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In this episode, host Frank Corva sits down with Hermann Vivier, a prominent South African Bitcoiner and the founder of Bitcoin Ekasi and The Surfer Kids non-profit. They dive deep into the recent draft regulations proposed by the South African government that threaten to essentially ban peer-to-peer Bitcoin usage through aggressive updates to the country's 1961 Capital Controls Act. Hermann breaks down how these vague new rules could force citizens to turn over assets to the state treasury or mandate holding funds in highly regulated, KYC-walled gardens, effectively outlawing local circular economies. Host: Frank Corva Guest: Hermann Vivier Follow Hermann on X: https://x.com/vryfokkenou Follow Bitcoin Ekasi on X: https://x.com/BitcoinEkasi Follow the Property Rights Defense Group on X: https://x.com/PRDG_ZA/ Learn more about Bitcoin Ekasi: https://bitcoinekasi.com/ Learn more about the Property Rights Defense Group: https://propertyrightsdefense.org/ Timestamps: 0:00 Highlights 0:32 Introduction 3:52 Overview of the Proposed Capital Control Regulations in South Africa 10:30 Why are these controls being proposed now? 15:58 Communist Ideology in South Africa 22:32 Stopping South Africa from Becoming a 'Bitcoin Country' 27:44 Issues with the South African Bureaucracy and Administrative State 32:42 Why Hermann Is Optimistic 36:24 What can Bitcoiners do to help? 40:32 Why Some Non-White South Africans Support Communist Ideology 48:12 Why South Africans Aren't Leaving 53:34 Final Thoughts bitcoin #btc #africa #southafrica #regulation #law #laws #bitcoinekasi #politics #government #money #capital #capitalcontrols #finance #p2p #p2prights

Zussel is a resident of Próspera — a start-up city located in Honduras — who lives on a bitcoin standard and teaches Bitcoin through Amity Age — the oldest Bitcoin education program in Central America. And based on my conversation with Zussel, her life seems pretty good! So, can this city in which taxes are low and personal freedoms are high combined with bitcoin being legal tender become a model for the rest of Honduras? This is the big question, and Zussel's answer is "yes." Check out the interview and leave a comment if you think Zussel is onto something. Follow Zussel, Próspera and Amity Age on social media: X (Twitter): @itszussel @Prosperahn @AmityAge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zussel-abigail-ramos-758242178/ Check out the websites for Próspera and Amity Age: Próspera: https://www.prospera.co/ Amity Age: https://www.amityage.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:25 Intro music 0:40 Introduction 2:28 Why do Hondurans speak such good English? 3:51 What part of Honduras is Zussel from? 4:11 What is Próspera? 7:59 Próspera: A (literal) pirate island 9:30 Próspera + Bitcoin 12:56 Balaji's visit to Próspera 14:30 Paying taxes in bitcoin 19:53 The inception of Amity Age, Central America's 1st Bitcoin education center 25:09 What is Students for Liberty and Libertarianism? 34:20 Libertarians in the US and libertarians in Latin America 37:05 Libertarianism in the Information Age 39:50 Próspera offers better opportunities for Hondurans 45:05 Are Hondurans being exploited in Próspera? 52:46 Where to find Zussel, Próspera and Amity Age online Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): @frankcorva @newrencap Nostr: Personal — npub1dnzzyhmewrzkh862z7z2shwmhh5htx0rvkagepj2fkgst9ptwg3qj4x52h new renaissance capital — npub1sdpauejw5f7nefagw62d2943p7p326xpvmgvmhc2tlvshalzwngq465vnh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-corva/ Thank you for listening!

