Why He Left a Lucrative Crypto Job to Focus on Bitcoin

About this episode

Sajith Caldera discusses his transition from a lucrative crypto job to focusing on Bitcoin adoption and financial education in Sri Lanka amidst economic challenges.

Bitcoin adoption looks very different when you live through inflation, capital controls, and economic instability. In this episode, Sajith Caldera explains why he left a lucrative crypto career to focus on Bitcoin adoption, self-custody, and financial education in Sri Lanka. ▶️ Watch Next: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5QwKQynz4DK6yTz0z1nxP1?si=GDswAC8SQq2I5BH28J3u0g What You’ll Learn: Why he walked away from the crypto industry for Bitcoin How Sri Lanka’s economic crisis changed people’s view of money Why self-custody and financial freedom matter How grassroots Bitcoin adoption is growing in South Asia 📩 Get Monthly Bitcoin Insights for Professionals https://the-bitcoin-observer.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe for more conversations on Bitcoin, macro, and the future of money. Connect with us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onramp-mena/ X: https://x.com/OnrampMENA Reach Out to Sajith: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajithcaldera/ X: https://x.com/bitcoinsaj Bitcoin Sri Lanka: https://bitcoinsrilanka.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@bitcoin-srilanka

People in this episode

Host: Onramp MENA

Guest: Sajith Caldera

Topics covered

• Bitcoin adoption
• financial education
• self-custody
• economic instability
• Sri Lanka's economic crisis
• grassroots movements

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• crypto career
• Sri Lanka
• financial freedom
• self-custody
• economic crisis
• grassroots adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sri Lanka, South Asia

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