Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
I talk with Roger Ver, who earned the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus” for his early and passionate promoting of Bitcoin. He was an early investor in 1st generation crypto projects like Ripple, Bitpay, Kraken, Cash, Blockchain.com, and Bitcoin.com to name a few.
Roger Ver on YouTube: youtube.com/user/rogerver
Roger Ver on Twitter: twitter.com/rogerkver
To learn more about Bitcoin Cash: whybitcoincash.com
Afghanistan food relief project: gofundme.com/f/food-relief-project-by-dave-lee
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:02 - How are you looking at the current crypto price cycle?
03:25 - Top 3 or 4 blockchains Roger Ver is following the most - Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Monero
04:50 - Key factors that allowed Roger Ver to discover Bitcoin?
11:00 - Prison Life - what did Roger trade for?
16:25 - Access to money in prison
18:10 - Was prison violent?
22:59 - How Roger Ver ended up in prison?
29:15 - Risk to Elon Musk?
31:00 - How prison time helped Roger to understand potential of Bitcoin
39:00 - Government control of money
44:25 - Dominant trend of government control - will technology be individual empowering vs government empowering?
54:00 - Thoughts on Fed and Inflation
1:01:10 - Role of growing up in Silicon Valley in discovering Bitcoin
1:05:00 - Discovering Dark Net Silkroad marketplace, Bitcoin
1:09:20 - Why Roger Ver was so confident early Bitcoin price would rise
1:17:30 - Digital central bank currencies perform role of peer-to-peer digital cash?
1:27:20 - Theory that money is being disrupted with instantly liquid assets
1:32:32 - Thoughts on NFTs
1:34:20 - Thoughts on Web3
1:36:40 - Is separation of Money and State possible?
1:41:30 - How digital peer-to-peer cash was delayed by over half decade. Bitcoin civil war. Government conspiracy theory.
1:52:15 - Most free country in the world
1:53:20 - Conclusion
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I talk with Roger Ver, who earned the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus” for his early and passionate promoting of Bitcoin. He was an early investor in 1st generation crypto projects like Ripple, Bitpay, Kraken, Cash, Blockchain.com, and Bitcoin.com to name a few.
Roger Ver on YouTube: youtube.com/user/rogerver
Roger Ver on Twitter: twitter.com/rogerkver
To learn more about Bitcoin Cash: whybitcoincash.com
Afghanistan food relief project: gofundme.com/f/food-relief-project-by-dave-lee
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:02 - How are you looking at the current crypto price cycle?
03:25 - Top 3 or 4 blockchains Roger Ver is following the most - Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Monero
04:50 - Key factors that allowed Roger Ver to discover Bitcoin?
11:00 - Prison Life - what did Roger trade for?
16:25 - Access to money in prison
18:10 - Was prison violent?
22:59 - How Roger Ver ended up in prison?
29:15 - Risk to Elon Musk?
31:00 - How prison time helped Roger to understand potential of Bitcoin
39:00 - Government control of money
44:25 - Dominant trend of government control - will technology be individual empowering vs government empowering?
54:00 - Thoughts on Fed and Inflation
1:01:10 - Role of growing up in Silicon Valley in discovering Bitcoin
1:05:00 - Discovering Dark Net Silkroad marketplace, Bitcoin
1:09:20 - Why Roger Ver was so confident early Bitcoin price would rise
1:17:30 - Digital central bank currencies perform role of peer-to-peer digital cash?
1:27:20 - Theory that money is being disrupted with instantly liquid assets
1:32:32 - Thoughts on NFTs
1:34:20 - Thoughts on Web3
1:36:40 - Is separation of Money and State possible?
1:41:30 - How digital peer-to-peer cash was delayed by over half decade. Bitcoin civil war. Government conspiracy theory.
1:52:15 - Most free country in the world
1:53:20 - Conclusion
Social
🐦 Twitter mobile.twitter.com/heydave7
🎧 Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dave-lee-on-investing/id1493031991
🎙️Spotify open.spotify.com/show/2iin015s0k21Bt4ldep9XT?si=uBV4Ft8hQEu_GE4YSIDDGg
📸 Instagram instagram.com/heydave7
Dave Lee on Parenting, youtube.com/channel/UCWD9b1BZqi2G2u30sGYIFrA
NOTE: Please don’t fall for scammers who might impersonate me or others in the comment section. I do NOT give out my number or ask people to contact me.
💁🏻♂️ Disclaimer: All content on this channel is for discussion and illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as professional financial advice or recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Should you need such advice, consult a licensed financial or tax advisor. All views expressed are personal opinion as of date of recording and are subject to change without responsibility to update views. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of information on this channel. Neither host or guests can be held responsible for any direct or incidental loss incurred by applying any of the information offered. Author is long TSLA, LMND, SQ, and other stocks at time of original video publish date. When you buy through links in this video description, author may earn an affiliate commission.
Open an brokerage account at Interactive Brokers:
interactivebrokers.com/mkt/?src=daveleey&url=%2Fen%2Findex.php%3Ff%3D1338
Buying a Tesla?
🚗 Car: Use my referral link to receive 1,000 free Supercharger miles with the purchase of a new Tesla. http://ts.la/david7556
☀️ Solar: You’ll get $100, I’ll get $500 for a new install of a Tesla solar system. http://ts.la/david7556
Check out my archived articles/posts on Tesla and investing: teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/articles-megaposts-by-davet.23473/#post-485768
