In this episode of new renaissance capital, Frank sits down with Amiti Uttarwar, the first confirmed female Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Waye. Amiti discusses her transition from technical development to providing psychosocial support and executive coaching for open-source builders. We explore the "tyranny of permissionlessness" and why supporting the mental well-being of developers is critical for the long-term resilience of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Amiti Uttarwar

0:00 Cold Open

0:28 Intro from Frank

2:28 Introducing Amiti and Waye

9:06 Amiti's Technical Background

15:04 Defining Burnout

18:58 Starting Waye

28:43 The Importance of Diversity in Bitcoin

39:40 The Shared Cognitive Burden of Working in Bitcoin

49:35 Creating Space for People to Express Themselves

51:53 Understand Your Deepest Why

58:20 The 10x Mindset

1:06:23 The Neuroscience behind Identity Shifts

1:12:15 Overcoming Our Autopilot

1:18:12 Final Thoughts from Amiti

1:23:44 Outro

In this episode of new renaissance capital, Frank Corva sits down with Alessandro Cecere, better known as El Sultan de Bitcoin, on X to discuss the transformative potential of Bitcoin mining in Venezuela. Alessandro shares his journey of starting one of Latin America's first mining farms in 2013 and explains how the country's current energy crisis—characterized by a massive power deficit—can be solved through strategic partnerships with international Bitcoin miners.

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Alessandro Cecere (El Sultán de Bitcoin)

Timestamps:

0:00 Cold open

1:05 Intro

2:13 Introducing Alejandro

3:43 Mining Bitcoin in Venezuela in 2013

9:47 Are Venezuelans happy that Maduro was captured?

13:01 Thoughts on Delcy Rodriguez

14:18 The Relationship between Edmundo Gonzalez and María Machado

15:25 The Importance of Military Power in Venezuela

17:30 How Bitcoin Mining Helps Venezuela's Grid

24:14 How Oil and Gas Miners Can Benefit from Bitcoin Mining

27:00 An Overview of Alessandro's Recent Bitcoin Mining Article

33:54 Public and Private Bitcoin Miners Welcome

39:45 Working with Luxor on the Ground in Venezuela

44:45 Will Bitcoin mining help everyday Venezuelans?

48:38 Support for Bitcoin Mining Operations

51:06 When will Venezuela's economy be fixed?

1:00:44 Venezuelans Are Optimistic

1:02:47 Conclusion

1:04:20 Outro

In this episode, we travel to Nairobi, Kenya to learn about Afribit Kibera, a project proving that Bitcoin is more than just a financial asset — it's a tool for social and environmental reform.

Afribit co-founder Ronnie Mdawida details how they have integrated Bitcoin into waste collection groups, women’s upcycling initiatives, and even motorcycle taxi (boda boda) licenses.

By creating a circular Bitcoin economy, Kibera residents are keeping value within their community and building a brighter future.

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Ronnie Mdawida

For more on Afribit: https://www.afribit.africa/

To donate to Afribit: https://geyser.fund/project/afribitkibera

Timestamps:

0:00 Hook

0:35 Lead-in from Frank

4:09 Introduction: Ronnie Mdawida & Afribit Kibera

6:06 Afribit's Work in Kibera: Waste Management, Incentivized Learning & Onboarding Merchants

16:05 Tando: A Bitcoin Lightning Network App That Enables M-PESA Payments

17:55 Bitcoin Catalyzing Behavioral Change

19:52 A History of Ronnie's Work in Kibera

25:45 The Ubuntu System

27:21 Banking the Unbanked with Bitcoin

34:06 Afribit's Plan Beyond Bitcoin

42:09 The BBC Covers Afribit

49:35 The Challenges of Running Afribit

1:05:35 Fedi's SateNet

1:09:53 Afribit's Victories

1:16:55 Conclusion

1:20:07 Final Words from Frank

In this powerful reboot of the new renaissance capital show, we are joined by Ziya Sadr, a prominent Iranian Bitcoin and Freedom Tech educator who shares his harrowing first-hand account of the 2022 protests. Ziya discusses his time in detainment, the industrial-scale violence used by the regime, and why millions of Iranians are now at a breaking point due to decades of economic mismanagement and currency collapse.

