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Yeah, Gavin was a guest on EconTalk podcast back in 2011, when bitcoins were still $1. I listened to him talk a few minutes and said "Whatever that guy is doing I'm investing in" even though I didn't really understand Bitcoin until much later...

I still think it's no coincidence that Gavin is spearheading Bitcoin- He is impressive because he's very down-to-earth but still supernaturally smart. I'm not sure Bitcoin would have gone anywhere without him.

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I think this is the interview you're referring to.

There's a transcript below the download link.

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/05/gavin_andresen.html

Nah, that's a new one.

Here's the one from 2011:

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/04/andresen_on_bit.htm...

One of the reasons why this talk is so impressive is that the interviewer is also 'supernaturally smart' - every question is on point, and one can see how much the interviewer's understanding of Bitcoin evolves during the course of an hour. Superb interview.

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