Tuur Demeester, Bitcoin thought leader and economist, joins Charlie Shrem on this week’s episode of Untold Stories. Tuur begins with a powerful comparison between Bitcoin today and the internet's Windows 95 moment when a critical threshold of people may begin to use and adopt it in 2020. He tempers his prediction with a warning that Bitcoin intolerance may arise as countries try to limit Bitcoin's growth. The conversation shifts to academia and the challenges facing the traditional university system in the next decades. Charlie and Tuur discuss Austrian economics, the levers of governmental power, and triggers of Bitcoin growth. Charlie confronts Tuur with his 2015 predictions of Bitcoin's development which are remarkably accurate and they discuss today's perspective. Tuur shares his thoughts on the halving and the challenges of selling the idea of being your own bank. Finally, Charlie and Tuur discuss coping and survival mechanisms, challenging your irrational thoughts, and dealing with toxicity. --- 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. --- Pepo was founded by Jason Goldberg, who has been building user experiences for creators and communities for decades. Jason has worked at AOL, Jobster, Social Median, and more recently he connected designers at Hem and Fab. Visit us at Pepo.com/stories for more information. --- 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