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Sam & Quentin - Bitcoin La Pirraya, How to Live on Bitcoin Island, The Story of Self-Made Incentive

Sam & Quentin - Bitcoin La Pirraya, How to Live on Bitcoin Island, The Story of Self-Made Incentive

FromBitcoiners - Live From Bitcoin Beach


Sam & Quentin - Bitcoin La Pirraya, How to Live on Bitcoin Island, The Story of Self-Made Incentive

FromBitcoiners - Live From Bitcoin Beach

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Length:
92 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Your Mission : Go to a small tropical island, be-friend the local population. Your goal : Build a self-incentivized circular economy, culminating in an island wide festival featuring a soccer tournament, food vendors and a permanent garbage collection program.Your Tools : Bitcoin, community co-operation and several gallons of paint.Mike Peterson hears the inspiring journey of Sam & Quentin. It's a boy meets girl story, but it's also a story of courage, trust-building and innovation."The island was populated 40 years ago ... of people fleeing the war" - Quentin.The island had an issues with trash and animal feces mixing with the incoming tides. The rain storms would frequently leave the occupants without power, sometimes for days. Enter : Trash Collection Sunday's for the kids"For every trash bag they return full, we give them the equivalent of one dollar to their bolt cards that they in turn go to spend in the shops that have the POS that accept the payment with the bolt card. We inject bitcoin, we clean the island and at the same time we promote the circular economy with the POS in the shops of La Pirraya." - QuentinThe kids were given Bolt Cards from Fernando Motolese of Brazil's Praia Bitcoin. See our previous episode "Fernando Motolese -Praia Bitcoin, ahead of the curve in Brazil. BTC on swipe cards, bracelets + more"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnktkRqG_Jo"Everything worked out perfectly, better than we expected, actually" - SamTrash Collection Sunday's was just the precursor to future success on the island. Their idea was to invite people to visit the island for a giant island wide festival.  Which meant that all the cleaning work was incentivized by the upcoming festival."The festival was a great idea in the sense that it gave purpose to our work..." - Quentin"The whole day was just full of emotion... it was very exciting to see all these people come together..." - SamGreat story... Much Watch!!!!Follow Sam and Quentin here....@SamSuarez08@TheBTCBackupAlso, see our Mi Primer Bitcoin Episode "John Dennehy - Education is the foundation of everything else. Mi Primer Bitcoin / My First Bitcoin"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSU8Pr9OAaALive From Bitcoin Beach
Released:
Sep 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.Make sure to subscribe and leave us a review on all podcast platforms!