Fireside Chats

Learn to be in control of your Bitcoin and Crypto

With Arco Oliemans, BD @ Bitcoin.com

Posted on 3/13/2025

JT, Verse Community Member

Our latest fireside chat featured a special guest, Arco, who shared his crypto journey, hopes and dreams for crypto, and valuable tips for newcomers. This discussion was packed with insights, and we’re excited to share the highlights with you! If you missed the call, don’t worry—this blog post summarizes the key moments in the call so you can dive into the conversation.

Key Moments

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll find in this call:

Arco's origin story in Crypto [00:32]
Intense curiosity about technology, a big move to Tokyo, and serendipitous alignment with career opportunities [1:40]
Hopes and dreams for Crypto: [6:20]
- better privacy
- better control over our own data and how it's used
- independence from existing financial systems
3 Tips for new users in crypto: [9:14]
- Don't invest more than you can afford to lose
- Learn about how to be in control of your crypto
- Jump into the rabbit hole and learn as much you can: eg.

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"Learn about how to be in control of your crypto and don't invest more than you can afford to lose"

Arco Oliemans

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