Bitcoin Country Podcast

Bitcoin Office of El Salvador

El Salvador is Bitcoin Country: the first nation in the world to embrace the greatest form of money in history. Since 2021 under President Bukele, El Salvador has been a leader in many aspects of Bitcoin adoption: sovereign reserves, educational initiatives, circular economies, startups, and more. Many Bitcoiners from around the world have moved to El Salvador as a result, and many leaders in the Bitcoin industry frequently visit for events. In this podcast, host Jethro Toro shines a spotlight on the best and brightest visiting and building Bitcoin Country.

  1. 2d ago

    Parker Lewis, Max & Stacy: Gradually, Then Suddenly

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Parker Lewis is the author of "Gradually, Then Suddenly" and Head of Business Development at Zaprite, working on Bitcoin payments after four years building collaborative custody at Unchained. This conversation on X Spaces yesterday with Parker, Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert, and moderator Jethro Toro covered... Parker’s path from Wall Street to Bitcoin: Deutsche Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, then Hayman Capital, where studying how the Fed would unwind quantitative easing led him down the Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2016 The story behind Gradually, Then Suddenly: an introduction to Saifedean Ammous, an early manuscript of The Bitcoin Standard, and reasoning through the most common questions about Bitcoin Why self-custody is still so important: the Silicon Valley Bank failure, the fragility of the banking system, and multisig collaborative custody Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange: why payments are what let Bitcoin stand apart from the fiat rails, and Parker’s work at Zaprite Texas and El Salvador: “Bitcoin Country” and the “center of hash” and why freedom-minded people move to Bitcoin-friendly jurisdictions Bitcoin Histórico: a unique OG Bitcoin conference experience, where people can learn from the best speakers who have been in Bitcoin since the early days, at El Salvador’s National Palace, including Parker’s talk “Bitcoin Is Not a Panacea” Join us for the full Freedom Month experience this November: 📍 10th · Bitcoin Capital Summit 📍 11 & 12 · BitcoinHistorico.com (use code “COWBOY21” for 21% off) 📍 13th · Renaissance Rodeo 📍 18 & 19 · EmTech AI Conference 📍 19 & 20 · Global Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit You can check out the original Space here: https://x.com/i/spaces/1nxnRBkpNQjxO?s=20 Relevant accounts on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv https://x.com/parkeralewis https://x.com/maxkeiser https://x.com/stacyherbert https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/BitcoinOfficeSV

    Parker Lewis, Max & Stacy: Gradually, Then Suddenly

  2. 4d ago

    Efrat Fenigson - Why El Salvador Feels Free Now

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Efrat Fenigson is an independent journalist, Bitcoin educator, and host of the You're the Voice podcast (@EfratFenigson). Before that, she held a senior position in corporate tech. El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Efrat has visited the country several times, and she met President Bukele after speaking at the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico. In this interview a couple of days later, Efrat and I discussed: El Salvador's transformation under President Bukele: life before and after the end of gang violence, seen by someone who grew up with war at home what President Bukele told Bitcoiners at dinner: after the IMF loan, is Bitcoin still part of El Salvador's plan? why someone who is "the last person to be looking for heroes and saviors" says Bukele gives her hope being vilified by the prime minister of her own country, and finding sanity again far from home her message to the builders of Bitcoin circular economies, from Berlín and El Zonte in El Salvador to Bitcoin Ekasi in South Africa You can also watch this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SIs2cOXRks Efrat will return to El Salvador this November to speak at BitcoinHistorico.com again. It's a unique conference at the National Palace, organized by El Salvador's Bitcoin Office, showcasing the many ways it's leading in Bitcoin adoption: strategic reserve, educational initiatives, circular economies, government policies, capital markets, and more. Round 2 will be this November 11-12 during Freedom Month in El Salvador. Check out the full speaker list and get your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com to join us at the National Palace. LINKS: Efrat Fenigson on X: https://x.com/efenigson You're the Voice podcast: / @efratfenigson Jethro Toro on X: https://x.com/JethroToro Bitcoin Histórico on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv El Salvador's Bitcoin Office: https://x.com/bitcoinofficesv

    Efrat Fenigson - Why El Salvador Feels Free Now

  3. Oct 9

    Knut Svanholm, Max & Stacy: Freedom, Art, Culture, and Returning to Bitcoin's Roots at Bitcoin Histórico

