Bitcoiners - Live From Bitcoin Beach
Live From Bitcoin Beach! This channel is an opportunity to showcase the thoughts and views of Bitcoiners coming through El Zonte, El Salvador.
Also known as Bitcoin Beach, this location is ground zero of the Bitcoin and Orange Pill revolution sweeping the nation since President Nayib Bukele made Bitcoin legal tender.
We showcase the bustling Salvadoran Bitcoin community, thriving day-to-day using BTC as actual money.
From local Bitcoiners to to well-known figures like Giacomo Zucco of Plan B Network, Francis Pouliot of Bull Bitcoin, Robert Breedlove of the What Is Money Show, Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert, Greg Foss of Looking Glass Education, Dr. Jack Kruse of Kruse Longevity Center, and many others, we'll provide an insider's perspective on how Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador is reshaping the landscape locally and globally.
We will also be discussing practical tips for those considering moving to El Salvador.
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Episodes
187 episodes
The Dark Math Behind El Salvador’s Expensive Power And Bitcoin Mining | Josue Lopez
El Salvador is leading the world in Bitcoin adoption, but under the hood, its energy market tells a darker story. Josué López breaks down the brutal math behind El Salvador’s electricity costs and why mining Bitcoin here seems “impossible” unde...
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Even the United States Travel Advisory Had to Admit This About El Salvador | Lina Seiche
For years, El Salvador carried a reputation for danger and travel advisories ranked it among the least safe countries in the world.Lina Seiche, a German entrepreneur who built her company in El Salvador, shares why the country’s transfor...
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Is the IMF Quietly Controlling El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment? @EfratFenigson ft Mike Peterson
In this episode, Efrat sits down with Mike Peterson to hear the story of Bitcoin Beach from his perspective. Mike explains how a small surf town in El Salvador, El Zonte, became the birthplace of the first Bitcoin circular economy. What started...
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Can Banks Stop Bitcoin? Lessons from El Salvador | Jeremy Almond & CK Snarks
In this episode, host Jeremy Almond sits down with Mike Peterson, the founder of Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, and CK Snarks from the Human Rights Foundation to explore how Bitcoin is transforming lives at the community level and beyond.
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Stop Worshiping Bitcoin! El Salvador Proves It’s Just Money (Not a Savior) | Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson joins CK to share the story of Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, and how it became a model for a circular economy. The conversation explores his journey from a California surfer to a community leader in El Salvador, where bi...
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Is El Salvador Still Bitcoin Country? Here’s What Actually Changed | Mike Peterson
This is a special episode from The Sovereign Podcast, hosted by Michael Ruiz, where Mike Peterson joined as a guest.In this conversation, Mike shares the full story of Bitcoin Beach and how a grassroots project in El Zonte helped inspir...
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Bitcoin’s Biggest Threat Is Inside the Community | Jake Seifert of AirBTC
What happens when Bitcoiners stop waiting for legacy platforms and start building their own? In this episode, Mike sits down with Jake Seifert, co-founder of AirBTC, a Bitcoin-first alternative to Airbnb. Jake’s not just talking abo...
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How a $300M Bitcoin Mining Project Is Being Built in El Salvador | Josue Lopez
What does it actually take to mine Bitcoin in El Salvador? In this episode, Mike sits down with Josue Lopez, CEO of Volcano Energy, to break down what’s really happening beyond the hype. Josue explains how his team is building energy infrastruc...
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Even Saifedean Missed the Fiat Trap That’s Breaking Bitcoiners in El Salvador | Acreonte
What happens when a Salvadoran developer quits trading shitcoins, starts driving Uber, and ends up shaping national Bitcoin education policy? In this episode, Mike sits down with Acreonte, one of the first graduates of the Cubo Plus program and...
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Alternative Education In El Zonte - Homeschool; Skate, Paint & More | Ana Larios Pohl
For families considering life in El Salvador, this episode dives into what educational freedom really looks like on the ground. Mike talks with Ana Larios, co-founder of Escuela Libre and Skate, Paint & More, about building a community educ...
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Are Bitcoiners In El Salvador Just Rebuilding The System They Tried To Escape? | Will Lehr
What happens when Bitcoin meets real estate, alternative assets, and personal freedom? In this episode, Will Lehr breaks down how he went from helping clients invest in gold and silver IRAs to building a self-directed IRA platform that lets peo...
