ALEX LEISHMAN: Building a Bitcoin Bank

Alex Leishman is the Co-Founder and CEO of River Financial, a company that helps people acquire bitcoin and has aspirations to offer a wide range of bitcoin-native financial services as the ecosystem develops.   I invited Alex on to discuss his journey to bitcoin (he was originally studying aeropsace engineering), and what motivated him to want to contribute to building an alternative financial system on bitcoin.   Enjoy!   --   More from Alex: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Leishman RIVER FINANCIAL TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RiverFinancial RIVER FINANCIAL WEBSITE: https://river.com/ More from me:  TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA  YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg  MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY   If you’re in Canada, and looking to buy bitcoin, Shakepay is an excellent option. They have the fastest sign up, funding and withdrawals I’ve ever seen. They also have really great rates. Use this affiliate link to buy $100+ of bitcoin and we both get $10 fee: https://shakepay.me/r/FEW1DR0

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Bitcoin is the future of money, that is my firm belief. I use this show to learn more about this phenomenon, and its various implications, from some of the brightest minds in the space, and beyond. I'm not trying to educate or inform anyone, I'm sharing my own journey of attempting to understand bitcoin, and delving in to some of the less obvious, but incredibly profound, aspects of its emergence in the global culture.