Founder of Stellar, Ripple and Mt Gox Jed McCaleb: On Cryptocurrency and the Hardships of Entrepreneurship

Mt. Gox founder Jed McCaleb is a cryptocurrency legend. Today he talks about the hardships of being an entrepreneur. We chat with Jed about: The basics of cryptocurrency (it’s mum-friendly) Why he picked the name e-donkey for his company The time he built a butanol lab in his girlfriend’s apartment How Mt. Gox was originally started as an online trading exchange for Magic: The Gathering Why even as an incredibly successful entrepreneur he still struggled to get Stellar off the ground