{"podcast":{"title":"CoinDesk Podcast Network","slug":"coindesk-podcast-network-334494","podcast_index_feed_id":334494,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CDI1034178673","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/63f4a94e-7df4-11f0-a633-c7dfdaf1537a/image/93ccd5d37f6570964c66e35c818687a5.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"CoinDesk","episode_count":4183,"summary":"The top stories and best shows in the blockchain world, delivered daily from the team at CoinDesk.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T16:17:27.879265+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coindesk-podcast-network-334494"},"episode":{"title":"Why Billionaire Ricardo Salinas Keeps Turning Cash Into Bitcoin","slug":"why-billionaire-ricardo-salinas-keeps-turning-cash-into-bitcoin","published_at":"2026-06-17T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coindesk-podcast-network-334494/why-billionaire-ricardo-salinas-keeps-turning-cash-into-bitcoin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coindesk-podcast-network-334494","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CDI6563250286.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CDI6563250286.mp3","summary":"Ricardo Salinas calls fiat a \"fraud.\" And, will he run for office in Mexico? 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","meta_description":"Ricardo Salinas calls fiat a \"fraud.\" And, will he run for office in Mexico? Ricardo Salinas, founder and president of Grupo Salinas, joins CoinDesk's Jen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2643,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coindesk-podcast-network-334494/episodes/why-billionaire-ricardo-salinas-keeps-turning-cash-into-bitcoin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coindesk-podcast-network-334494/why-billionaire-ricardo-salinas-keeps-turning-cash-into-bitcoin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}