After years of teaching people about Bitcoin, organizing the Indonesia Bitcoin conference, and working for a Bitcoin company (Fedi), she's learned that you have to speak from your heart when you explain Bitcoin to people if you want them to grasp it. In our interview, we discuss this in greater detail as well as the macroeconomic situation in Indonesia and how even the Indonesian crypto "gamblers" are starting to look at bitcoin as something different than all other crypto assets. Enjoy! Follow Dea on social media: X (Twitter): @dearezkitha Nostr: npub1h88z7vfm7mnaz94gn2p2a5psaduzkphrf2pndtxa4xvsd6zpzg8qajhqta LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dearezkitha/ Check out Kelas Bitcoin: https://kelasbitcoin.com/ Timesstamps: 0:00 Cold open 1:45 Intro music 2:00 Introduction 6:01 How Dea found Bitcoin 10:22 The macroeconomic situation in Indonesia 14:07 Inflation hedges, crypto and Bitcoin in Indonesia 21:39 Organizing the Indonesian Bitcoin Conference 30:46 What is a Fedimint? 36:46 What can Fedi do? 39:15 The challenges of Bitcoin education 45:07 Outro / Where to find Dea Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): @frankcorva @newrencap Nostr: npub1sdpauejw5f7nefagw62d2943p7p326xpvmgvmhc2tlvshalzwngq465vnh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-corva/ Thank you for listening!

"We're all Lebanese. Most just don't know it yet." This is how Jan 3 founder Samson Mow responded to a tweet thread on the economic situation in Lebanon from Sooly Kobayashi — a consultant, entrepreneur and investor in the Bitcoin space. What Mow was insinuating was that the fiat system is going to catch up with all of us eventually — that we'll all see our lives financially upended, just as the Lebanese currently are, because of excess money printing and poor fiscal policy. Luckily for Lebanon, they have citizens like Sooly who are investing in the Bitcoin ecosystem so to make it more accessible to the Lebanese and to many in the Global South who will benefit from access to it. In our interview, we discuss the macroeconomic situation in Lebanon, what Bitcoin adoption there looks like and why Bitcoin is Sooly's ikigai. Enjoy! Follow Sooly on social media: X (Twitter): @Sooly_Kobayashi Nostr: npub1hzz35pkl67w53lpj2g62zh56g63j5zvz4q3m2nxlsfg5hxcjpwssaynqel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sooly/ Check out Sooly's Linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Sooly Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:46 Intromusic 1:01 Introduction 2:50 What's happening in Lebanon? 12:41 Is there Bitcoin adoption in Lebanon? 19:34 Challenges for the Lebanese 24:50 Why Bitcoin adopting will be difficult in Lebanon 27:33 We're All Lebanese 31:31 Investing in Bitcoin companies that solve problems in the Global South 38:37 The Spot Bitcoin ETFs 45:42 Bitcoin as ikigai 51:03 Outro / Where to find Sooly Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983 Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): @frankcorva @newrencap Nostr: npub1sdpauejw5f7nefagw62d2943p7p326xpvmgvmhc2tlvshalzwngq465vnh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-corva/ Thank you for listening!

Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Katarzyna (Kasia) Szczypska are freedom fighters. They serve as President and Chief Advocacy Officer of the Open Dialogue Foundation, an organization that works to free political prisoners in former Soviet states, helps deliver aid to Ukraine and supports independent mothers in Poland. The organization also educates global policy makers about the importance of Bitcoin and the role it plays in upholding human rights. The work that Lyudmyla and Kasia do is not for the faint of heart, and they need your support. Take a listen to what they have to say, and consider where you might be able to lend a hand to support their efforts. Follow Lyudmyla, Kasia and the Open Dialogue Foundation on social media: X (Twitter): @LyudaKozlovska @KSzczypska @ODFoundation YouTube: @odfoundation Check out and donate to The Open Dialogue Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/ Help the open dialogue combat financial exclusion: https://en.odfoundation.eu/projects-and-campaigns/combating-financial-exclusion-and-work-of-btc-coalition/ Donate to the Open Dialogue Foundations's "Defend PoW" campaign to help them defend Proof of Work (Bitcoin mining) with European regulators: https://geyser.fund/project/defendpow Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:36 Intro music 0:50 Frank's introduction 2:59 Lyudmyla introduces herself explains what she does 9:00 Kasia introduces herself 12:40 Lyudmyla discusses being de-banked 20:59 Kasia on personal and financial freedom 27:39 What is the FATF? 32:25 Different attacks on Bitcoin 35:43 The importance of shaping the Bitcoin narrative 40:58 The biggest accomplishments and challenges of the Open Dialogue Foundation 48:19 What is happening in Ukraine? 54:10 What if Russia brought its style of governance to a neighboring US country? 58:18 Kasia recounts her experience in Ghana 1:02:03 Final thoughts from Lyudmyla 1:04:15 Final thoughts from Kasia 1:05:21 Outro Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): @newrencap @frankcorva Nostr: npub1sdpauejw5f7nefagw62d2943p7p326xpvmgvmhc2tlvshalzwngq465vnh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-corva/ Thank you for listening!

