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WE’VE BEEN LOOKING AT BITCOIN COMPLETELY WRONG. Every day, I hear the same two arguments. Normies say Bitcoin is "magic internet money backed by nothing," while their fiat currency dissolves. Meanwhile, some Maxis sit thousands of miles away wondering if El Salvador's adoption is just a top-down PR stunt....

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"If we can prove to the world that Bitcoin can take communities out of poverty, then it can also take nations out of poverty." Aaron Murphy is the founder of MURPHSLIFE Foundation, where they "teach people how to fish." They've planted tens of thousands of fruit trees, helped locals launch hundreds of microbusinesses in El Salvador, and even include Bitcoin in their workers' retirement savings. In this interview at the second annual Max & Stacy Invitational Invitational, Aaron and I discussed: - his El Salvador backstory - the core vision and backstory of his Foundation - how Bitcoin fits into that - how his farm is leading the way with permaculture in El Salvador, even growing fruits (such as blueberries) that many people thought wouldn't grow here - how to make the most of the soil and fertilizer here - his advice to people visiting and moving here - how to arrange a visit to the Murphslife Farm to see all of their extraordinary work for yourself Thank you Aaron for taking the time to do this interview, and for leading the way with permaculture in El Salvador! The full episode with this and three other mini-interviews from the event is available on Rumble: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Bitcoin Sports Network BitcoinSports.Network do a spectacular job creating special experiences that bring together so many great people. Stay tuned for more interviews from this event coming soon ⛳️🇸🇻🚀 You can also support all of the amazing work that MURPHSLIFE Foundation does through the link in this quoted post. Apparently most of the donations are from his fiat audience... but they do accept Bitcoin, and you can be confident that your sats will go toward a beautiful cause that uplifts locals and improves El Salvador's food system:
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"If we can prove to the world that Bitcoin can take communities out of poverty, then it can also take nations out of poverty." Aaron Murphy is the founder of MURPHSLIFE Foundation, where they "teach people how to fish." They've planted tens of thousands of fruit trees, helped locals launch hundreds of microbusinesses in El Salvador, and even include Bitcoin in their workers' retirement savings. In this interview at the second annual Max & Stacy Invitational Invitational, Aaron and I discussed: - his El Salvador backstory - the core vision and backstory of his Foundation - how Bitcoin fits into that - how his farm is leading the way with permaculture in El Salvador, even growing fruits (such as blueberries) that many people thought wouldn't grow here - how to make the most of the soil and fertilizer here - his advice to people visiting and moving here - how to arrange a visit to the Murphslife Farm to see all of their extraordinary work for yourself Thank you Aaron for taking the time to do this interview, and for leading the way with permaculture in El Salvador! The full episode with this and three other mini-interviews from the event is available on Rumble: Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Bitcoin Sports Network BitcoinSports.Network do a spectacular job creating special experiences that bring together so many great people. Stay tuned for more interviews from this event coming soon ⛳️🇸🇻🚀 You can also support all of the amazing work that MURPHSLIFE Foundation does through the link in this quoted post. Apparently most of the donations are from his fiat audience... but they do accept Bitcoin, and you can be confident that your sats will go toward a beautiful cause that uplifts locals and improves El Salvador's food system:

Jethro Toro🔸∞/21m 🌎

14,661 次观看 • 6 个月前

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Leonidas 🧡 $DOG

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Bitcoin belongs in the apps people already use 🤳💥 In this episode of Shoot the Breez, we sit down with Atanas Tonchev, CTO and co-founder of ⚡️Ordermoon 🧡⚡️, a company bringing bitcoin to restaurants, one plate at a time. Atanas’ bitcoin story started in 2016, when he paid for sushi with sats to get 10% off. For him, it wasn’t about holding. It was about using bitcoin as a medium of exchange. That ethos still drives ordermoon today. The platform now supports more than 500 venues, from bookings and orders to managing deliveries. And in 2024, they added something new: bitcoin. No new app. No extra friction. Just one more button, built directly into the tools restaurants already use and powered by the Breez SDK. With support from the local community, Bitcoin Beach, and Geyser ⚡️, they’re building a circular economy from the ground up in Bulgaria. In Sofia alone, 21 venues now accept bitcoin. From whiskey bars to sushi spots, business owners are proudly orange-pilled, and the bitcoin sticker is everywhere from the front door to the bathroom mirror. And it’s not stopping in Sofia. ⚡️Ordermoon 🧡⚡️ is looking to expand across the Balkans, bringing bitcoin to more restaurants, more cities, and more people. Here’s Atanas’ story.

