Nico: Bitcoin Gave Me Purpose

Nico is a Venezuelan American entrepreneur who found himself immediately drawn to Bitcoin because of the immense implications the technology has to change the world and himself. Nico and Ced chat about: - Getting everything he ever wanted growing up - How the 2008 financial crisis changed everything for him - Dealing with loss through escapism - Bitcoin gave him reason to get up - Why he dropped out of college and flew to Venezuela - Why his Uncle was mining in the Venezuelan "bush" with generators and a used helicopter - Why he left Venezuela - The new counterculture of responsibilty Nico co-founded BITVOLT.com, a miner hosting company. Nico currently produces @SimplyBitcoin_, a 10 minute weekday show on YouTube tailored to deliver daily news from the Bitcoin-Maximalist-Pleb perspective. Follow Nico on Twitter @BITVOLT7