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> [Before I went to prison, there were not really many blockchain products. It was only bitcoin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/before-i-went-to-prison-there-were-not-really-many-blockchain/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

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## More by Charlie Shrem

> [A lot of people say that I took the first shot for Bitcoin. The first person to walk through the door always gets shot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/a-lot-of-people-say-that-i-took-the-first-shot-for-bitcoin-the-first/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [My brain is here for the picking, and a lot of people are calling me to see what I think about their business, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/my-brain-is-here-for-the-picking-and-a-lot-of-people-are-calling-me/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [A lot of people have, like, 95 percent of their wealth in bitcoin. Great for them, but I got to be smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/a-lot-of-people-have-like-95-percent-of-their-wealth-in-bitcoin-great/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [I'm investing. I'm taking a lot of bitcoin, selling it as the price goes up, and putting it into real estate. Because then if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/i-m-investing-i-m-taking-a-lot-of-bitcoin-selling-it-as-the-price/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [Bitcoin is my baby; it's my whole world and my whole life. It's what I was put on this earth to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/bitcoin-is-my-baby-it-s-my-whole-world-and-my-whole-life-it-s-what-i/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [In prison, you have to forget about the world on the outside. You have no Internet, no communications, and you're cut off from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/in-prison-you-have-to-forget-about-the-world-on-the-outside-you-have/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [I was, like, 22 years old. I had half a million dollars sitting in the bank. I had no expenses. Life was great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/i-was-like-22-years-old-i-had-half-a-million-dollars-sitting-in-the/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [Before I went to prison, there were not really many blockchain products. It was only bitcoin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/before-i-went-to-prison-there-were-not-really-many-blockchain/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [My word is gold, And I make sure everyone gets paid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/my-word-is-gold-and-i-make-sure-everyone-gets-paid/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [I spend thousands of dollars on lawyers every day just to make sure that I'm not gonna go to jail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/i-spend-thousands-of-dollars-on-lawyers-every-day-just-to-make-sure/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [Good-quality protein is very hard to come by in prison. Tuna is good, but tuna doesn't have texture. Mackerel is meaty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/good-quality-protein-is-very-hard-to-come-by-in-prison-tuna-is-good/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

> [The hardest obstacles for Bitcoin companies are banking and regulation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-shrem/the-hardest-obstacles-for-bitcoin-companies-are-banking-and-regulation/)

[Charlie Shrem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-shrem/)

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