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I Spent 800 Days in 42 Countries Using Only Bitcoin — Here's What I Found | Paco de la India

Name: I Spent 800 Days in 42 Countries Using Only Bitcoin — Here's What I Found | Paco de la India
Uploaded: 2026-06-30T17:00:28.458Z
Duration: 59 min 47 s

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What happens when you spend 800 days crossing 42 countries using only Bitcoin?

You stop being a fanatic. You become a realist. Then a pilgrim.

That's the journey of Paco de la India — Indian traveler, Bitcoin nomad, and author of the upcoming book Proof of Work. In this episode of BitCorner Podcast, Paco shares what no conference talk or Twitter thread can: what Bitcoin actually looks like on the ground, from the Congo-South Sudan border to a Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township.

From human rights activists in Ghana using Bitcoin to rescue refugees from pirates, to P2P traders in Kenya, to cypherpunks in Prague — Paco has seen every use case. And his verdict? Bitcoin is a tool. A human tool. And the humans using it are kind.

This is the episode you send to someone who thinks Bitcoin is only for the wealthy West.

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0:00 Bitcoin & activism: rescuing refugees with sats

1:15 Run With Bitcoin: 42 Countries

4:39 Lessons from the Bitcoin Journey

9:20 Global Bitcoin Use Cases

16:38 Challenges in Restricted Countries

23:15 Bitcoin in North America and Europe

27:16 Surprising Experiences on the Road

34:00 Paco de la India: The Journey's Origin