Big Changes in El Salvador with Mike Peterson SLP547
Description
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:
Sponsors:
- Swan.com (code LIVERA)
- CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
- Mempool.space
Stephan Livera links:
- Follow me on X: @stephanlivera
- Subscribe to the podcast
- Subscribe to Substack
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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