Why Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Keeps Turning Cash Into Bitcoin

Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie and Ollie Acuna for a wide-ranging conversation on Bitcoin, fiat debasement, and the future of Mexico. Plus, insights into U.S.–Mexico remittances and his potential 2030 run for presidency. - Timecodes: 00:00 Ricardo Salinas Joins CoinDesk 00:50 Money Talk at the Family Table 02:11 Discovering Bitcoin in 2013 03:52 Does Bitcoin Beat Gold and Silver? 06:11 Stablecoins Are the Same as Bank Deposits 07:37 The Gold Bugs in the Salinas Family 11:17 No AI Bubble: Why Salinas Stays Out 12:54 The MicroStrategy STRC Recommendation 15:02 Inside the $500M Weekly Remittance Business 21:12 Mexico's 'Violent' Anti-Crypto Stance 24:53 The Mexican Government's Narco Problem 27:32 Salinas's 2030 Presidential Run? 30:21 The Anchorage Digital Stablecoin Partnership 34:46 Salinas's Bitcoin Price Outlook 40:19 Why Salinas Advised His Wife to Mortgage her Home for Bitcoin 41:55 A Message to Mexico - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj