Big Changes in El Salvador with Mike Peterson SLP547
Stephan Livera Podcast
English - February 06, 2024 13:22 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 391 ratingsInvesting Business interview finance business entrepreneurship health leadership entrepreneur marketing fitness politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mike Peterson from Bitcoin Beach El Zonte, El Salvador rejoins me on the show to give listeners some updates from El Salvador. Having a reduced crime rate and improved investment and tourism into the country has driven big changes! We talk:
How things look a few years on from the Bitcoin Law
Life on the ground in El Salvador
How easy it is to move
El Salvador $1M Citizenship Program
Dealing with on chain fees
Custodial vs Self Custodial and pragmatism
‘Circular Economies’ and insights from his networking around the world
Links:
X: @Bitcoinbeach
YT: @LiveFromBitcoinBeach
Sponsors:
Swan.com (code LIVERA)
CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
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Timestamps/Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and Background
01:20 - Two and a Half Years After Bitcoin Adoption in El Salvador
05:21 - Financial Innovation in El Salvador
09:36 - Bottom-Up vs Top-Down Adoption of Bitcoin
11:00 - Ease of Setting Up in El Salvador
21:05 - Coinkite.com
22:13 - Mempool.space
22:56 - Swan.com
24:15 - Living on Bitcoin in El Salvador
31:48 - Bitcoin Meetups and Events in El Salvador
35:51 - Circular Economies and Bitcoin Adoption
40:55 - Insights from Other Circular Economies
50:05 - Custodial vs. Non-Custodial
54:21 - The Bitcoin Beach Podcast
56:16 - Closing thoughts