El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law went live on 7th September, what was it really like? What did the protesters have to say about it? Aaron van Wirdum, Bitcoin Journalist at Bitcoin Magazine joins me to give us an ‘on the ground’ take on things. We chat:

Protesters and are they really protesting about Bitcoin or Bukele?
Chivo Wallet - teething issues
The truth about bitcoin remittances
Positives on the experience so far
Bitcoin Meetup
Bitcoin Core v22
Bitcoin 2022

Links:

Twitter: @AaronvanW
Aaron’s McDonald’s Bitcoin tweet
Bitcoin Core article: Bitcoin Core 22.0 Released: What's New
Alex Gladstein’s El Salvador article: The Village And The Strongman: The Unlikely Story Of Bitcoin And El Salvador

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