Breez ⚡

10,111 次观看 • 1 年前

What happens when a Bitcoiner sells everything and moves to El Salvador with no plan B? I sat down with Jon Byrne and asked him. He'd never even visited El Salvador before he bought the one way ticket. He said there was nothing to lose... Stay behind in the fiat world and you've already lost! In El Salvador, almost "everyone" already has a Bitcoin wallet. Jon says the hard part now is giving people a way to earn Bitcoin, so he built one. Get hired for any job, get paid directly, no bankster approval-to-use-your-money needed and no ID required! Freedom and sovereignty built in one app! BitTasker onboarded almost 1,000 users in eight months, and nearly all of them Salvadoran. Plumbers, drivers, coaches, developers, all earning sats for real work. His developers came out of CUBO+, the school Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Max Keiser built through the The Bitcoin Office. Jon says the knowledge those kids are walking out with is unbelievable. One of them, Dan, went straight from the classroom into a full time job building on Bitcoin for a Salvadoran company. This is why El Salvador is hope! Young Salvadorans learning to build, then getting paid in Bitcoin to do it, in their own, beautiful country 🇸🇻 This is the part of El Salvador nobody outside the country sees! So please help us share this post and the podcast so the truth about El Salvador can come out and inspire the world. New episode is live. Be ready to be mindblown 👇
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What happens when a Bitcoiner sells everything and moves to El Salvador with no plan B? I sat down with Jon Byrne and asked him. He'd never even visited El Salvador before he bought the one way ticket. He said there was nothing to lose... Stay behind in the fiat world and you've already lost! In El Salvador, almost "everyone" already has a Bitcoin wallet. Jon says the hard part now is giving people a way to earn Bitcoin, so he built one. Get hired for any job, get paid directly, no bankster approval-to-use-your-money needed and no ID required! Freedom and sovereignty built in one app! BitTasker onboarded almost 1,000 users in eight months, and nearly all of them Salvadoran. Plumbers, drivers, coaches, developers, all earning sats for real work. His developers came out of CUBO+, the school Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Max Keiser built through the The Bitcoin Office. Jon says the knowledge those kids are walking out with is unbelievable. One of them, Dan, went straight from the classroom into a full time job building on Bitcoin for a Salvadoran company. This is why El Salvador is hope! Young Salvadorans learning to build, then getting paid in Bitcoin to do it, in their own, beautiful country 🇸🇻 This is the part of El Salvador nobody outside the country sees! So please help us share this post and the podcast so the truth about El Salvador can come out and inspire the world. New episode is live. Be ready to be mindblown 👇

Bitcoin Beach

11,019 次观看 • 16 天前

🎙️The Fiat Scam vs. The Bitcoin Flame Ep. 93 with FRANCIS - BULLBITCOIN.COM My guest today is Francis Pouliot, long-time Bitcoin advocate, cypherpunk entrepreneur, and CEO of Bull Bitcoin, Canada’s leading Bitcoin-only exchange. Known for his uncompromising stance on self-custody, privacy, and resistance to state overreach, Francis has been a vocal defender of Bitcoin’s founding ethos for over a decade. He is also a key figure in Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Costa Rica where hundreds of merchants transact daily in Bitcoin. In this episode, Francis shares how his background in Austrian economics and libertarian politics, combined with the wake-up call of COVID, led him to relocate from Canada to Costa Rica. We explore the creation and growth of Bitcoin Jungle, why farmers markets are fertile ground for adoption, and how his “scale versus compromise” framework guides strategic decisions in building Bitcoin infrastructure. Francis opens up about the tension of running a regulated exchange while opposing KYC, his mission to make self-custody as seamless as custodial services, and why Bitcoin’s payments layer is as critical as its store-of-value function. He dismantles the “Bitcoin is hijacked” myth spread by Roger Ver & others, addresses skepticism from the red-pilled community, and explains why barter and cash cannot scale for true financial freedom. → If you got value, please like, comment, share, follow and support my work. Thank you! 00:00 - Coming Up… 01:18 - Intro to Francis & His Covid Wakeup Call 05:38 - Costa Rica During Covid 06:38 - Francis Interest in Austrian Economics & Libertarianism 09:08 - Francis Journey Into Bitcoin & Bull Bitcoin 13:08 - Private Property & Self-Custody 17:18 - Efrat’s Revelation of the Fiat Scam 20:58 - The Birth of Bitcoin Jungle Circular Economy 30:38 - Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Bitcoin Solutions 35:18 - The New Revolution: Build Tech That Creates New Reality 40:48 - The Circular Community in Costa Rica & Globally 45:48 - Bull Bitcoin: Freedom vs. Compliance & Regulation 53:38 - Struggle Between Scale & Compromise - Cypherpunk Values 1:00:38 - Understanding Bitcoin: Overcoming Skepticism & Claims Against It 1:04:08 - Shortcomings of Cash, Barter, Gold 1:07:48 - Roger Ver Attempt To Hijack Bitcoin and Damage to Bitcoin & Freedom Community 1:18:08 - Can Bitcoin Be Coopted By Those Who Hold The Most Bitcoin? 1:21:08 - Resist By Minimize Interface With Fiat/Matrix/Institutions >>
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🎙️The Fiat Scam vs. The Bitcoin Flame Ep. 93 with FRANCIS - BULLBITCOIN.COM My guest today is Francis Pouliot, long-time Bitcoin advocate, cypherpunk entrepreneur, and CEO of Bull Bitcoin, Canada’s leading Bitcoin-only exchange. Known for his uncompromising stance on self-custody, privacy, and resistance to state overreach, Francis has been a vocal defender of Bitcoin’s founding ethos for over a decade. He is also a key figure in Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Costa Rica where hundreds of merchants transact daily in Bitcoin. In this episode, Francis shares how his background in Austrian economics and libertarian politics, combined with the wake-up call of COVID, led him to relocate from Canada to Costa Rica. We explore the creation and growth of Bitcoin Jungle, why farmers markets are fertile ground for adoption, and how his “scale versus compromise” framework guides strategic decisions in building Bitcoin infrastructure. Francis opens up about the tension of running a regulated exchange while opposing KYC, his mission to make self-custody as seamless as custodial services, and why Bitcoin’s payments layer is as critical as its store-of-value function. He dismantles the “Bitcoin is hijacked” myth spread by Roger Ver & others, addresses skepticism from the red-pilled community, and explains why barter and cash cannot scale for true financial freedom. → If you got value, please like, comment, share, follow and support my work. Thank you! 00:00 - Coming Up… 01:18 - Intro to Francis & His Covid Wakeup Call 05:38 - Costa Rica During Covid 06:38 - Francis Interest in Austrian Economics & Libertarianism 09:08 - Francis Journey Into Bitcoin & Bull Bitcoin 13:08 - Private Property & Self-Custody 17:18 - Efrat’s Revelation of the Fiat Scam 20:58 - The Birth of Bitcoin Jungle Circular Economy 30:38 - Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Bitcoin Solutions 35:18 - The New Revolution: Build Tech That Creates New Reality 40:48 - The Circular Community in Costa Rica & Globally 45:48 - Bull Bitcoin: Freedom vs. Compliance & Regulation 53:38 - Struggle Between Scale & Compromise - Cypherpunk Values 1:00:38 - Understanding Bitcoin: Overcoming Skepticism & Claims Against It 1:04:08 - Shortcomings of Cash, Barter, Gold 1:07:48 - Roger Ver Attempt To Hijack Bitcoin and Damage to Bitcoin & Freedom Community 1:18:08 - Can Bitcoin Be Coopted By Those Who Hold The Most Bitcoin? 1:21:08 - Resist By Minimize Interface With Fiat/Matrix/Institutions >>

