Stephan Livera Podcast

Big Changes in El Salvador with Mike Peterson SLP547

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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
        • Subscribe to the podcast
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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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