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

    Nico Moran - El Salvador Setting the Standard - Jethro on Simply Bitcoin

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Jethro Toro joined Nico Moran on Simply Bitcoin for live episode 1585 to talk about El Salvador, President Bukele, and what happens when a country fixes the money. Simply Bitcoin is the #1 most watched Bitcoin channel on YouTube. You can watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Fsz2A2D8k El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Nico, whose country of origin is Venezuela, has visited El Salvador several times for Bitcoin events. 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 conversation, Nico and I discussed: - El Salvador's transformation under President Bukele, from the murder capital of the world to the safest country in the Western Hemisphere - why Bukele draws so much criticism, and why the "dictator" label falls apart - is it a coincidence that the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender also keeps its treasury public? - fix the money, fix the world: why a government that can't print money has to represent its people - Bitcoin education from age seven, CUBO+, circular economies like Bitcoin Berlin, and more Round 2 of Bitcoin Histórico will be this November 11-12 during Freedom Month in El Salvador. Simply Bitcoin's president Mike Germano will be there. Check out the full speaker list and get your tickets at BitcoinHistorico.com to join us at the National Palace. LINKS: Full @SimplyBitcoin episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZwztWeelzg&t=2232s Simply Bitcoin on X: https://x.com/SimplyBitcoin Nico Moran on X: https://x.com/BITVOLT Jethro Toro on X: https://x.com/JethroToro Bitcoin Country Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Fsz2A2D8k Bitcoin Histórico on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv El Salvador's Bitcoin Office: https://x.com/bitcoinofficesv CHAPTERS 0:00 Preview 0:42 Live on Simply Bitcoin 1:19 Where are we in the cycle? 2:25 How I became a Bitcoiner 3:44 "Setting the standard for the world" 6:25 What's it like on the ground? 7:54 From murder capital to safest country 8:47 Why does Bukele get so much hate? 10:14 Bitcoin education from age seven 11:49 Nico's El Salvador road trip 14:23 Fiat money and misaligned incentives 15:11 Fix the money, fix the world 18:14 Did Bitcoin fix the base layer of society? 19:09 Max & Stacy and Bitcoin Histórico 20:19 El Salvador's Bitcoin regulation 21:32 "It truly is Bitcoin Country" 22:19 Circular economies and where to find me 24:13 See you in Bitcoin Country

    Nico Moran - El Salvador Setting the Standard - Jethro on Simply Bitcoin

  2. 5d ago

    El Salvador and Bitcoin Today: Jethro Toro, Terence Michael, Loren, Scott Wolfe, and more

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Jethro Toro joined Terence Michael, Loren and Humble on the Bitcoin Today X Space to talk about El Salvador's Freedom Month and where Bitcoin adoption in Bitcoin Country really stands, alongside Scott Wolfe of the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies and Pursuing Freedom. This conversation covered... * Freedom Month in El Salvador: Bitcoin Histórico, the Capital Summit, the Global Bitcoin Circular Economies Summit and MIT Technology Review's EmTech AI conference, and how Jethro helps tie them together with Stacy Herbert and the Bitcoin Office * Circular economies on the ground: Bitcoin Beach in El Zonte as the "big bang" of circular economies, Berlín, and the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies' work with projects around the world * Why some merchants still say no: volatility, education, the 2001 dollarization and the Chivo wallet's rough first impression, and why adoption sticks where merchants can spend bitcoin with each other * The numbers the critics skip: 1,400+ confirmed merchants after the IMF deal, El Salvador's biggest grocery chain, PriceSmart, Starbucks and Wendy's accepting bitcoin, zero taxes on bitcoin and banks able to custody it * President Bukele as a real Bitcoiner: his 2017 campaign tweet at the central bank, and how El Salvador went from murder capital of the world to the safest country in the hemisphere * El Salvador vs Costa Rica: credit to Bitcoin Jungle and Uvita, and why institutional adoption needs a Bitcoiner president * Bitcoin Histórico in the National Palace: Ricardo Salinas joining the speakers, Grant Cardone's surprise trip last year, and a Hollywood panel with Max Keiser, Terence Michael, Mike Germano and Julian Figueroa * Stacy Herbert, the first person to mention Bitcoin on international financial TV: the Keiser Report in December 2010, at 23 cents per bitcoin 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/1lgkeKkYYddaVr?s=20 Relevant accounts on X: https://x.com/bitcointoday__ https://x.com/ProofOfMoney https://x.com/LorenHodl https://x.com/HumbleWarrior https://x.com/ScottAWolfe https://x.com/pursuingfreedo1 https://x.com/btchistoricosv https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/BitcoinOfficeSV

    El Salvador and Bitcoin Today: Jethro Toro, Terence Michael, Loren, Scott Wolfe, and more

  3. Nov 2

    Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert: Making History in El Salvador