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He Learned English From Pewdiepie And Is Now Running El Salvador’s National Artificial Intelligence Agency | Mario Flamenco
Mario Flamenco didn’t follow a typical path into government. As a teenager in one of the world’s most violent countries, he started watching Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert talk about Bitcoin on late-night reruns. A few years later, he’s working a...
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Exposing Why Bitcoin Adoption Stalled in El Salvador (And The One Fix Everyone Missed) | Gaelle Wizenberg
What’s it really like moving to El Salvador? In this episode, Gaelle Wizenberg shares her story of starting over in Berlin, El Salvador, a small town with a growing Bitcoin circular economy and one of the few places in the world where living on...
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Why I Left Canada to Build a Bitcoin Empire in El Salvador (And Found Freedom) | John McBride
What does it actually take to start a business or invest in El Salvador as a foreigner? In this episode, John McBride returns to share what he's learned after two years of building multiple businesses across the country. From launching True Nor...
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Why Canadians Are Leaving Everything Behind for El Salvador (While They Still Can) | John McBride
John McBride didn’t plan on moving to El Salvador. It started as a short trip in 2022 to see if the buzz around Bukele’s El Salvador and the Bitcoin experiment was real. Two weeks later, he bought property. Today, he runs multiple companies, ho...
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Bitcoin Gentrification in El Salvador: The Hypocrisy No One Talks About | Lexi Cross
Thinking about buying real estate in El Salvador or relocating with your family? In this episode, Mike Peterson sits down with Lexi Cross from Good Life ElSalvador to break down what’s really happening in the El Salvador real estate mark...
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Was Bitcoin Country a PR Stunt? Insider Reveals What Really Happened With Bukele and the Bitcoin Law | Lina Seiche
What actually changed with El Salvador’s Bitcoin law? In this episode, Mike sits down with Lina Seiche, creator of The Little Hodler and founder of a Bitcoin-focused business now based in El Salvador. Lina shares what it's really like on the gr...
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Did Bukele Prove Bitcoin Adoption & Financial Sovereignty Will Never Be Voluntary? | Trace Mayer
Trace Mayer, Bitcoin OG and advocate for monetary sovereignty, joins us for a compelling deep dive into the real-world implications of El Salvador’s groundbreaking adoption of Bitcoin. This wasn’t a surface-level chat, we covered everything fro...
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The #1 Reason Healthy Bitcoiners Still Feel Like Crap & the Decentralized Fix | Dr. Alison Monette
Can "quantum biology" explain why even the healthiest people are still getting sick? In this episode, Dr. Alison Monette reveals why circadian rhythm health is the true foundation of wellness, not diet, exercise, or even supplements. S...
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Forget The US! This is how Latinos Are Building Wealth with Bitcoin from Home | Dulce Villarreal
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, in this episode, I talk with Dulce Villarreal, a leading voice in the Bitcoin community across Latin America. Dulce is the founder of Liberia Satoshi and co-creator of Bitcoin for Open Source (B...
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113 Kids Accidentally Solved Voluntary Bitcoin Mass Adoption (In Its Purest Form) | Brindon Mwiine
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, in this episode, we talk with Brindon Mwiine, the founder of Gorilla Sats and Bitcoin Kampala, about how he’s building a real Bitcoin circular economy in Uganda. What started as an effort to sha...
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Episode 137
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Bitcoin Failed to Stick in El Salvador? Mexico Found Out Why | Francisco Chavarria
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, this episode dives into Bitcoin adoption in Mexico through the eyes of Francisco Chavarria, co-founder of YoPaki, a culturally grounded Bitcoin app making digital money accessible to everyday us...
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Bukele Didn’t Kill the Bitcoin Law. He Made It Smarter | Gabriel Kurman & Ivan Kaleja
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, in this episode, we’re joined by Gabriel Kurman (GAKU) and Ivan Kaleja of Bitcoin for Humanity, two of the earliest supporters of Bitcoin circular economies worldwide. We dive deep into how gras...
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Episode 135
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How Mempool Space Is Quietly Powering Bitcoin’s Global Growth | Wiz
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, I sat down with Wiz, the co-founder of Mempool, one of the most important tools in the Bitcoin space. We covered a ton of ground in this one, from how he got into tech as a kid to what the Bitco...
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Episode 134
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How Bitcoin Is Empowering Remote Communities in Peru | Valentin Popescu
Live from Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte, El Salvador, in this episode, I sit down with my good friend Valentin Popescu, a Romanian missionary doing incredible work in Peru. We talk about how he’s using Bitcoin as a real-world tool to bring hope and...
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Episode 133
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