Bitcoin Adoption, Privacy Rights & the Punk Ethos of Bitcoin | Frank Corva
Bitcoin grassroots adoption is happening NOW in Kenya, Ghana, El Salvador & beyond. Former White House correspondent Frank Corva joins Rob Wallace to break down why Bitcoin circular economies in Africa and Latin America are the real signal, how Lightning Network apps like Tondo are enabling real-world Bitcoin payments, and why the Samourai Wallet & Tornado Cash trials matter for every Bitcoiner's financial privacy.
Topics covered:
Bitcoin circular economies in Africa (Afribit Kibera, Bitcoin Dua, Bitcoin Akazi)
Lightning-to-fiat apps: Tondo, BitSpenda, Bull Bitcoin Costa Rica
Samourai Wallet & Tornado Cash trials: what really happened in court
P2P rights, the Blanche Memo, and what comes next for Roman Storm
Bitcoin in New York: the BitLicense problem & why NYC is falling behind
The Epstein-Bitcoin smear campaign — and why it doesn't stick
Punk rock, cypherpunk culture, and Bitcoin's countercultural DNA
How Bitcoin circular economies become self-sustaining (and what Fedi is building)