Efrat Fenigson

86,135 次观看 • 1 年前

So, does it matter that Bitcoin seems to be moving away from its cypherpunk roots? Bitcoin ETFs and Bitcoin Treasuries have taken BTC mainstream. So I asked Saifedean Ammous this very question. His answer might surprise you... 👀👇 "If you have very strong feelings about how people should and shouldn't use Bitcoin, you're in for a rough time." "To be honest, a lot of people project too much onto Bitcoin. Ultimately, it's just a bunch of software and anybody can use it in any way they want. Initially, it's a small subset of people that use it and then they start projecting their values onto it. And then over time, they expect it to continue to abide by that," Ammous said. "If it's a successful technology, it's going to be used by everybody. It's going to be used by small businesses, large businesses, governments, individuals. It's money. Everybody uses money. There are 8.5 billion people on Earth, they all use money and they're all going to continue to use money. And Bitcoin is just the best money." Ultimately, the protocol itself is immune to the financial instruments that TradFi has concocted. If people want to lend against their BTC or create complex financial products, that does not actually impact the underlying network. "The way that the protocol works is that it's completely blind to what you're doing with your coins on the Bitcoin blockchain there is no paper Bitcoin there's no such thing as paper Bitcoin there's only 21 million Bitcoin and every node makes sure of that every 10 minutes and then if somebody who has some of these Bitcoin on their private key decides to sell obligations or financial liabilities referring to that Bitcoin under any condition, that's their choice. It's outside of Bitcoin and it's outside of the realm of other Bitcoin users being able to say this is right or wrong and this should happen or shouldn't happen. People are going to do whatever they want with the Bitcoin, including selling access to it or exposure to it in all kinds of different ways. And if you don't like it, you don't buy it, you can stack your own Bitcoin." You can find the full interview for Cointelegraph in the 🧵. If you enjoyed this content, please like 🧡, retweet 🔁 and follow me 👋!
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So, does it matter that Bitcoin seems to be moving away from its cypherpunk roots? Bitcoin ETFs and Bitcoin Treasuries have taken BTC mainstream. So I asked Saifedean Ammous this very question. His answer might surprise you... 👀👇 "If you have very strong feelings about how people should and shouldn't use Bitcoin, you're in for a rough time." "To be honest, a lot of people project too much onto Bitcoin. Ultimately, it's just a bunch of software and anybody can use it in any way they want. Initially, it's a small subset of people that use it and then they start projecting their values onto it. And then over time, they expect it to continue to abide by that," Ammous said. "If it's a successful technology, it's going to be used by everybody. It's going to be used by small businesses, large businesses, governments, individuals. It's money. Everybody uses money. There are 8.5 billion people on Earth, they all use money and they're all going to continue to use money. And Bitcoin is just the best money." Ultimately, the protocol itself is immune to the financial instruments that TradFi has concocted. If people want to lend against their BTC or create complex financial products, that does not actually impact the underlying network. "The way that the protocol works is that it's completely blind to what you're doing with your coins on the Bitcoin blockchain there is no paper Bitcoin there's no such thing as paper Bitcoin there's only 21 million Bitcoin and every node makes sure of that every 10 minutes and then if somebody who has some of these Bitcoin on their private key decides to sell obligations or financial liabilities referring to that Bitcoin under any condition, that's their choice. It's outside of Bitcoin and it's outside of the realm of other Bitcoin users being able to say this is right or wrong and this should happen or shouldn't happen. People are going to do whatever they want with the Bitcoin, including selling access to it or exposure to it in all kinds of different ways. And if you don't like it, you don't buy it, you can stack your own Bitcoin." You can find the full interview for Cointelegraph in the 🧵. If you enjoyed this content, please like 🧡, retweet 🔁 and follow me 👋!

