Big Changes in El Salvador with Mike Peterson SLP547
Publisher |
Stephan Livera
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Technology
Publication Date |
Feb 06, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:57:34

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

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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

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