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Video: $1 Million? Bitcoin Sign Guy on Why It's Not Too Late to Buy

The man behind one of the crypto industry's most popular memes speaks out on his philosophy toward cryptocurrency and its future.

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This article is an entry in CoinDesk's Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 series.

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Feel like you missed out buying bitcoin?

So did Bitcoin Sign Guy once upon a time. Before he took a stand by photo-bombing a sitting Federal Reserve chair (giving the world some timely financial advice in the process), he dismissed the cryptocurrency as something that sounded too good to be true.

Now, however, he's a full-blown believer. In this sit-down interview, Bitcoin Sign Guy gives his outlook on bitcoin, why he thinks a central bank cryptocurrency won't work, what he sees as the industry's future and how it felt to become a certified crypto meme.

Read our full profile or hear him in his own words below:

Video by Ali Powell at 40 Thieves Films.

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