Gareth Jenkinson

34,417 次观看 • 10 个月前

Most people think about Bitcoin treasury companies incorrectly Here is why I think they are good for Bitcoin & why they are misunderstood: 1) Treasury companies are capitalizing the Bitcoin industry for a century to come 2) They are future Bitcoin Banks 3) However, they are developing in the reverse order compared to everything else - monetization first and then later on core business activities -- Bitcoin has traditionally received $1 for every $100 in funds that Crypto took in - it has historically been challenging to raise money for Bitcoin focused businesses. My view is that Treasury companies are changing this, and while the first phase will simply be acquiring as much Bitcoin as possible - they will later need to ensure the value of Bitcoin grows and find ways to use BTC as capital in a larger marketplace. These firms will become the future Bitcoin Banks and also Bitcoin conglomerates. In this exact moment in time the best use of capital is simply buying Bitcoin. It's hard to meaningfully outperform BTC, and as such all these businesses will do for a while is acquire BTC. But eventually that shifts, and these firms will see more incentive to both grow and deploy Bitcoin. They then will provide capital which, among other things, supports Bitcoin businesses and projects. Many people struggle to contextualize the current "land rush" phase with what will come later. You need to take a longer view to understand these firms. The order of operations is also reversed here. Typically you build a business or technology and then as a final step monetize it via an IPO. With Bitcoin, stage 1 is looking more like direct monetization prior to creating value via products, etc. This is deeply counter intuitive to many people in traditional finance, and also to many Bitcoiners. However, because Bitcoin is primarily money at a base level it makes sense the developmental path it is taking differs significantly from other tech. The amount of time it will take for other investors to understand this presents an opportunity for those who see it sooner. More thoughts below 👇
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Most people think about Bitcoin treasury companies incorrectly Here is why I think they are good for Bitcoin & why they are misunderstood: 1) Treasury companies are capitalizing the Bitcoin industry for a century to come 2) They are future Bitcoin Banks 3) However, they are developing in the reverse order compared to everything else - monetization first and then later on core business activities -- Bitcoin has traditionally received $1 for every $100 in funds that Crypto took in - it has historically been challenging to raise money for Bitcoin focused businesses. My view is that Treasury companies are changing this, and while the first phase will simply be acquiring as much Bitcoin as possible - they will later need to ensure the value of Bitcoin grows and find ways to use BTC as capital in a larger marketplace. These firms will become the future Bitcoin Banks and also Bitcoin conglomerates. In this exact moment in time the best use of capital is simply buying Bitcoin. It's hard to meaningfully outperform BTC, and as such all these businesses will do for a while is acquire BTC. But eventually that shifts, and these firms will see more incentive to both grow and deploy Bitcoin. They then will provide capital which, among other things, supports Bitcoin businesses and projects. Many people struggle to contextualize the current "land rush" phase with what will come later. You need to take a longer view to understand these firms. The order of operations is also reversed here. Typically you build a business or technology and then as a final step monetize it via an IPO. With Bitcoin, stage 1 is looking more like direct monetization prior to creating value via products, etc. This is deeply counter intuitive to many people in traditional finance, and also to many Bitcoiners. However, because Bitcoin is primarily money at a base level it makes sense the developmental path it is taking differs significantly from other tech. The amount of time it will take for other investors to understand this presents an opportunity for those who see it sooner. More thoughts below 👇

