The Jay Gould Show

EP36 - Ben Prentice Explains WTF Happened in 1971

December 22, 2021 Jay Gould
The Jay Gould Show
EP36 - Ben Prentice Explains WTF Happened in 1971
Show Notes

In today's episode Ben Prentice shares his background, his Bitcoin origin story, the origin story behind his popular meme site wtfhappenedin1971.com, and how he became the producer of the popular Bitcoin podcast, What Bitcoin Did.  

ABOUT BEN PRENTICE:
Ben Prentice is the co-creator of WTFHappenedIn1971.com and the producer of the popular podcast, What Bitcoin Did. WTF Happened In 1971 is a meme site that organizes a variety of financial charts and data that appear to break after the year 1971.  The meme site is incredibly popular and viral, garnering the attention of Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, earlier this year when he tweeted #wtfhappenedin1971 on the 50th anniversary of the United States going off the Gold Standard.  

WHERE TO FIND BEN PRENTICE: 
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrcoolbp
→ http://www.wtfhappenedin1971.com

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