Brock Pierce is an early cryptocurrency pioneer and billionaire. He tells his story constructing a World of Warcraft gold mining empire, discusses his drive to rebuild Mt. Gox, and shares his motives for making a gift of $1 billion to charity (in a completely new manner).
00:00 From Pro-Gamer to Gold Farm Emperor 05:39 Becoming a Bitcoin Mining Whale 11:55 EOS and Block.one Formed Over Mining 13:22 Pierce Pwns Gamers by Buying all of the AMD GPUs 17:17 The Man Who Built Crypto, a Laundry List 21:04 Abridged History of Mt. Gox 22:54 Dominating the Game Currency Industry 25:00 Goldman Sach’s Secret Investment into the Crypto Pioneer 26:44 “I want to buy Mt. Gox,” board does not get it 31:16 Pierce Sets Out on His Own to Buy Mt. Gox 35:47 Buying Mt. Gox for $1.00? 40:50 Bankruptcy Trustee Says Pierce Gets $700 Million from Gox? 43:03 “CoinLab says creditors deserve nothing” 48:55 Who Hacked Mt. Gox? 53:04 Giving Away $1 Billion to Charity in a DAO 56:49 What Are Brock Pierce’s Motivations?
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