This episode of The Bitcoin Nova Podcast is hosted by Staci, creator of The Bitcoin Nova, a Bitcoin education and media platform focused on financial sovereignty, community, and truth.In this conversation, Staci sits down with Andrew Tillman, President of the Bitcoin Scholarship Foundation, CEO of the Midwest Bitcoin Summit, member of the Illinois Bitcoin Council and a growing force in the Illinois Bitcoin community, building REAL change and hope for the future. The Bitcoin Nova Podcast features conversations with everyday Bitcoiners, educators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers discussing Bitcoin, self custody, low time preference, and building resilient communities.Subscribe to Staci | The Bitcoin Nova for long-form Bitcoin conversations and real stories from people living the Bitcoin lifestyle.In this conversation we explore:🧡 Andrew’s journey before BitcoinHow engineering, pharmaceuticals, and cannabis processing shaped the way he thinks about systems, incentives, and corruption.🧡 Why he created the Bitcoin Scholarship FoundationA powerful mission designed to educate low-income kids, give them time-locked Bitcoin they can’t touch until age 25, and help repair decades of economic decay in places like Chicago, Lima, Jackson, and beyond.🧡 How time-locked Bitcoin teaches patience, time preference, and financial literacyKids get to see Bitcoin move for years, without being able to trade it away. And yes… their parents end up learning right alongside them.🧡 The Altgeld Gardens projectThe forgotten South Side community with 2,000 children living in poverty — and the first communal Bitcoin reserve in the nation.🧡 The Midwest Bitcoin SummitWhy Chicago and the Midwest are the most important Bitcoin battlegrounds in America…and how Andrew plans to orange-pill mayors, pastors, business owners, and entire cities.🧡 The Rise of the Bitcoin CommunityMeetups, family reunions, conferences, and the growing Midwest network that is becoming impossible to ignore.🧡 Why inflation is time theft, and why Bitcoin fixes thisA deep but accessible look at money, energy, deflation, AI, labor, and the urgent need to build a parallel economy before the current one cracks.This episode is full of hope, clarity, and real talk about what it means to be early… and why now is the moment to build.If you care about education, community, the future of the Midwest, or the future of money, you’re going to love this one.🌐 Learn More / Support Andrew’s WorkBitcoin Scholarship Foundation➡️ https://btcsf.orgMidwest Bitcoin Summit➡️ https://midwestbtc.comFollow Andrew on X: @AndrewTilmann(And yes — he’s also on Orange Pill App.)🧡 Join the MovementCheck out my website:BitcoinNova.storeClothing, accessories, and QR pieces to help you amplify the signal and orange-pill the world.Support the mission to paint Illinois orange:Illinois Bitcoin Council Membership only $50 in sats➡️ https://illinoisbitcoincouncil.org/membership📣 If this episode moved you… share it.We’re building something real in the Midwest.Together, we are powerful!What you'll find on BitcoinMath:Interactive Calculators15 dynamic models to explore Bitcoin’s impact on your moneyhttps://bitcoinmath.org/#Bitcoin#BTC#EverydayBitcoiners#EndingPoverty#FutureOfMoney#TheBitcoinNova#illinois