What It’s Really Like in El Salvador After Bitcoin (feat. Lina Seiche)

The current financial and education systems aren’t just broken, they’re failing the next generation.In this episode of Trezor Talks, Sean sits down with Lina Seiche, creator of The Little HODLer, to explore why financial education matters, how inflation has been normalized, and why people should understand money before they’re encouraged to take on debt.Lina shares her journey from musician to Bitcoin educator, how The Little HODLer grew into a global project, and what it’s really like working with the Ministry of Education in El Salvador to teach kids about value, savings, and ownership.In this conversation, you’ll learn:• Why “financial freedom” means control, not wealth• How inflation has been quietly normalized• Why we don’t teach kids about money (and what it costs us)• How Lina went from webcomics to government collaboration• What self-custody really means in everyday lifeTimestamps:(00:00) - “Hey Jude”…(00:50) - Welcome Lina! (and Sean speaks German… basically)(04:34) - The Little HODLer story(06:17) - How it all started: building a company(09:39) - Bitcoin CRASH 💀(11:30) - First viral moment(12:30) - Creating Bitcoin comic strips during lockdown(14:59) - A Little HODLer plushie is born… ✨(18:01) - No business plan(18:52) - Bitcoin Miami 2021(19:35) - Little HODLer iceberg (more than a cute plushie)(22:43) - How Lina connected with Trezor(28:48) - Getting into Bitcoin (2017) 💊(32:51) - Brötchen inflation(35:01) - Reading The Internet of Money (questioning the system)(36:11) - Germany’s saver mindset(37:40) - Why sending fiat internationally sucks(38:18) - Spending in bitcoin(38:34) - Bitcoin jobs(39:24) - Is Bitcoin still accessible?(39:54) - Meeting the President of El Salvador(41:00) - Going to Bitcoin mecca(43:17) - Bitcoin education project with the Ministry of Education(45:09) - This is how you teach people about money(46:15) - Debt slavery(47:42) - Working with governments to educate kids about money(50:59) - Self-custody as the orange pill 🍊(53:49) - This should be normal…(57:23) - ATM fees & banking pain points 💀(58:53) - This will affect everyone in the future(01:01:01) - NGU won’t keep you around(01:01:48) - A warning(01:05:21) - What’s it like in El Salvador(01:12:13) - Sean tries to give bitcoin to a tour guide(01:14:11) - Bitcoin volcano mining, fact or myth? 🌋(01:14:49) - What if Bitcoin didn’t exist? (Outro)Check out Little HODLer: https://thelittlehodler.com/ Protect your bitcoin with Trezor: https://trezor.io/