follow Roger (@rogerkver) on Twitter.

Roger's favorite book: The Ethics of Liberty & Cryptonomicon

Roger used to collect: Magic: The Gathering cards and Beanie Babies

Roger's most successful investment: Blockchain.info

Roger's favorite non-Bitcoin app: Sleep Cycle

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Executive producer & host: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Edited by: Joe Mahavuthivanij

Theme music by: Music for Makers

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