We dive deep into how technology like Bitcoin, Starlink, and Samourai Wallet are serving as vital lifelines for people living under extreme censorship. Ziya explains why privacy isn't just a preference but a survival mechanism in Iran, and he offers a direct call to action for the international community to support those fighting for their lives on the ground.

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Ziya Sadr

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

4:47 Ziya's Background

6:10 Ziya's Time In Prison In Iran

8:57 Currency Collapse In Iran

22:37 Teaching Bitcoin To Iranians

32:36 What Percentage Of Iranians Want The Regime Gone?

35:38 These Protests In Iran Were Different

46:15 Where Does Iran Go From Here?

50:54 Iranians Asking For Trump To Intervene

59:28 What Can Bitcoiners Do To Help?

1:06:47 Using Samourai Wallet In Iran

1:12:25 Where To Follow Ziya / Conclusion

You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital

Tochi Onyiah is doing her part to continue to give Nigerians access to P2P trading via NoOnes — despite the Nigerian governments crackdown on such services.

Inflation in Nigeria is rampant and being able to access bitcoin and stablecoins in such an environment is vital for those looking to preserve the value of their labor in a harsh economic environment.

Enjoy the interview!

Follow Tochi and NoOnes on social media:

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Instagram: @tochi_onyiah

Use NoOnes for P2P trading: https://noones.com/

Timestamps:

0:00 Cold open

0:39 Intro music

0:53 Introduction

3:30 Currency devaluation of the Naira

10:04 P2P explanation

11:11 Nigeria tries to stop crypto exchanges from operating in the country

16:38 How did Nigerians react to the eNaira, a CBDC?

20:59 Crackdown on in-person P2P trading?

23:50 NoOnes continues to serve customers in Nigeria?

27:44 Bitcoin is unstoppable / Bitcoin P2P traders are unstoppable

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Flo Montoya works with Love Is Bitcoin and Panties for Bitcoin, but it took her a minute to find her place(s) in the Bitcoin industry.

Flo is classically trained as an artist, but when she realized it was difficult to find work in this field, she learned how to do marketing via social media and applied her artistic skills via this avenue.

We discuss this, how Flo's family members were actually the ones who taught her about Bitcoin and other topics in the interview.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Cold open

0:35 Intro music

0:50 Introduction

2:36 Flo's art, an homage to HODLers

4:51 The macroeconomic situation in Chile

8:36 How to Chileans get bitcoin?

11:28 Bitcoin: A family affair

15:12 Teachable moment: The Blocksize War

17:28 Women in Bitcoin (and more on Flo's Bitcoin family)

21:49 Love Is Bitcoin / We all have a role to play

27:35 The story of Panties for Bitcoin

29:52 Be the Bitcoin person for whatever you do

30:57 The Bitcoin halving party in Santorini

32:50 Chile is really far from Bitcoin conferences

33:42 Contribute to the Bitcoin Renaissance

35:09 Where to find Flo online

36:00 Final thoughts

36:39 Flo's victories in her Bitcoin journey

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Zussel is a resident of Próspera — a start-up city located in Honduras — who lives on a bitcoin standard and teaches Bitcoin through Amity Age — the oldest Bitcoin education program in Central America.

And based on my conversation with Zussel, her life seems pretty good!

So, can this city in which taxes are low and personal freedoms are high combined with bitcoin being legal tender become a model for the rest of Honduras?

This is the big question, and Zussel's answer is "yes."

Check out the interview and leave a comment if you think Zussel is onto something.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zussel-abigail-ramos-758242178/

Check out the websites for Próspera and Amity Age:

Próspera: https://www.prospera.co/

Amity Age: https://www.amityage.com/

Timestamps:

0:00 Cold open

0:25 Intro music

0:40 Introduction

2:28 Why do Hondurans speak such good English?