Steven Lubka ☀️

29,287 次观看 • 1 年前

We've been paying kids' #Bitcoin rewards for almost two years now. The idea is simple. Use an easily measurable metric (like recorded attendance at The Surfer Kids Non-Profit daily program) and pay a ~$3/month reward, in #Bitcoin obviously, to those kids who attend most regularly. About a year ago, we implemented a system using Bolt Card and LNbits. Hosted on our own node sponsored by Voltage ⚡. With lots of help from Praia Bitcoin Brazil and Jesse 🟧⛏️🙏🙏🙏 Of course, the kids are free to spend their sats as they wish. It's theirs, they earned it. But they are also encouraged to save. And some do. At the beginning of 2024, we identified the top three savers and rewarded them for saving throughout 2023. Whatever they had saved, we doubled it. Below is the video. (I will also post their wallets' LNURL QR codes further down, if you'd like to give them extra encouragement, to keep saving, by sending them some extra sats.) And, the coolest thing about all of this is that it's only possible because of #Bitcoin. No way this would've worked with cash or traditional banking. It is only because of the open and permissionless nature of #Bitcoin that it's possible to build this sort of thing to begin with. Hopefully, this can serve as a small example of what the world could look like with the mass adoption of #Bitcoin
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We've been paying kids' #Bitcoin rewards for almost two years now. The idea is simple. Use an easily measurable metric (like recorded attendance at The Surfer Kids Non-Profit daily program) and pay a ~$3/month reward, in #Bitcoin obviously, to those kids who attend most regularly. About a year ago, we implemented a system using Bolt Card and LNbits. Hosted on our own node sponsored by Voltage ⚡. With lots of help from Praia Bitcoin Brazil and Jesse 🟧⛏️🙏🙏🙏 Of course, the kids are free to spend their sats as they wish. It's theirs, they earned it. But they are also encouraged to save. And some do. At the beginning of 2024, we identified the top three savers and rewarded them for saving throughout 2023. Whatever they had saved, we doubled it. Below is the video. (I will also post their wallets' LNURL QR codes further down, if you'd like to give them extra encouragement, to keep saving, by sending them some extra sats.) And, the coolest thing about all of this is that it's only possible because of #Bitcoin. No way this would've worked with cash or traditional banking. It is only because of the open and permissionless nature of #Bitcoin that it's possible to build this sort of thing to begin with. Hopefully, this can serve as a small example of what the world could look like with the mass adoption of #Bitcoin

Bitcoin Ekasi

11,716 次观看 • 2 年前

Living the Bitcoin Dream in the Heart of El Salvador Welcome to the vibrant Bitcoin hood in the heart of El Salvador, where the Bitcoin community is coming together for an unforgettable experience at Bitcoin Histórico on November 12th and 13th. This gathering promises to be a modern-day renaissance, celebrating financial freedom and technological innovation amidst the historical backdrop of San Salvador. Imagine the bustling streets of Centro Historico glowing orange with excitement as OGs and newcomers of the Bitcoin world converge for a two-day immersion into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Centro Historico, the pulsating heart of San Salvador, will be transformed into a hub of knowledge, inspiration, and community. The centerpiece of the event will be the Main Stage at the National Palace, where keynote speeches from renowned speakers will be live-streamed to giant LED screens on Plaza Gerardo Barrios. Get ready to be inspired by thought leaders such as: Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Russell Brand, Milena Mayorga, Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀, ZUBY:, Jeff Booth ⚡️, Jack Mallers, Pierre Rochard, Jimmy Song (송재준), isa⚡️, Bitstein, Darin Feinstein, Giacomo Distributed-Authoritarian Plebslop Zucco, Eric Yakes, …::: jon, wiz 🇸🇻, Fadi Elsalameen فادي السلامين ⚡️, Knut Svanholm ∞/21M, Preston Pysh, Efrat Fenigson, Lina Seiche, Tone Vays, Mechanic #BIP-110, Oleg Mikhalsky, who will share their insights and visions for the future of Bitcoin and financial liberation. But the excitement doesn't stop there – secondary stages at the National Theater and La Dalia will host panels, workshops, and freedom-tech demos led by a diverse lineup of speakers including: MURPHSLIFE, Jethro Toro🔸∞/21m 🌎, ☣️ Pleb Kruse = BTC foundationalist in exile 🟩🔆, Bitcoin Beach, Roman Martínez🇸🇻⚡️ (chimbera), Peter Todd, Delta, Dirac, kiki ✨, Airbtc, Keith Mukai, Gerson Martínez 🇸🇻🇺🇸, Seb Gouspillou, Joyce Dawn, Cherito Specialty BitCafé Roasters 🇸🇻😎☕💊🍊, The Bitcoin Hardware Store, Carlos : CEO at SimpleProof.com, Napoleon Osorio 🚖, Adam Nili 🇵🇷 🇸🇻🇨🇴, Fulmo ⚡, Jamie Robinson, May Gong Zhu, Will⚡️, And many more key figures in the Bitcoin community. Join the The Bitcoin Office Conference in El Salvador and be part of a transformative journey towards a future where financial freedom knows no bounds. Experience the convergence of innovation, culture, and resilience in the heart of San Salvador, where the spirit of liberation thrives and the potential of blockchain technology is harnessed for the betterment of all. Welcome to Bitcoin Country, where the future of Bitcoin is being shaped block by block. #Bitcoin #ElSalvador #Bukele Video By: Translating El Salvador Song: Bada Boom I Bought a Bitcoin (REMIX) By: Chandi10
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Living the Bitcoin Dream in the Heart of El Salvador Welcome to the vibrant Bitcoin hood in the heart of El Salvador, where the Bitcoin community is coming together for an unforgettable experience at Bitcoin Histórico on November 12th and 13th. This gathering promises to be a modern-day renaissance, celebrating financial freedom and technological innovation amidst the historical backdrop of San Salvador. Imagine the bustling streets of Centro Historico glowing orange with excitement as OGs and newcomers of the Bitcoin world converge for a two-day immersion into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Centro Historico, the pulsating heart of San Salvador, will be transformed into a hub of knowledge, inspiration, and community. The centerpiece of the event will be the Main Stage at the National Palace, where keynote speeches from renowned speakers will be live-streamed to giant LED screens on Plaza Gerardo Barrios. Get ready to be inspired by thought leaders such as: Don Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Russell Brand, Milena Mayorga, Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀, ZUBY:, Jeff Booth ⚡️, Jack Mallers, Pierre Rochard, Jimmy Song (송재준), isa⚡️, Bitstein, Darin Feinstein, Giacomo Distributed-Authoritarian Plebslop Zucco, Eric Yakes, …::: jon, wiz 🇸🇻, Fadi Elsalameen فادي السلامين ⚡️, Knut Svanholm ∞/21M, Preston Pysh, Efrat Fenigson, Lina Seiche, Tone Vays, Mechanic #BIP-110, Oleg Mikhalsky, who will share their insights and visions for the future of Bitcoin and financial liberation. But the excitement doesn't stop there – secondary stages at the National Theater and La Dalia will host panels, workshops, and freedom-tech demos led by a diverse lineup of speakers including: MURPHSLIFE, Jethro Toro🔸∞/21m 🌎, ☣️ Pleb Kruse = BTC foundationalist in exile 🟩🔆, Bitcoin Beach, Roman Martínez🇸🇻⚡️ (chimbera), Peter Todd, Delta, Dirac, kiki ✨, Airbtc, Keith Mukai, Gerson Martínez 🇸🇻🇺🇸, Seb Gouspillou, Joyce Dawn, Cherito Specialty BitCafé Roasters 🇸🇻😎☕💊🍊, The Bitcoin Hardware Store, Carlos : CEO at SimpleProof.com, Napoleon Osorio 🚖, Adam Nili 🇵🇷 🇸🇻🇨🇴, Fulmo ⚡, Jamie Robinson, May Gong Zhu, Will⚡️, And many more key figures in the Bitcoin community. Join the The Bitcoin Office Conference in El Salvador and be part of a transformative journey towards a future where financial freedom knows no bounds. Experience the convergence of innovation, culture, and resilience in the heart of San Salvador, where the spirit of liberation thrives and the potential of blockchain technology is harnessed for the betterment of all. Welcome to Bitcoin Country, where the future of Bitcoin is being shaped block by block. #Bitcoin #ElSalvador #Bukele Video By: Translating El Salvador Song: Bada Boom I Bought a Bitcoin (REMIX) By: Chandi10

