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CALVIN AYRE: HOW BITCOIN SV CAN HELP CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE VISIONARY, ENTREPRENEUR, INDUSTRY PIONEER AND PHILANTHROPIST ARE JUST A FEW ADJECTIVES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE CALVIN AYRE. THE PHENOMENAL BACKSTORY ABOUT HIS RISE TO BILLIONAIRE STATUS IS DEFINITELY ONE FOR THE BOOKS.
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orn in 1961, Calvin credits his modest upbringing on his family’s pig farm in rural Canada, for tempering his extraordinary ambition with humility and a heart for humanity, particularly the less fortunate. From early entrepreneurial ventures such as fruit delivery and internet service provider, to revolutionising online
relentless inventiveness and ability to transform entire industries. Through his strategic partnerships with Bitcoin industry leaders, Calvin now uses his various platforms, including CoinGeek. com, to educate the world - from major businesses, investors and policy-makers to the man-on-the-street - about the unique superpowers of Bitcoin SV.
gaming, Calvin pursued every opportunity that presented itself with passion and determination. Calvin’s success and reputation as the leading man in the online gaming industry were firmly established in the early 2000s. His re-invention; transitioning from the Bodog online gaming brand to blockchain technology – specifically Bitcoin SV – illustrates his
We think this is the just the beginning of the epic second chapter to a phenomenal career, destined to be ranked among the best of the century.
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The Digital Assets Business Bill has recently passed into law in Antigua & Barbuda. We understand that you were involved with the Bill and its creation; are you happy with the outcome, and
what changes do you think will come in the future? Yes, I am definitely happy with the outcome. Antigua’s forward-thinking legislation was inspired by the Bitcoin SV blockchain and has the potential to usher in a new era of safe, credible and regulated digital asset businesses coming together to foster economic innovation. I say that the legislation has potential to revolutionise the economic landscape because, in order to take full advantage of the legislation to foster economic innovation, while ensuring safety and credibility, Antigua and Barbuda must only support technology and a platform that works within the existing and coming legal frameworks of the free world, which is only possible via the Bitcoin SV blockchain. Other platforms and technologies seek anonymity and attempt to enforce their beliefs through rebellion, as opposed to through legal mechanisms, which cannot be tolerated in a functioning society. The foundations of these other technologies and platforms enable criminals to violate the law with impunity, which would create a system in Antigua and Barbuda that not only creates unworkable businesses that do not comply with the law, but a system that would enable terrorist funding and other extremely serious crimes. The Bitcoin SV blockchain does not allow illegal activities in any form and would facilitate an honest system that would allow this innovative legislation to achieve its potential on a global stage. In terms of innovation, I believe the future will be driven by the tokenisation of everything, all assets, and that means real assets too, not just digital.