3:51 What part of Honduras is Zussel from?

4:11 What is Próspera?

7:59 Próspera: A (literal) pirate island

9:30 Próspera + Bitcoin

12:56 Balaji's visit to Próspera

14:30 Paying taxes in bitcoin

19:53 The inception of Amity Age, Central America's 1st Bitcoin education center

25:09 What is Students for Liberty and Libertarianism?

34:20 Libertarians in the US and libertarians in Latin America

37:05 Libertarianism in the Information Age

39:50 Próspera offers better opportunities for Hondurans

45:05 Are Hondurans being exploited in Próspera?

52:46 Where to find Zussel, Próspera and Amity Age online

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Some of us take for granted the fact that we can speak freely, transact with who we please and pursue our dreams.

Others — like Jorge Jraissati, who had to flee his home country of Venezuela for fear of persecution — understand very well that certain freedoms are not a given and that we must fight to establish and preserve them.

And this is what he does as Director of Alumni for Liberty, a branch of Students for Liberty, which promotes the ideals of Classical Liberalism around the globe.

Through both Alumni for Liberty and his work as a researcher, lecturer and writer, Jorge works to spread the message of free minds and free markets.

His recent efforts include educating government officials, policymakers and international regulators of how important Bitcoin is to activists around the world.

We discuss this and much more in the interview.

Enjoy!

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Instagram: @jraissatijorge @sfliberty @afliberty

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgejraissati/

Timesstamps:

0:00 Cold open

1:08 Intro music

1:23 Introduction

4:08 Students for Liberty

6:41 Life in Venezuela under the Chávez and Maduro Regimes

11:02 Why do people like Chávez come to power and can democracy return to Venezuela?

19:27 Why do well-intentioned people feel that Socialism is the only just form of government?

32:17 Politicians can change (Banking as a second type of police)

42:44 Jorge's victories

50:01 Where to find Jorge online / Outro

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After years of teaching people about Bitcoin, organizing the Indonesia Bitcoin conference, and working for a Bitcoin company (Fedi), she's learned that you have to speak from your heart when you explain Bitcoin to people if you want them to grasp it.

In our interview, we discuss this in greater detail as well as the macroeconomic situation in Indonesia and how even the Indonesian crypto "gamblers" are starting to look at bitcoin as something different than all other crypto assets.

Enjoy!

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Check out Kelas Bitcoin: https://kelasbitcoin.com/

Timesstamps:

0:00 Cold open

1:45 Intro music

2:00 Introduction

6:01 How Dea found Bitcoin

10:22 The macroeconomic situation in Indonesia

14:07 Inflation hedges, crypto and Bitcoin in Indonesia

21:39 Organizing the Indonesian Bitcoin Conference

30:46 What is a Fedimint?

36:46 What can Fedi do?

39:15 The challenges of Bitcoin education

45:07 Outro / Where to find Dea

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Heritage Falodun is doing big things with Bitcoin in Africa's biggest country (by population size) — Nigeria.

From helping businesses make remittance payments with Bitcoin and stablecoins through his company DigiOats to educating the Nigerian populace about Bitcoin to doing his part to increase the amount of Bitcoin mining happening in Nigeria, he's on his mission to grow the Bitcoin network in Nigeria.

In this interview, he thoroughly details his efforts and explains how Bitcoin and stablecoins are solving real world problems in real time in Africa.

Enjoy!

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X (Twitter): @herrytheeagle

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Check out DigiOats: https://digioats.io/

Timestamps:

0:00 Cold open

0:32 Intro music

0:47 Introduction

2:59 The macroeconomic situation in Nigeria

4:58 Nigeria as a top P2P crypto trading country

11:03 Tether (USDT) is the most trusted stablecoin in Africa

12:13 The the failure of the eNaira, Nigeria's CBDC

20:34 Heritage's role in the Bitcoin/crypto space

28:32 How DigiOats works 34:59 Meeting people where they are

41:51 The benefits of Bitcoin mining

48:58 Final thoughts

54:43 Outro

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