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Knut Svanholm is an author of five books about Bitcoin, economics, and freedom as well as the host of the Bitcoin Infinity Show. This conversation on X Spaces yesterday with Knut, Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert, and moderator Jethro Toro covered... Knut's five books: Sovereignty through Mathematics (2019), Bitcoin: Independence Reimagined (2020), Everything Divided by 21 Million (2022), Praxeology: The Invisible Hand that Feeds You (2023), and Bitcoin: The Inverse of Clown World (2024, with Luke de Wolf) Knut's experience visiting El Salvador twice: Bitcoin Histórico, a sunset acoustic set in Bitcoin Beach, and a dinner with President Bukele Knut's philosophical perspective on the nine pillars of Bitcoin Histórico: Economic Liberty, Culture, Education, Individual Sovereignty, Art, Community, Freedom Money, Technology, Experience The Renaissance 2.0 in El Salvador Bitcoin Histórico: a unique OG Bitcoin Conference experience, where people can learn from the best speakers who have been in Bitcoin since the early days, at El Salvador's National Palace Join us for the full Freedom Month experience this November: 📍 10th · Bitcoin Capital Summit 📍 11 & 12 · BitcoinHistorico.com (use code "COWBOY21" for 21% off) 📍 13th · Renaissance Rodeo 📍 18 & 19 · EmTech AI Conference 📍 19 & 20 · Global Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit You can check out the original Space here: https://x.com/i/spaces/1YxNrbkeyORxw?s=20 Relevant accounts on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv https://x.com/knutsvanholm https://x.com/maxkeiser https://x.com/stacyherbert https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/BitcoinOfficeSV

    Knut Svanholm, Max & Stacy: Freedom, Art, Culture, and Returning to Bitcoin's Roots at Bitcoin Histórico

  4. Oct 7

    Jimmy Song - What El Salvador can Teach the World

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Jimmy Song is a Bitcoin expert, developer, and educator. He's authored and co-authored several books including "Programming Bitcoin" and "Bitcoin and the American Dream" and "Thank God for Bitcoin." El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Jimmy Song helped shape the curriculum of El Salvador's CUBO+ program, and he has visited the country several times since January 2022. In this interview at the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico last November, Jimmy and I discussed: El Salvador's transformation under President Bukele Noblesse Oblige, his main-stage talk: after "Number Go Up," what do Bitcoiners owe the society around them? why beauty changes people, and why fiat is "a godless money" being called on stage as the bridge between Russell Brand and Max Keiser, and why so many Bitcoiners are turning to Christ the "monetary Stockholm syndrome" of fiat, and why Bitcoin is your servant, not your master what the U.S. and other countries can learn from El Salvador: common sense, courage, and more You can also watch this interview on the Bitcoin Country channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTejV8frpmk Bitcoin Histórico is a unique conference at the National Palace organized by El Salvador's Bitcoin Office, showcasing the many ways it's leading in Bitcoin adoption: strategic reserve, educational initiatives, circular economies, government policies, capital markets, and more. Jimmy will return for Round 2 this November 11-12 during Freedom Month in El Salvador. Check out the full speaker list and get your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com to join us at the National Palace. LINKS: Jimmy Song on X: https://x.com/jimmysong Jethro Toro on X: https://x.com/JethroToro Bitcoin Histórico on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv El Salvador's Bitcoin Office: https://x.com/bitcoinofficesv

    Jimmy Song - What El Salvador can Teach the World

  5. Oct 5

    Michael Ruiz - Building in El Salvador

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Michael Ruiz is the founder of Build in El Salvador, bringing entrepreneurs together through masterminds, roundtables and events. He's been living in El Salvador since 2023, on the forefront of the country's entrepreneurial culture. El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Bitcoin Histórico is a unique conference at the National Palace organized by El Salvador's Bitcoin Office, showcasing the many ways it's leading in Bitcoin adoption: strategic reserve, educational initiatives, circular economies, government policies, capital markets, and more. In this interview at the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico last November, Michael and I discussed: - why El Salvador operates like a "startup country" that actually means business - how Bitcoin is moving from a fad to a way of life, and why El Salvador might be the first nation out of the fiat dark age - his impressions of Bitcoin Histórico at the National Palace - why fixing the money still takes human action, and how entrepreneurship and Build In El Salvador fit in Round 2 of Bitcoin Histórico will be this November 11-12 during Freedom Month in El Salvador. Check out the full speaker list and get your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com to join us at the National Palace. You can also watch this interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JkOR7RO4L4 LINKS: Michael Ruiz on X: https://x.com/sovmindset Build In El Salvador on X: https://x.com/BuildInES BiES website: https://buildinelsalvador.com Jethro Toro on X: https://x.com/JethroToro Bitcoin Country Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/bitcoin-country-podcast/ Bitcoin Histórico on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv El Salvador's Bitcoin Office: https://x.com/bitcoinofficesv CHAPTERS: 0:00 Preview 0:23 Welcome to Bitcoin Histórico 0:44 A startup country that means business 1:31 Sound money and the fiat dark age 2:46 "You feel like royalty" 3:40 Fix the money, fix the world: entrepreneurship 4:43 Where El Salvador is going

