French bitcoin evangelical Eric Larchevêque wants his right-wing voice to be part of public debate
To describe his discovery of bitcoin in 2013, Eric Larchevêque speaks of an "illumination" or a "conversion." At the time in his 40s, the entrepreneur decided then to devote the rest of his life to "evangelizing" the masses about this new currency that emerged from the fringes of the internet. This use of religious vocabulary is no coincidence.
Since its creation in 2008, attributed to a certain Satoshi Nakamoto, whose real identity remains unknown, bitcoin enthusiasts have cultivated a unique mythology. Its founding document, a nine-page white paper, set out the rules: a currency managed by its own users, capped at 21 million units. With a radical promise: to remove money from the control of governments and banks.
Bitcoin has its prophet, its sacred writings and also its first apostles. Among them is Larchevêque. This bearded man now age 52 is one of the pillars of France's cryptoasset ecosystem. As the co-founder and former head of Ledger, which has become the world leader in crypto wallet security (valued at approximately €1.3 billion in 2023), he ranked 392nd in the Challenges magazine list of the largest French fortunes (with €340 million). A judge on the TV show Qui veut être mon associé ? ("Who Wants to Be My Business Partner?" the French version of Shark Tank) since 2020 and author of La Stratégie Bitcoin ("The Bitcoin Strategy"), he has long used his profile to champion cryptocurrencies, those assets with complex mechanisms that both fascinate and arouse suspicion.
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