Translating El Salvador

20,380 次观看 • 10 个月前

🎙️Britain's War on Freedom, Privacy, Speech and Bitcoin Ep. 157 with Freddie New Freddie New is a lawyer turned Bitcoin executive, CEO and co-founder of B HODL ⚡, a Bitcoin treasury and Lightning services company, and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK. He grew up in Zimbabwe, a country that has cycled through five currencies in his lifetime, and he took from it a lasting impression of lawyers and judges as the people who stand up hardest against government overreach. In this conversation Freddie unpacks what is behind the UK’s child safety framing of internet age gating, why 12,000 people were jailed over social media posts, how banks create money, why he thinks large scale currency collapse is where the debt story ends, and his view on bitcoin as Digital Credit. → Please like, comment, share & subscribe, to help me beat the suppressing algo's. Thank you! 00:00 - Coming Up... 01:42 - How Freddie & Efrat Met 03:41 - Introduction: Freddie New B HODL, Bitcoin Policy UK and a Lawyer's 07:05 - Scanning Every Device in the UK and Child Safety Pretext 09:22 - Digital ID: Centralised Honeypot of Personal Data 11:39 - Ad-Break: Expat Money & Ledn 13:54 - Why Freddie Cares: Orwell, Huxley & the Duty to Act 15:57 - If the Protocol Needs No Permission, Why Does Policy Matter? 19:39 - Why Is Control Tightening in the UK 28:00 - How Is Money Created & Why Currencies Collapse 31:16 - Why Digital Privacy Matters 36:51 - Lightning as a Business: B HODL 43:43 - Ad-Break: Trezor & Abundant Mines 45:30 - Bitcoin Backed Credit vs Bitcoin as Money 51:26 - Where Is The UK Heading, With Bitcoin & In General 55:26 - For Brits Still Afraid of Bitcoin 58:03 - Banning Bitcoin Means Banning Speech, Thought & Math 59:01 - Freddie's Bitcoin Journey 01:00:19 - Don't Give Up Hope
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🎙️Britain's War on Freedom, Privacy, Speech and Bitcoin Ep. 157 with Freddie New Freddie New is a lawyer turned Bitcoin executive, CEO and co-founder of B HODL ⚡, a Bitcoin treasury and Lightning services company, and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK. He grew up in Zimbabwe, a country that has cycled through five currencies in his lifetime, and he took from it a lasting impression of lawyers and judges as the people who stand up hardest against government overreach. In this conversation Freddie unpacks what is behind the UK’s child safety framing of internet age gating, why 12,000 people were jailed over social media posts, how banks create money, why he thinks large scale currency collapse is where the debt story ends, and his view on bitcoin as Digital Credit. → Please like, comment, share & subscribe, to help me beat the suppressing algo's. Thank you! 00:00 - Coming Up... 01:42 - How Freddie & Efrat Met 03:41 - Introduction: Freddie New B HODL, Bitcoin Policy UK and a Lawyer's 07:05 - Scanning Every Device in the UK and Child Safety Pretext 09:22 - Digital ID: Centralised Honeypot of Personal Data 11:39 - Ad-Break: Expat Money & Ledn 13:54 - Why Freddie Cares: Orwell, Huxley & the Duty to Act 15:57 - If the Protocol Needs No Permission, Why Does Policy Matter? 19:39 - Why Is Control Tightening in the UK 28:00 - How Is Money Created & Why Currencies Collapse 31:16 - Why Digital Privacy Matters 36:51 - Lightning as a Business: B HODL 43:43 - Ad-Break: Trezor & Abundant Mines 45:30 - Bitcoin Backed Credit vs Bitcoin as Money 51:26 - Where Is The UK Heading, With Bitcoin & In General 55:26 - For Brits Still Afraid of Bitcoin 58:03 - Banning Bitcoin Means Banning Speech, Thought & Math 59:01 - Freddie's Bitcoin Journey 01:00:19 - Don't Give Up Hope