    Michael Ruiz - Building in El Salvador

  6. Sep 28

    Max & Stacy and more: Renaissance Rodeo and Bitcoin Histórico

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Bitcoin and bull riding... ranching and beauty... freedom and societal transformation… Bitcoin Histórico and the new Renaissance Rodeo. “Ain’t nobody freer than a cowboy” - Stacy Herbert “It’s part of the Freedom Stack… this frontier mentality that El Salvador has, leading the world in freedom” - Max Keiser “Not your supply chain, not your food. We need to decentralize the food supply chain... by celebrating the people that raise our food” - James (Renaissance Rodeo organizer) “I see El Salvador as the homestead for humanity” - Tom Taber "Cowboy culture is such a big deal here in El Salvador. That's what I've been seeing out there in these Bitcoin circular economies… they're all wearing cowboy hats. They're all doing these rodeos." - Zack Dorsey “I first came to El Salvador last year for the first Bitcoin Histórico… super exciting. I’ve been down four times since.” - Corey Biser, BitPoker This November in Bitcoin Country will be unforgettable. Promo code COWBOY21 gets 21% off your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com And those tickets to the world's best Bitcoin experience at El Salvador's National Palace also give you free access the next day to the Renaissance Rodeo. Join us for the full Freedom Month experience: 📍 10th · Bitcoin Capital Summit 📍 11 & 12 · BITCOIN HISTÓRICO 📍 13th · Renaissance Rodeo 📍 18 & 19 · EmTech AI Conference 📍 19 & 20 · Global Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit From the National Palace to Lake Ilopango to Bitcoin Beach... Nowhere else on earth does the Freedom Stack better than El Salvador. Nowhere else has a Freedom Month like Bitcoin Country's this November. You can check out the original Space here: https://x.com/i/spaces/1nxnRBZRDNVxO You can follow all of the speakers here: https://x.com/btchistoricosv https://x.com/rodeo_sv https://x.com/maxkeiser https://x.com/stacyherbert https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/TomTaberHODL https://x.com/zackdorseyx https://x.com/BitPokerSV

    Max & Stacy and more: Renaissance Rodeo and Bitcoin Histórico

  7. Sep 28

    Lawrence Lepard - The Big Print is inevitable (interview at Bitcoin Histórico)

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Lawrence Lepard is Managing Partner at Equity Management Associates, a Harvard Business School alumnus, author of The Big Print, and one of the most widely beloved voices in the Bitcoin ecosystem. In this interview at the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico last November, Lawrence and I discussed: His experience visiting El Salvador twice His book “The Big Print” How fiat currency damages society How gold is undervalued but also susceptible to manipulation How Bitcoin can lead to a more fair system The importance of Bitcoin Country leading by example El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Bitcoin Histórico is a unique conference at the National Palace organized by El Salvador's Bitcoin Office, showcasing the many ways it's leading in Bitcoin adoption: strategic reserve, educational initiatives, circular economies, government policies, capital markets, and more. Round 2 of Bitcoin Histórico will be this November 11-12. Check out the full speaker list and get your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com to join us for this uniquely extraordinary event at the National Palace. Relevant accounts on X: https://x.com/LawrenceLepard https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/btchistoricosv You can also watch the video of this interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUk-A8hHGoY

    Lawrence Lepard - The Big Print is inevitable (interview at Bitcoin Histórico)

  8. Sep 11

    Roman Martinez - El Salvador is Changing the World

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Roman Martinez is the cofounder of Bitcoin Beach and Goodlife El Salvador. His name and story were included in the official announcement when El Salvador became the world's first country to make Bitcoin legal tender in 2021. Since then, he's spoken at Bitcoin conferences around the world, and his work with Bitcoin Beach has supported the spread of circular economies throughout El Salvador and many other countries. In this interview at the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico conference in November 2025, we discussed how far Bitcoin Country has come, the spread of circular economies, and more. Come see Roman "Chimbera" and many other incredible speakers this November 11-12 at BitcoinHistorico.com round 2, again in El Salvador's National Palace

    Roman Martinez - El Salvador is Changing the World
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El Salvador is Bitcoin Country: the first nation in the world to embrace the greatest form of money in history. Since 2021 under President Bukele, El Salvador has been a leader in many aspects of Bitcoin adoption: sovereign reserves, educational initiatives, circular economies, startups, and more. Many Bitcoiners from around the world have moved to El Salvador as a result, and many leaders in the Bitcoin industry frequently visit for events. In this podcast, host Jethro Toro shines a spotlight on the best and brightest visiting and building Bitcoin Country.

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  • Creator
    Bitcoin Office of El Salvador
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bitcoin Office of El Salvador
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    Bitcoin Country Podcast

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