🎙️You're The Voice - Ep. 22: Christian Keroles - Bitcoin is Changing the Game

My guest today is Christian Keroles (aka CK), Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a passionate and dedicated advocate for Bitcoin and a speaker at industry events. In his role at HRF, he’s focusing on advancing open-source Bitcoin development and global Bitcoin adoption. Formerly as Chief Operating Officer at BTC Inc, CK was instrumental in shaping Bitcoin Magazine into the foremost publication it is today, and he has played a pivotal role in establishing one of the world's most influential conferences in the Bitcoin & fintech industries—the Bitcoin Conference.

In this episode CK shares his journey into the Bitcoin world and his views on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), while outlining the advantages of Bitcoin's open and neutral nature compared to CBDCs. He dives into Bitcoin’s competitive edges, adoption status, and the potential to revolutionize the way we measure and communicate value. CK encourages people, especially the younger generation, to stay hopeful and open-minded about the possibilities that Bitcoin offers for a better future.

(This episode was filmed at the Bitcoin Amsterdam Conference in Oct. 2023 and is still highly relevant).

-- MY TAKEAWAYS –

► Bitcoin's open and neutral nature + its head start, crash CBDCs.

► Bitcoin is still in very early stages, with a huge potential for growth.

► Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the way we measure and communicate value.

► Bitcoin offers hope for a better future, especially for the younger generation.

-- LINKS –

CK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ck_SNARKs 

CK on Nostr: https://primal.net/ck 

CK’s mentioned article about CBDC & Bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/why-central-bank-digital-currencies-cant-compete-with-bitcoin-

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-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 - Introduction

03:40 - CBDC - CK’s Take on it

06:00 - Bitcoin's Open, Neutral Nature, Compared to CBDC

08:30 - Bitcoin's Open Source vs. Closed Top-Down Systems

10:20 - CBDC Adoption and Bitcoin's Head Start

12:00 -  Bitcoin Adoption in Different Countries

13:20 - Upcoming Monetary Changes & Bitcoin's Adoption by Younger Generations

15:10 - Bitcoin's Impact on Quality of Life

16:50 - Onboarding Boomers & Elderly Population

19:00 - Bitcoin Applications, Tools, Use Cases & Education

23:20 - Nostr and Building on Bitcoin

26:20 - Bitcoin’s Future & its Potential to Create Value

32:00 - Bitcoin's Fixed Supply & Energy Consumption

34:10 - Bitcoin's Paradigm Shift

36:00 - Message of Hope & Building a Better World