Bitcoin Without Borders: Saidah Gomez on Global Adoption & Proof-of-Work Living

🇸🇻 SUPPORT THE SHOW 🎧⚡ 🟦 Blockstream Jade – The BEST Bitcoin hardware wallet. 🔐 Use promo code BITCORNERPODCAST for 10% off: 👉 https://store.blockstream.com/?code=BITCORNERPODCAST 🟠 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 Bitcoin is for anyone, everywhere — and the stories that prove it deserve to be told. Saidah, host of Ask a Bitcoiner: 21 Questions, joins us to share her Bitcoin journey, her life in Switzerland, and the grassroots initiatives bringing Bitcoin to the world — from El Salvador to the Swiss Constitution movement. This is a deep, personal, and inspiring conversation about adoption, education, and why Bitcoin is far more than just a number on a screen. 🎙️ About the Episode What happens when you decide to take Bitcoin seriously and build for the community? We dig into Saidah’s story — from her Canadian roots and family influence to discovering Bitcoin through the Kaiser Report, and her journey of creating a platform that highlights the diversity of Bitcoiners worldwide. We talk about: 🔸 Moving to Switzerland and experiencing low time preference firsthand 🔸 The grassroots initiative to add Bitcoin to the Swiss Constitution 🔸 Her visit to El Salvador and seeing Bitcoin adoption beyond the headlines 🔸 Why she launched Ask a Bitcoiner: 21 Questions and how the show proves Bitcoin is truly borderless 🔸 The importance of self-custody and creative ways to engage new users with sats 🔸 How optimism, community, and proof-of-work mindset shape the Bitcoin journey ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 00:05:12 – Life in Switzerland & low time preference living 00:15:30 – The grassroots push to add Bitcoin to the Swiss Constitution 00:21:40 – Discovering Bitcoin through the Kaiser Report and family ties 00:32:00 – Visiting El Salvador & the reality of grassroots Bitcoin adoption 00:45:20 – Launching Ask a Bitcoiner: 21 Questions and its global impact 00:50:00 – Creative ways to teach self-custody with sats 00:55:45 – Reflections on optimism, freedom & community 01:01:00 – Closing thoughts 📲 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 SAIDAH 🐦 Twitter/X: https://x.com/@SaidahGomez 🎥 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@AskaBitcoiner21Questions⁩ 👤 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. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejuansc.substack.com