Charlie Shrem Professions : Businessman Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Charlie Shrem Bitcoin is my baby; it's my whole world and my whole life. It's what I was put on this earth to do. Charlie Shrem earthbabylifeworld I'm investing. I'm taking a lot of bitcoin, selling it as the price goes up, and putting it into real estate. Because then if bitcoin goes to zero - which, it's an experiment, it could - I won't be on the street. Charlie Shrem real-estatepricestreetreal Before I went to prison, there were not really many blockchain products. It was only bitcoin. Charlie Shrem blockchainonlybitcoinprison My brain is here for the picking, and a lot of people are calling me to see what I think about their business, and I'm brutally honest with them. Charlie Shrem mebusinessbrainpeople I was, like, 22 years old. I had half a million dollars sitting in the bank. I had no expenses. Life was great. Charlie Shrem greatlikesittinglife In prison, you have to forget about the world on the outside. You have no Internet, no communications, and you're cut off from the whole world. Everything is given to you. You have shelter; you have food, a shower, water. You don't need to spend a dime. You don't have to worry about bills. Charlie Shrem youfoodwaterworld A lot of people have, like, 95 percent of their wealth in bitcoin. Great for them, but I got to be smart. Charlie Shrem greatwealthsmartpeople I spend thousands of dollars on lawyers every day just to make sure that I'm not gonna go to jail. Charlie Shrem lawyersevery-daydaygo My word is gold, And I make sure everyone gets paid. Charlie Shrem sureeveryonemakegold A lot of people say that I took the first shot for Bitcoin. The first person to walk through the door always gets shot, and then everyone else can come through. Charlie Shrem people-saydoorwalkpeople Good-quality protein is very hard to come by in prison. Tuna is good, but tuna doesn't have texture. Mackerel is meaty. Charlie Shrem goodproteinhardprison The hardest obstacles for Bitcoin companies are banking and regulation. Charlie Shrem bitcoinobstaclesbankinghardest Similar Authors Bob Iger businessman Bob Wright businessman Bruce Karatz businessman Bruce Kovner businessman Brian Roberts businessman Brandon Wade businessmanAll Authors
