About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of institutional demand for Bitcoin and the importance of peer-to-peer adoption and alternative economic systems.

Is the Wall Street ETF narrative killing peer-to-peer Bitcoin adoption? Is Bitcoin failing if it only becomes a corporate store of value hoarded on Wall Street? Institutional demand and exchange-traded funds are not the end game for hyperbitcoinization. True freedom requires building an alternative economic system entirely outside legacy banking, proving that Bitcoin must function as everyday money to succeed. Uncle Rockstar Dev (@r0ckstardev) unpacks how open source software protects f...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Peterson

Guest: Uncle Rockstar Dev

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BTCPay Server

Places: El Salvador

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