1. Charles Shrem IV was born on November 25,1989 and is an American entrepreneur and bitcoin advocate.
23 Facts About Charlie Shrem
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Charlie Shrem co-founded the now-defunct startup company BitInstant, and is a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation.
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Charlie Shrem was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York to a Syrian Jewish family.
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Charlie Shrem is an alum of Yeshivah of Flatbush, and graduated from Brooklyn College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance.
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In 2009, while attending Brooklyn College, Charlie Shrem launched the start-up Daily Checkout, a daily deal website that sold refurbished used goods.
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Charlie Shrem has described himself as a bitcoin purist, who believes in bitcoin as a technology that will help the world by allowing citizens to protect their money without banks and other traditional financial institutions.
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Charlie Shrem is a founding board member of the Bitcoin Foundation, founded in 2012 with a mission to standardize and promote bitcoin.
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Charlie Shrem was formerly vice chairman, resigning after his January 26,2014 arrest.
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Charlie Shrem is a co-owner of Manhattan bar EVR, which opened in 2013 and, in April of that year, became the first bar in New York to accept bitcoin as a form of payment.
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On November 22,2016, Charlie Shrem announced a new venture, Intellisys Capital.
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Charlie Shrem served as chief technology officer, alongside co-founder and CEO Jason Granger.
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In May 2017, Charlie Shrem joined Jaxx as its director of business and community development, later serving as chief operating officer.
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In 2017, Charlie Shrem became involved in the cryptocurrency Dash, proposing the creation of a debit card that could be loaded with Dash coins, which would be converted into the local currency for the cardholder to make purchases.
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Charlie Shrem is the founder of CryptoIQ, an advisory business aiming to bring cryptocurrencies into the mainstream.
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In November 2018 Charlie Shrem announced a partnership with Internet operating system Friend as an advisor.
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On January 26,2014, on returning from an e-commerce convention, Charlie Shrem was arrested at JFK Airport.
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Charlie Shrem was charged with failing to report suspicious banking activity and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
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Charlie Shrem was released on $1 million bail on January 28,2014, on the condition that he submit to electronic monitoring and live with his parents in their Marine Park, Brooklyn home.
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Charlie Shrem surrendered to authorities on March 30,2015, and subsequently entered Lewisburg Federal Prison Camp in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019, a judge overturned an order freezing $32 million of Charlie Shrem's assets, ordering the Winklevoss twins to pay Charlie Shrem's legal fees, and the case was dismissed.
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Charlie Shrem is featured in The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, a documentary directed by Nicholas Mross that explores the origins and development of bitcoin, and premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Charlie Shrem is featured in the 2016 documentary Banking on Bitcoin, directed by Christopher Cannucciari.
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Charlie Shrem was featured on a 2017 episode of NPR's Planet Money podcast, called "Blockchain Gang".