Adopting Bitcoin: Grassroots Education & The Future of Bitcoin in El Salvador 🇸🇻 | Season Finale

🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🌋 Adopting Bitcoin 2025 – The grassroots Bitcoin conference in El Salvador! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER for discounted tickets: 👉 https://pretix.eu/galoy/ab25/redeem?voucher=BITCORNER 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Season Finale 🎉 — We close this chapter of the BitCorner Podcast with a special conversation with Kiki, organizer of Adopting Bitcoin and board member of My First Bitcoin. This episode is about the real state of Bitcoin adoption: from El Salvador’s grassroots education movement to global macro headwinds in politics, regulation, and economics. We explore how communities are building circular economies, why education must come before adoption, and what the future of Adopting Bitcoin 2025 looks like. It’s not just El Salvador. It’s about what Bitcoin means for the world — and why this is only the beginning. 🎙️ About the Episode What does adoption look like when you zoom out from the headlines? In this episode, Kiki and I discuss: 🔸 Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador: myths vs. reality 🔸 The IMF deal and whether Bitcoin is still alive on the ground 🔸 The critical role of education before introducing money 🔸 What Adopting Bitcoin 2025 will bring — from devs to plebs 🔸 Circular economies and lessons learned from the last year 🔸 Spanish-speaking Bitcoin content and its growing impact 🔸 Europe’s role in Bitcoin adoption and what the future holds 🔸 Politics, Trump, and whether leaders will follow Bukele’s example We also reflect on what it means to build in Bitcoin long-term and leave a cliffhanger for what’s next in Season 5. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🌋 Adopting Bitcoin 2025 – The grassroots Bitcoin conference in El Salvador! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER for discounted tickets: 👉 https://pretix.eu/galoy/ab25/redeem?voucher=BITCORNER 🟠 Bitcoin Conference 2026 – The world’s biggest Bitcoin event is back in Vegas! 🎫 Use code BITCORNER here: 👉 https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2026 🐂 Bull Bitcoin – Buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody, the no-KYC way to stack sats. 🪙 Sign up here: 👉 https://app.bullbitcoin.com/registration/bitcornerpodcast 🎯 Episode Thesis Season Finale 🎉 — We close this chapter of the BitCorner Podcast with a special conversation with Kiki, organizer of Adopting Bitcoin and board member of My First Bitcoin. This episode is about the real state of Bitcoin adoption: from El Salvador’s grassroots education movement to global macro headwinds in politics, regulation, and economics. We explore how communities are building circular economies, why education must come before adoption, and what the future of Adopting Bitcoin 2025 looks like. It’s not just El Salvador. It’s about what Bitcoin means for the world — and why this is only the beginning. 🎙️ About the Episode What does adoption look like when you zoom out from the headlines? In this episode, Kiki and I discuss: 🔸 Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador: myths vs. reality 🔸 The IMF deal and whether Bitcoin is still alive on the ground 🔸 The critical role of education before introducing money 🔸 What Adopting Bitcoin 2025 will bring — from devs to plebs 🔸 Circular economies and lessons learned from the last year 🔸 Spanish-speaking Bitcoin content and its growing impact 🔸 Europe’s role in Bitcoin adoption and what the future holds 🔸 Politics, Trump, and whether leaders will follow Bukele’s example We also reflect on what it means to build in Bitcoin long-term and leave a cliffhanger for what’s next in Season 5. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro & Season 4 recap 01:13 – Season 5 preview 03:13 – Welcome Kiki — Barcelona / Cypher Conference recap 05:00 – Kiki’s background: hospitality → Bitcoin 09:15 – First lightning & adoption stories (street vendors, merchants) 11:04 – How Adopting Bitcoin evolved: tracks, workshops, hacker lounge 16:00 – Key themes: regulation, education, circular economies 21:42 – El Salvador in the wild — grassroots adoption & conference highlights 23:16 – Hardware wallet safety tips 25:54 – Top-down moves vs bottom-up momentum 27:13 – IMF deal reality check: what’s really changed? 29:04 – Merchants, Chivo & everyday usage 33:58 – Spanish content: the 50/50 commitment 37:45 – Season finale games & audience questions 38:32 – Advice for builders & next generation 46:43 – Traveling to El Salvador for Adopting Bitcoin 01:00:09 – Final thoughts & Season 5 teaser 📲 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 🎧 Fountain: https://tinyurl.com/yck8u6sa 🎵 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdcsyy4u 🍎 Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/cj5wkhxv 🎬 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/3bc6bvtn 📺 YouTube: /@bitcornerpodcast 👤 CONNECT WITH KIKI 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/bitcoinbabey 🌐 Adopting Bitcoin: https://adoptingbitcoin.org 📚 My First Bitcoin: https://miprimerbitcoin.io 👤 CONNECT WITH JUAN 🌐 Website: https://flow.page/bitcorner 📸 Instagram: @bitcorner_official 📞 Twitter/X: https://x.com/TheJuanSC 📧 Email: [email protected] This is a public episode. 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