One amazing thing about crypto culture is that there are few heroes and many villains. People have muted feelings towards Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin Pizza Guy yet they make memes about how much they hate Roger Ver, a guy who actually spends time working on the blockchain. To make sense of this, we sat down with one of crypto’s most successful—and controversial figures—Ian Balina. Non-traders might recognize Ian as the guys who got $2.5 million stolen from his account in the middle of his own livestream. Until then, Balina had been so successful that he was known for “The Ian Balina Effect” for the success that followed him. This is…
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