Because of Bitcoin

In January 2024, the SEC approved Bitcoin ETFs, representing a pivotal moment in financial history. This approval stood as a testament to the tireless efforts of the Bitcoin community to integrate digital currency into mainstream finance. Leah Wald, the founder of Valkyrie and an OG bitcoiner, boasts years of experience in bridging the gap between digital currency and traditional finance. Joining...

From 2008 to 2015, millions of Venezuelans risked their lives in the fight for democracy against Hugo Chávez. Enduring financial apartheid and hyperinflation under the oppressive regimes of Chavez and Maduro, many Venezuelans found stablecoins to be a solution to their economic challenges.  Leopoldo López, led the fight against Venezuela's authoritarian leaders.. He became a symbol of opposit...

As the realm of cryptocurrency evolves, an increasing number of people are embracing Bitcoin as the future of financial freedom. In season 2 host Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder and CSO of Ledn, dives even deeper into the dynamic world of Bitcoin with a diverse lineup of guests, including technologists and freedom fighters. Because of Bitcoin showcases stories of ambition, resilience, and innov...

Bitcoin is permissionless, decentralized, and transparent. Fiat currency is centrally planned, permissioned, and decisions are made behind closed doors. Many believe in order for Bitcoin to fully reach its potential, it should never be regulated, controlled or monitored by governments. Others believe that in order for bitcoin to reach the level of global adoption it needs, it must be integrated in...

For more people to find bitcoin and continue to use it, we need to better understand how it is being used today and what purpose it is serving. Assumptions and anecdotes have been used in the past but as the industry grows, more qualitative and quantitative research is needed. The Open Money Initiative is an example of the type of research that produced very insightful findings on how real people...

Everyone’s Bitcoin journey begins in a unique way. Some people are looking for protection against hyperinflation. Others might need Bitcoin to make a payment across borders while many are simply looking to diversify their investments. For Peter McCormack, the host and creator of What Bitcoin Did, there was a very practical reason to first use Bitcoin. He needed to help his mother. But that isn’t w...

Bitcoin was born out of a system that had crashed in 2008 and left many people wondering how they were going to survive. As they were clamoring for alternatives to the system that had failed them, early adopters like Dan Held started joining together to build communities in places like Silicon Valley. Over ten years later, Dan needs no introduction within the Bitcoin world. He’s built Bitcoin comp...

Venezuela has suffered some of the highest inflation rates in the world under the presidential reigns of Hugo Chavez and Nicolás Maduro. The effects have been catastrophic. After Maduro’s controversial election in 2013, inflation made it nearly impossible for Daniel Di Bartolomeo to run the business he owned with his wife. So when he was introduced to Bitcoin he discovered an alternative path to f...

Financial institutions are dedicating time and research to Bitcoin analysis and this means they are taking the currency more seriously than ever. Why the price fluctuates isn’t an easy question to answer but since 2017, David Puell has been trying to answer it. He is using Bitcoin blockchain data to analyze price fluctuations and market sentiment. He became a pioneer in the emergent field of on-ch...

Tech savvy from a young age, the next Bitcoin generation has only known a  connected world with no physical boundaries. Coming out of Nigeria, Abubakar Nur Khalil, is a rising star. He’s a leading African Bitcoin core contributor, the founder of Qala, and Recursive Capital. In addition he sits on the board of BTrust, an initiative founded by Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z to help promote Bitcoin in th...

After years of searching for something that would give her worklife meaning, Anita Posch discovered that Bitcoin could help people regain control of their money and regain their financial independence. She pivoted her career, wrote a book called Learn Bitcoin, hosts a popular podcast and founded Bitcoin for Fairness, an organization that helps educate people in developing countries about Bitcoin -...

Retiring at 33 years old is not the norm and it's even more surprising when accomplished by someone that lived for parts of their childhood without a home. But life can be magical in that, with hard work and dedication, a dream can become reality, like it did for Lyn Alden. An engineer, investor and writer, her research and commentary reaches hundreds of thousands  of people every day. Lyn jo...

70 years after the United Nations signed the declaration on human rights, over 50% of the world’s population still lives under authoritarian regimes - and 87% of the world does not have access to stable “money”. The reality for many people is that things have gotten worse. But brilliant individuals like Alex Gladstein, The Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation are fighting to bring...

Because of Bitcoin is a new podcast that shares personal stories of how Bitcoin is changing lives for the better. Host Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, the co-founder and CSO of Ledn, is joined each episode by a special guest including Bitcoin groundbreakers, entrepreneurs and human rights advocates, that have unique journeys of their own - bringing practical real-world examples of how bitcoin has made a p...