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77: Ella Hough ON: “GenZ will be the poorest generation ever”
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Ella Hough is the founder of the Bitcoin Students Network, an organization that helps university students start Bitcoin clubs worldwide.
In this episode, you're going to learn why Ella believes Bitcoin is essential for Gen Z’s financial future, how Bitcoin clubs are growing at universities despite institutional pushback, what challenges young people face in saving and investing today, how Bitcoin compares to blockchain and crypto, and why she sees Bitcoin as a new language for communicating value and truth.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:10] The difference between Bitcoin and blockchain
[05:30] How Bitcoin helps young people save for the future
[07:15] Why Ella started the Bitcoin students network
[08:40] The challenges of starting a Bitcoin club at universities
[10:20] How bitcoin clubs operate on campus
[12:05] How many students and clubs are in the network
[13:45] The university pushback against Bitcoin clubs
[15:00] Why young people are struggling financially today
[16:30] The future impact of Bitcoin on saving and investing
[18:20] Why Ella sees Bitcoin as a language
[19:45] How Bitcoin provides a foundation for truth
[21:00] The flaws in traditional education systems
[22:50] How Ella's time in China influenced her thinking
[24:30] Studying AI ethics and its connection to Bitcoin
[26:10] The difficulty of coding ethics into AI
[27:55] Bitcoin’s role in financial freedom worldwide
[29:20] How students can start a Bitcoin club
[31:05] What the Bitcoin fellowship program offers
[32:40] Ella's experiences traveling for Bitcoin events
[34:15] Researching Bitcoin adoption across 25 countries
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You can learn more about Ella’s work with Bitcoin on her website.
Resources Mentioned:
The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg | Book
God Bless Bitcoin | Documentary
The Nakamoto Project | Website
Meg Jay's TED Talk: Why 30 is Not the New 20 | TED Talk
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