Efrat Fenigson

19,082 次观看 • 1 个月前

“Our own President is teaching us a lesson about how you build a circular economy… so from my perspective, I love teaching about light, water, and magnetism, because the stories here are vast.” ☣️ Pleb Kruse = BTC foundationalist in exile 🟩🔆 is a board certified neurosurgeon on the cutting edge of decentralized medicine for over 20 years. He was also one of the first Bitcoiners to move to El Salvador. James Syder, as founder of the Bitcoin Farmers Market and owner-operator of BeefBackBetter 🇸🇻 Salvadoran Grass Fed Beef, has been on the frontlines of Bitcoin adoption and regenerative ranching in El Salvador for the last four years. He also just became the Head of Expansion in El Salvador for the Beef Initiative🇺🇸🇸🇻Beef.com, a world-leading think tank that recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to produce a heritage breed of cattle in El Salvador. Recorded in early November, we started this conversation with a preview of Bitcoin Histórico, the extraordinary event produced by Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Max Keiser and the The Bitcoin Office team. Then we discussed three extremely important overlapping topics: Decentralized money Decentralized medicine Decentralized food I hope you all learn as much from this conversation as I did! You can watch the full episode here: I’ll also post a couple more highlight clips on X. I chose to start with this clip because it highlights a few powerful points in a single story: El Salvador has world class light, magnetism, and water. Its natural resources are incredibly underrated… and even the President here is leading by example now with entrepreneurship such as Bean of Fire coffee, embracing those scientific advantages to increase domestic food production and to grow the Bitcoin Economy in El Salvador 🇸🇻🚀
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“Our own President is teaching us a lesson about how you build a circular economy… so from my perspective, I love teaching about light, water, and magnetism, because the stories here are vast.” ☣️ Pleb Kruse = BTC foundationalist in exile 🟩🔆 is a board certified neurosurgeon on the cutting edge of decentralized medicine for over 20 years. He was also one of the first Bitcoiners to move to El Salvador. James Syder, as founder of the Bitcoin Farmers Market and owner-operator of BeefBackBetter 🇸🇻 Salvadoran Grass Fed Beef, has been on the frontlines of Bitcoin adoption and regenerative ranching in El Salvador for the last four years. He also just became the Head of Expansion in El Salvador for the Beef Initiative🇺🇸🇸🇻Beef.com, a world-leading think tank that recently signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to produce a heritage breed of cattle in El Salvador. Recorded in early November, we started this conversation with a preview of Bitcoin Histórico, the extraordinary event produced by Stacy Herbert 🇸🇻🚀 and Max Keiser and the The Bitcoin Office team. Then we discussed three extremely important overlapping topics: Decentralized money Decentralized medicine Decentralized food I hope you all learn as much from this conversation as I did! You can watch the full episode here: I’ll also post a couple more highlight clips on X. I chose to start with this clip because it highlights a few powerful points in a single story: El Salvador has world class light, magnetism, and water. Its natural resources are incredibly underrated… and even the President here is leading by example now with entrepreneurship such as Bean of Fire coffee, embracing those scientific advantages to increase domestic food production and to grow the Bitcoin Economy in El Salvador 🇸🇻🚀

