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EPISODE · Oct 30, 2023 · 1H 42M

Charlie Stevens - The Natural Investor Now Calls Berlin, El Salvador Home. Bitcoin Brings The Talent

from Bitcoiners - Live From Bitcoin Beach · host Mike Peterson

Berlin, El Salvador is experiencing financial and social growth as a center point in it's own Bitcoin circular economy. The friendly townspeople in Berlin all know Charlie Stevens. Mike Peterson learns of Charlies Stevens journey from Ireland, to Spain, to Ireland, to Australia, to India, to Spain, to Ireland, to London, to Spain and finally, to El Salvador. Along the way Charlie Stevens earned a degree, got a job in finance, scratched his head about the inner-workings of failing balance sheets. He introduced Bitcoin to his insurance office colleagues, but upper management was not ready for it.Charlie Stevens spent his pre-COVID time getting tough in Australia planning music festivals, hauling bananas and mining for gold. Australia during COVID became uncomfortable and Charlie headed back to Europe where he re-entered the world of finance. Back in Europe he lived a double life.  On one hand he worked in the world of fiat finance while on the other hand he bought and ran a bitcoin bank machine. Eventually, he realized his life was slowly tilting toward financial freedom, he decided to pack up and move to El Salvador.El Zonte was Charlie's first stop in El Salvador but, Berlin was to become his true home.Mike and Charlie contrast the growth of Berlin verses El Zonte's early days of bitcoin adoption."There's over 50 vendors providing all kinds of goods and services in Bitcoin, I pay me rent in Bitcoin, I cut my hair, I buy my groceries all in Bitcoin..." - Charlie StevensLive From Bitcoin Beach

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Berlin, El Salvador is experiencing financial and social growth as a center point in it's own Bitcoin circular economy. The friendly townspeople in Berlin all know Charlie Stevens. Mike Peterson learns of Charlies Stevens journey from Ireland, to Spain, to Ireland, to Australia, to India, to Spain, to Ireland, to London, to Spain and finally, to El Salvador. Along the way Charlie Stevens earned a degree, got a job in finance, scratched his head about the inner-workings of failing...

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