Dominic Frisby recalls meeting MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor for the first time at a crypto event. What starts out as an awe-inspiring moment turns into confusing moments when things take an unexpected turn.
“I saw Michael Seiler there. I was like, ‘Wow, that’s him!'” he told the magazine. But before Frisby had a chance, Thaler quickly came over to introduce himself:
“He just came up to me and said, ‘I’ve seen some of your videos and I really like your work and what you’re doing. Would you like to come over for dinner?”
Frisby explained that he was happy to have OG Bitcoin maxi hanging in Thaler’s house, which was “much nicer” than his own.
“Every time I watch a Michael Saylor video, I get orange pills. This guy is so smart,” he declared.
It was a community of mutual admiration, and Thaler often shared Frisby’s appearances on television discussing Bitcoin.
More than just a Bitcoin enthusiast, Frisby has dabbled in many different endeavors, including telling jokes on stage as a respected comedian, writing books, and hosting TV shows.
With just 32,300 followers on Twitter, far behind Saylor’s 3.1 million followers, he remains famous and can often be heard talking about Bitcoin on radio stations such as BBC 5.
listening @dominiquefrisby discuss #bitcoin exist @bbcfivelive. Sadly, the guest next to him was explaining:
– 5 transactions per second
– Energy error messages
– Why proof of stake is better
– Fraud and money laundering🤦🏼♂️God help us
— Peter McCormack 🏴☠️ (@PeterMcCormack) May 19, 2022
Oh, I listened to the British hit show Money pit? Well, Frisby epitomizes it. He admits he has a knack for handling multiple balls at once.
“I’m a multi-talented person, I just tend to do what interests me at any given moment.”
Frisby can also boast of having written one of the first credible books on Bitcoin, Bitcoin: The future of moneypublished in 2014 by Unbound.
“I think this is the first book about Bitcoin from a reputable publisher,” he declared.
While he admires Thaler, he believes the next generation needs its own Bitcoin champion.
“I think Roger Ver is a great Bitcoin evangelist. Thaler is a great Bitcoin evangelist. But when the next bull market happens, we need a new evangelist. We need to find some new narratives to move the story forward.”
Although he calls himself a Bitcoin maximalist, he admits to having a small pocket of ether stashed away, even if it’s more of an investment in Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin than the actual network itself.
“My portfolio is probably over 90% Bitcoin, with some Ethereum. That guy (Vitalik) Buterin, he’s obviously very smart. I think by investing in Ethereum, you’re actually investing in Vitalik.”
What makes Twitter famous?
Frisby admits his Twitter feed is a bit chaotic and a bit “hopscotch.”
He admits that things might have worked out better for him if he had just focused on rants on a certain topic.
“If I were tweeting about cryptocurrencies all day long, I’d probably have more followers than I do.”
Frisby’s following surged in 2021 when he and a group of others traveled to famous British landmarks and sent them messages.
“I got involved in this and we got a projector. We put signs up all over public buildings,” he explains.
Frisby decided to send a message to the Bank of England that “Bitcoin solves this problem.”
What type of content can people expect?
Frisby’s tweets are all over the place — one day it’s Bitcoin, the next day it’s CBDC, then he adds some comedy or releases a new music video.
His latest project is a parody song and music video about a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Frisby plays Klaus Schwab, chairman of the World Economic Forum, in a film titled “Programmable Money.” He started by shouting “CBDC” and then said “these monitor every purchase you make, every transaction or decision you make.”
“It cost me thousands of pounds and I had to ask a lot of people to help me. Yeah, I mean you can see it was an expensive video.”
It looks like it’s paying off, with strong support from renowned economist Lyn Alden and renowned Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack.
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Frisby is Bitcoin’s biggest voice for all the “wrong reasons.”
“I just don’t have time to research all the other coins, and I’m in various WhatsApp groups and other stuff and Telegram chats, and I just can’t keep up with this new coin and that new coin. I just don’t have the time or the energy.”
He gushed about some of his favorite commentators, such as Lyn Alden, Peter McCormack, GiGi, Bitcoin entrepreneur Robert Breedlove, and Blockstream CEO Adam Back.
predict?
From the sounds of it, Frisby has been thrown prediction balls before:
“Do you want me to give you a prediction with a stupid title that’s going to get a lot of clicks because I said Bitcoin was going to hit $500,000, or do you want me to give you a realistic prediction of where people will be in three years? Go, ‘Your prediction was right!'”
Obviously we hope the predictions get a lot of clicks, but we’ll do our best.
Frisby’s predictions seem quite reasonable for the upcoming cycle, suggesting that we may reach an average price between $70,000 and $100,000.
But during this cycle, its price could soar to $250,000. Maybe we should put it in the title?
4/ With bank runs, bailouts and another banking crisis, both are suddenly up for grabs. #bitcoin To $28,000, it has exceeded a 9-month high.
billionaire @barajis Says hyper-Bitcoinification has arrived and the value will reach $1 million. Not sure, but price action is strong. pic.twitter.com/DI7TRb9nHC
— Dominic Frisby (@DominicFrisby) March 26, 2023
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Ciaran Lyons
Ciaran Lyons is an Australian cryptocurrency journalist. He is also a stand-up comedian and has served as a radio and television presenter for Triple J, SBS and The Project.
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