Jethro Toro🔸∞/21m 🌎

21,251 次观看 • 7 个月前

Mark Cuban has sold majority of his Bitcoin. Cuban originally bought Bitcoin with one thesis in mind: "It was a better version of gold than gold." A hedge against fiat currency losing its value. When the dollar weakens, Bitcoin should go up. But that thesis just blew up in his face. During the Iran war, when geopolitical risk was spiking and the dollar was sliding, Bitcoin dropped. Gold went to $5,000. Think about what he was expecting. Bitcoin is priced in dollars. When the dollar falls, Bitcoin becomes cheaper for buyers around the world. Global demand should kick in and push the price up. It didn't happen. Gold did exactly what it was supposed to do as a macro hedge. Bitcoin didn't. And for Cuban, that was the line. The whole premise of holding it was gone. He's more disappointed in Bitcoin than Ethereum. He had already written off memecoins as garbage entirely. This matters beyond just one billionaire's portfolio decision. The "Bitcoin as digital gold" narrative has been the backbone of institutional adoption for years. It's the reason pension funds, family offices, and corporate treasuries started buying. If that hedge thesis is broken, the next buyer at these prices needs a different reason to hold. The honest reality: Bitcoin is still trading like a risk asset. It correlates with tech stocks in a downturn and doesn't decouple when it matters most. Gold doesn't have that problem.
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Mark Cuban has sold majority of his Bitcoin. Cuban originally bought Bitcoin with one thesis in mind: "It was a better version of gold than gold." A hedge against fiat currency losing its value. When the dollar weakens, Bitcoin should go up. But that thesis just blew up in his face. During the Iran war, when geopolitical risk was spiking and the dollar was sliding, Bitcoin dropped. Gold went to $5,000. Think about what he was expecting. Bitcoin is priced in dollars. When the dollar falls, Bitcoin becomes cheaper for buyers around the world. Global demand should kick in and push the price up. It didn't happen. Gold did exactly what it was supposed to do as a macro hedge. Bitcoin didn't. And for Cuban, that was the line. The whole premise of holding it was gone. He's more disappointed in Bitcoin than Ethereum. He had already written off memecoins as garbage entirely. This matters beyond just one billionaire's portfolio decision. The "Bitcoin as digital gold" narrative has been the backbone of institutional adoption for years. It's the reason pension funds, family offices, and corporate treasuries started buying. If that hedge thesis is broken, the next buyer at these prices needs a different reason to hold. The honest reality: Bitcoin is still trading like a risk asset. It correlates with tech stocks in a downturn and doesn't decouple when it matters most. Gold doesn't have that problem.

Milk Road Stocks

895,363 次观看 • 4 个月前

Bitcoin is money AND digital gold. The two are not mutually exclusive. For Michael Saylor - it's the purest form of digital credit. For David Marcus - it's the payment rails of the future. "No one cares what humans think about how people need to Bitcoin because it's an unopinionated, code-based money platform." The Lightspark founder is forging ahead with building Bitcoin-based payment rails, while Saylor and Strategy are doubling down on Bitcoin-backed financial products. "I'm really grateful that Michael is really focused on the store of value use case, and he can do that, and I can be the one focused on bringing utility to Bitcoin. Both things will actually help one another to make Bitcoin more relevant to many more people and that's the beauty of building on an open network," Marcus told Robert Baggs and me on our latest Chain Reaction show. Marcus has been keenly focused on abstracting complexity away from payments using Bitcoin payments infrastructure with the launch of Lightspark Grid. "It's like Bitcoin as a network being used to move all kinds of other money, whether it's stablecoin or fiat at the edges, and you don't even understand that you're using Bitcoin. For instance, if you're a SoFi client in the US, and you want to send money to Europe or India, Brazil or Mexico, you send dollars and the other person on the other side receives Mexican peso, you have no clue you're using Bitcoin. And it's like magical TCP/IP for money between payment systems in the world." Bitcoin infrastructure works. Like most widely adopted technologies, the average person has no idea what's going on under the hood. That is the future that takes Bitcoin global. And it's being built in real-time.
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Bitcoin is money AND digital gold. The two are not mutually exclusive. For Michael Saylor - it's the purest form of digital credit. For David Marcus - it's the payment rails of the future. "No one cares what humans think about how people need to Bitcoin because it's an unopinionated, code-based money platform." The Lightspark founder is forging ahead with building Bitcoin-based payment rails, while Saylor and Strategy are doubling down on Bitcoin-backed financial products. "I'm really grateful that Michael is really focused on the store of value use case, and he can do that, and I can be the one focused on bringing utility to Bitcoin. Both things will actually help one another to make Bitcoin more relevant to many more people and that's the beauty of building on an open network," Marcus told Robert Baggs and me on our latest Chain Reaction show. Marcus has been keenly focused on abstracting complexity away from payments using Bitcoin payments infrastructure with the launch of Lightspark Grid. "It's like Bitcoin as a network being used to move all kinds of other money, whether it's stablecoin or fiat at the edges, and you don't even understand that you're using Bitcoin. For instance, if you're a SoFi client in the US, and you want to send money to Europe or India, Brazil or Mexico, you send dollars and the other person on the other side receives Mexican peso, you have no clue you're using Bitcoin. And it's like magical TCP/IP for money between payment systems in the world." Bitcoin infrastructure works. Like most widely adopted technologies, the average person has no idea what's going on under the hood. That is the future that takes Bitcoin global. And it's being built in real-time.

Gareth Jenkinson

19,181 次观看 • 7 个月前