Ben Mezrich, author of the Accidental Billionaires, which formed the basis of the movie The Social Network, and the author of the recently published Bitcoin Billionaires about the Winklevoss twins' rise in the cryptocurrency industry, discusses what he initially got wrong about Cameron and Tyler. He also talks about Facebook's Libra, how he thinks personal animus against the is part of Mark Zuckerberg's motivation behind this new cryptocurrency, and what Facebook and Libra would have to do to assuage concerns over privacy issues. Plus, we cover his writing process and who can expect to be on the big screen, playing the Winklevoss twins and Charlie Shrem in the upcoming movie.
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Episode links:
Ben Mezrich: http://www.benmezrich.com/
https://twitter.com/benmezrich
Bitcoin Billionaires: http://www.benmezrich.com/books/bitcoin-billionaires/
Accidental Billionaires: http://www.benmezrich.com/books/accidental-billionaires/
The Unconfirmed interview with the Libra Association's Dante Disparte: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/
Unchained with Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss in January 2019: https://unchainedpodcast.com/tyler-and-cameron-winklevoss-on-being-the-fastest-tortoise-in-the-race/
Unchained with Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss in September 2016: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-tyler-and-cameron-winklevoss-fell-in-love-with-bitcoin/
The NYT on the Winklevoss Bitcoin fortune: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/technology/bitcoin-winklevoss-twins.html
Arianna Simpson of Autonomous Partners on Privacy, Cryptokitties and Crypto Regulation
Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Tokens' Are Now Legal In Wyoming
SXSW Episode: Amber Baldet, Blockchain Program Lead at JPMorgan, on the Potential Clash Between Blockchains and the Right to Be Forgotten
SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecutor Kathryn Haun on What the SEC Subpoenas and FinCen Letter Likely Mean
Spencer Bogart on Bitcoin's Maturation and the SEC Overhang on Crypto
The Gender Imbalance in Crypto: Jalak Jobanputra on Why It's a Problem and Her Effort to Fix It
Brian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the Petro
Olaf Carlson-Wee on Whether $100 Million Worth of Frozen Ether Should Be Restored
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