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Bitcoin's First Felon: I Was Paid 100 Bitcoin An Hour When It Was $10 | Ep. 443 with Charlie Shrem and Courtney Shrem CEO of Stealth Startup

September 14, 2026·54 min·6-min readconversationalbusiness
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Charlie Shrem, once dubbed the 'Bitcoin prince' and founder of the Bitcoin Foundation, reflects on his meteoric rise and fall — from throwing money on the cover of Bloomberg to being arrested by the DEA at JFK — and how his relationship with Courtney Shrem helped him rebuild. Their story

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Charlie Shrem

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Charlie ShremCourtney ShremDaniel RobbinsKate HancockSatoshi

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Cash AppEleven Labs

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BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyEntrepreneurshipMental HealthPersonal Finance

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