In this episode Vinny Lingham gives an outline of how Bitcoin could collapse the world economy and be banned forever. As the founder of Gyft, he shares how allowing gift card purchases using Bitcoin gave him deep metrics and insights into the usage and movements of Bitcoin. Charlie and Vinny discuss how Vinny’s creation of Civic Coin affects privacy and what’s the difference between privacy and anonymity. Vinny shares his critical points on entrepreneurship grit and how to be successful over the competition. Lastly, Vinny gives his prediction for Bitcoin in 2020 and beyond. --- BitPay gives you the tools to live life on crypto. Whether you want to send crypto to friends, use crypto to buy video games or computer parts, or turn crypto into gift cards for more than 100 mainstream brands, the BitPay app has you covered. You can hold your own private keys in a secure wallet while accessing the best of crypto commerce. Get started at bitpay.com/wallet. --- Bitpanda is a fintech based in Vienna, Austria founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. The company is a firm believer in the innovative power of cryptocurrencies, digitised assets and blockchain technology. Bitpanda’s mission is to tear down the barriers to investing and bring traditional financial products to the 21st century. Today, Bitpanda has more than 1 million users and 120 team members. With a PSD2 payment service provider license, state-of-the-art security and streamlined user experience, Bitpanda has grown into a popular trading platform for newbies and experts alike. Users can currently trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold and over 20 other digital assets. --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io