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert are Bitcoin pioneers and longtime broadcasters. They created and co-hosted the Keiser Report and then the Orange Pill Podcast. Stacy was the first to mention Bitcoin on international television, in December 2010. Max is a former stockbroker who made his first Bitcoin bull case in 2011. El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Max and Stacy were among the first Bitcoiners to move there. Stacy now directs El Salvador's National Bitcoin Office, and Max is a senior Bitcoin advisor to President Bukele. You can watch this full interview on the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yww6WXzTX4o Come see them at BitcoinHistorico.com this November 11-12. 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 Bitcoin Beach studio in October 2025, just before the inaugural Bitcoin Histórico, Max, Stacy and I discussed: - El Salvador's transformation under President Bukele, and why they call it Renaissance 2.0 - the Florence playbook: perfect money (the florin) plus a leader who inspires (Lorenzo the Magnificent) - why Bitcoin is "the invasive species of money," and what's left of fiat when it's done - Bitcoin as a safe-haven asset in a safe-haven country, and Max's 2011 case for $100K Bitcoin - proof of work, not a LARP: the ethical standards, CUBO+, and teaching seven-year-olds "What Is Money" - why moving to El Salvador today is like buying Bitcoin at ten bucks Max and Stacy will return for Round 2 of Bitcoin Histórico 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: Max Keiser on X: https://x.com/maxkeiser Stacy Herbert on X: https://x.com/stacyherbert 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

    Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert: Making History in El Salvador

  4. Oct 27

    Julian Liniger, Max & Stacy: how El Salvador is the new Switzerland

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Julian Liniger is the co-founder and CEO of Relai, the biggest Bitcoin-only exchange in Europe, founded in Zurich in 2020, which has helped more than 100,000 people buy over 20,000 bitcoin straight into self-custody. This conversation on X Spaces yesterday with Julian, Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert, and moderator Jethro Toro covered... Julian’s decade in Bitcoin: buying his first coin through a friend in 2015, the 2017 Silicon Valley gold rush, and founding Relai in 2020 Why Relai went Bitcoin-only: listening to the Bitcoin community, standing for one thing as a brand, and still turning down investors who want other coins Relai by the numbers: around $1.5 billion in volume, 650,000 app downloads, 80% of orders through DCA savings plans, and every bitcoin sent straight to users’ own wallets Bitcoin in Europe today: KYC-free onboarding in Switzerland until 2024, the cost of a MiCA license, and how a bear market changes retail behavior Who is adopting, and why: savers who know fiat is broken, an average user age of 43, high-net-worth clients, and businesses putting Bitcoin on their balance sheet Max and Stacy on the early days in Europe: the hacker community, the Keiser Report, and why El Salvador stays the only true Bitcoin Country From low trust to high trust: Stacy on El Salvador’s transformation, CUBO+ education, and the comparison with Switzerland Bitcoin Histórico: a preview of Julian’s keynote “El Salvador Is the Next Switzerland”, on stability, security, beauty and sound money foundations, in 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/1oKMvNobgmRGQ?s=20 Relevant accounts on X: https://x.com/btchistoricosv https://x.com/julian_liniger https://x.com/Relai_app https://x.com/maxkeiser https://x.com/stacyherbert https://x.com/JethroToro https://x.com/BitcoinOfficeSV

    Julian Liniger, Max & Stacy: how El Salvador is the new Switzerland

  5. Oct 26

    SAIFEDEAN - First Country on a Bitcoin Standard

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Saifedean Ammous is an economist and author. His books include "The Bitcoin Standard," the best-selling book ever written about Bitcoin, as well as "The Fiat Standard" and "Principles of Economics." El Salvador in 2021 became the first country in the world to make Bitcoin legal tender. Saifedean has an advisory role with El Salvador's Bitcoin Office, and he has visited the country several times. You can watch this full interview on the Bitcoin Country Podcast channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_tg6HXkSnw In this conversation at Plan B Forum El Salvador in January 2026, Saifedean and I discussed: - El Salvador as "the first country that gets on a Bitcoin Standard," and his advisory role with the Bitcoin Office - his 15-year friendship with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, from Lebanon to El Salvador - his message to gold bugs, a couple of hours before debating Peter Schiff: why gold's new supply could drag its price down - why gold is a horse carriage, not a Ferrari: Bitcoin's "number go up technology," the halving and the difficulty adjustment - for Bitcoiners who have reached financial freedom, what comes next? Stay solvent, keep stacking, and stop arguing with no-coiners - his new economic-fiction book: what if fiat had collapsed in 1915, and what could humanity have built without the wars it financed? 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. LINKS: Saifedean Ammous on X: https://x.com/saifedean Saifedean's website: https://saifedean.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 Trailer 0:23 Welcome: meet Saifedean Ammous 0:43 15 years with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert 1:24 His advisory role with El Salvador's Bitcoin Office 1:58 A message for gold bugs and libertarians 2:36 Debating Peter Schiff, and gold's supply problem 3:24 Bitcoin's "number go up technology" 4:12 A horse carriage is not a Ferrari 4:51 Advice for Bitcoiners who reached financial freedom 6:17 Arguing with no-coiners 6:54 His new book: an alternative history without fiat 8:46 Imagining a century without world wars 9:42 Closing

    SAIFEDEAN - First Country on a Bitcoin Standard

  6. Oct 17

    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

  7. Oct 15

    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

  8. 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
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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
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bitcoin Office of El Salvador
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