– In 2013, Hervé Larren made his first Bitcoin transfer to send money to his Venezuelan mother during a period of hyperinflation.
– Larren co-founded a large-scale crypto mining operation and worked with Grayscale to bring crypto assets to traditional investors.
– Larren became a key adviser to ApeCoin and the first person to bid a million dollars for an NFT.
– Larren believes that owning Bitcoin and other crypto assets through a financial instrument is preferable for most people, as it reduces the risk of hacking and loss of access to keys.
– Larren is optimistic about the approval of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, as it would lead to an automatic rise in Bitcoin’s price.
– Larren describes NFTs like Bored Apes and CryptoPunks as “blue-chip” assets in the NFT community.
– Larren believes that the value of metaverse land will depend on the income generated with it, similar to traditional real estate.
– Larren is passionate about building on top of Bitcoin with BRC-20s and Ordinals, hinting at something big in the works.
– Larren sees the Bitcoin chain holding a key position in the coming metaverse as a central pillar.
– Larren believes that in the Web3 era, it’s important to anticipate how consumer taste will evolve and what the market will want in the future.
Hervé Larren on Bitcoin, Apes and the psychology of ‘blue-chip’ NFTs – Cointelegraph Magazine
