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 North Air to owning a coffee farm in El Salvador, John walks us through how he's approached investing in El Salvador with a long-term mindset and real local impact. We get into how he's structured Empoderar El Salvador, his umbrella company, to prioritize...
21 Jun 57min
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, holds a Salvadoran passport, and sees the country as an “early-stage investment with traction.” In this episode, we talk about why John left Canada, how he evaluated risk, and what convinced him to go all in. He shares a candid look at investing in El Sa...
14 Jun 59min
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 market. They talk about everything from turnkey condos and oceanview lots to Bitcoin purchases and foreign real estate investment. Whether you're planning a move or looking for a second home, this episode gives a clear look at what it's like living in El Sa...
31 Mai 45min
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 ground, from working with the Ministry of Education on a nationwide Bitcoin school curriculum to navigating the evolving business environment. They dive into the recent IMF deal and the wave of commentary it triggered in the Bitcoin world. Despite specul...
24 Mai 52min
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 from Bitcoin in El Salvador to the broader global reset many are calling the Fourth Turning. We explored how President Bukele is reshaping El Salvador by combining bold leadership with sound money principles and how Bitcoin fits into that transformation. ...
17 Mai 54min
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. She explains how morning sunlight, light exposure, and your alignment with natural cycles may matter more than anything else you’re doing right now. We go deep into how Dr. Monette went from owning a CrossFit gym and practicing functional medicine, to disc...
10 Mai 1h 57min
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 (B4OS), two grassroots projects focused on expanding Bitcoin education in Spanish for both beginners and experienced developers. We dig into why it’s so important to make high-quality, technical education accessible to Spanish speakers, especially when mo...
3 Mai 52min
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 share Bitcoin education with university students has grown into a community-driven project that supports an orphanage, a school, and dozens of local vendors, all powered by Bitcoin and lightning payments. Brindon shares how his first trip to BTC Prague op...
26 Apr 1h 50min
