Benjamin Chodroff

My first successful bitchat at OffChain Shanghai.

Excited to be moving to UAE 🇦🇪 on 8/1. It has been over 7 years living in China 🇨🇳 and the perspective it has given me on the world and Bitcoin has been invaluable. Looking forward to the rest of my journey. If you know anyone in the region I should meet (read: I am gainfully unemployed), please introduce me! I will be starting Bitcoin learning events when I land with the OffChain.social group I co-founded.

“Wait, should I have reported this conversation chain…” My son asked me a normal questions regarding TNT vs gunpowder (as he uses both in Minecraft). DeepSeek is wondering whether to narc on me to the PSB. Ah, the joys of modern parenting in mainland China.

With the HSBC Labs team in Guangzhou. I’m proud they all learned a little bit about digital assets during my past seven years in China, and put up with my views on Bitcoin, privacy and identity. I’ll be packing my bags and heading to Abu Dhabi on August 1. I am open to a new job, but I’m in no rush. There are two types of bankers: those that know they are competing in the cryptocurrency industry, and those that are about to find out. Looking forward to the next adventure.

A happy Fourth of July

Great but quite hot day hiking in Idaho

Having a great time with family in USA. Good to disconnect a little.

Eli caught two fish in under five minutes. It was a great day fishing and riding bikes with his cousins in Idaho.

Taking a trip home to USA to see family and disconnect.

I don’t normally say GM, but let’s give it a try. GM.

It is fascinating to watch people who are against others using Bitcoin and stating it doesn’t solve anything. Nobody is forcing Bitcoin adoption… and if this new money makes them feel empowered or happy, who honestly cares? Personally I think Bitcoin can solve many things but honestly it’s just an opinion and if nobody else agreed with me, it is true that Bitcoin would fix nothing. I wonder if I am tribal with another subject.