Asia, Africa and the Global South

S17 E44: Marc De Mesel on the Bitcoin Cash Bet, the Privacy Coin Basket & the Price of Conviction

There is a particular kind of person the Bitcoin Cash community produced in its glory years, and Marc De Mesel is the…

S1 E4 Remastered: Omar Faridi on Bitcoin in Pakistan, Brain Drain & the Case for Moderate Thinking

In January 2019, I was still an editor at Crypto Insider. Working a fixed salary and editing other people’s articles while…

S1 E3 Remastered: Zack Voell on Bitcoin & Politics

(This remaster is sponsored by Helen’s Pizza, 183 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, where you can buy pizza, pasta, and coffee with…

S17 E40: Amir Taaki & Prof. Richard Werner on Decentralization, Community Banks & the Coming CBDC Panopticon

(Recorded live at Mallorca Blockchain Days in front of an audience, this episode is a crossover between the conference’s final…

S17 E12: Ray Youssef on the Mexico Arrest & Life After NoOnes

Ray Youssef does not do quiet exits. In his telling, he walked out of Monerotopia in Mexico after giving a Malcolm X…

S15 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes, Freedom Money & Why Roger Ver Was Right

Ray Youssef on why he said Roger Ver was right, freedom money for the Global South, the limits of Liquid and Lightning, and the…

S15 E21: Fiatjaf on Nostr, Drivechains & Why Lightning Sucks

Fiatjaf is one of the most prolific developers in Bitcoin and Lightning. But despite contributing to lots of Lightning open…

S14 E16: Philipp Hoenisch on 10101 Synthetic Stablecoins on Bitcoin

Philipp Hoenisch is a developer and trader who decided to create 10101 (Ten Ten One): a synthetic stablecoin system that’s built…

S14 E2: Nicholas Gregory & Ray Youssef on Civ Kit & P2P Marketplaces

Individually, Nicholas Gregory and Ray Youssef are known in the Bitcoin space for creating MercuryWallet (a Statechain Bitcoin…

Breaking ChatGPT’s Bitcoin FUD #10: Mainstream Acceptance

According to ChatGPT, the fact that bitcoin still didn’t reach mainstream acceptance among businesses and individuals is a big…

Breaking ChatGPT’s Bitcoin FUD #9: Education

According to ChatGPT, many people still do not understand the technology behind Bitcoin. Presumably, this lack of education could…

S9 E8: Kenichi Kurimoto & Hitomi Moriyama on Nayuta, Bitcoin & Lightning

When we talk about Bitcoin, our perspective is mostly American-centric – with some exceptions of events taking place in Europe…

When Are Nation States Ready to Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender?

In my previous article, I’ve tried to explain why adopting bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador is a bad idea whose…

S6 E1: Konikko Trader on Bitcoin in Russia, Democracy, Capitalism & Trading BTC

Konikko Trader is a bitcoiner from Russia who is best known for his contributions to the Citadel21 zine. In this interview, he…

S2 E4: Rajarshi Maitra on Bitcoin in India and the cult status of BTC communities

On June 29th 2019 I’ve had the pleasure to interview Indian bitcoiner Rajarshi Maitra. I was curious to find out more about…