Charlie Shrem, CEO/CoFounder BitInstant LLC. Known on the Bitcoin forums as ‘Yankee’, he has over 5 years experience working with start-ups and business development in the eCommerce industry. Along with Gareth Nelson, he found the need for a more secure, fast and convenient way of transferring funds between and within exchanges. Using his experience and knowledge in finance and foreign currency markets, Charlie leads BitInstant through the complex compliance, licensing and regulations of the worldwide banking system. Currently residing in New York City he is also the Director of Operations for DailyCheckout, Inc and consults with dozens of business’s to manage their development and success. You can find Charlie on Twitter @CharlieShrem

Please note: Apologies for Charlie’s late appearance on the vid, he arrived spontaneously after I had started shooting & I forgot to move the camera.

Virtual Currencies panel @Future of Money & Tech Conference with Jered Kenna, Bitcoin & Philip Rosedale, Coffee & Power & Charlie Shrem, Bitinstant.com & Rebecca Watson, RadiumOne with Eric Chan, Embee Mobile moderator.

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Jeff Booth is a visionary leader, technology entrepreneur and best-selling author of The Price of Tomorrow – Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future. With his expertise in technology, system thinking and design, he is at the forefront of a transition from an economic system built for the past, and one built for the future.

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He is a Founding Partner of ego death capital, Co-Founder of addy and NocNoc. He has been a Young Presidents Organization member since 2004 and contributes time as a Founding Fellow at the Creative Destruction Lab.

Jeff currently sits on the boards of Core Scientific, Scoop Solar, Fedi and Breez.

Listen to my last audio podcast with Jeff Booth

Jeff wrote a really interesting article on Bitcoin Finding Signal In A Noisy World