Kgothatso Ngako (KG) is a renaissance man — a true creator in every sense of the word. From his work as a poet to his current role as the founder and developer of Machankura, a software that allows people in Africa to transact with bitcoin over Lightning without an internet connection or a smart phone, his capabilities seem to know no bounds. In this interview, we discuss not only what KG has created with Machankura but how he created it. And I have little doubt you'll be amazed by both his process and approach. Enjoy! Follow KG on social media: X (Twitter): @440UrPp Nostr: npub1773r2y5zl3sa7xufmye96un3hf02rse8j82hkd45ps0wvk2hrkasslesjt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgothatso-ngako/ Follow Machankura on social media: X (Twitter): @Machankura8333 Nostr: npub1nv4j840c5ugjjq7ym3sqkz5jcschjx8ulnaa90645av0rwdylm9qv9x0gr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/machankura/ Check out Machankura: https://8333.mobi/ Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 1:19 Intro music 1:43 Introduction 5:51 Approaching software development with artistic creativity 20:50 How KG became a software engineer 26:59 How Bitcoin changes the way you think 33:41 How people react to you once you've embraced Bitcoin 39:20 How to defeat the incumbents 48:02 Why should authorities postpone the spot bitcoin ETF approval? 54:28 KG's feelings on Ordinals 59:31 Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 1:01:59 Where to find KG and Machankura online 1:02:40 Outro Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by Life on Hold: https://kngako.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-the-day Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com bitcoin #africa #southafrica #money #economics #finance #investing #education #empowerment #machankura #cash #technology #rap #poetry #hiphop

Nzonda Fotsing is a class act. Kindhearted and thoughtful, yet also realistic, he's an excellent representative of Francophone Africa in the Bitcoin space. In this interview, we discuss the realities of Bitcoin adoption in Africa, how French-speaking Africa is not gravitating to Bitcoin as quickly as English-speaking Africa, and why Nzonda wrote his book — Bitcoin Kids. We also discuss how to best approach Bitcoin education and the challenges that surround it. The nuance with which Nzonda speaks is evidence that has he not only thought through the issues surrounding the topics we discuss but that he's been on the front lines of trying to bring Bitcoin to more people. Enjoy the interview! Follow Nzonda on social media: X (Twitter): @BitcoinSophist Purchase Nzonda's book, Bitcoin Kids, here: https://thebitcoinkids.com/ Support Nzonda here: https://geyser.fund/project/bitcoinkids Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:43 Intromusic 0:57 Introduction 4:14 Cameroon, the CFA Franc and French control 7:08 Issues w/ the economies of French-speaking countries 10:08 Cognitive dissonance and fear around money 11:42 How Nzonda found Bitcoin (& Paxful) 19:40 Becoming an author 23:55 The reality of Bitcoin and The Global South 30:50 Getting the real story of Bitcoin in Africa 36:50 Perspective vs perception 41:14 Praxeology 45:18 Bitcoin is less popular in French-speaking Africa 50:36 How to support African Bitcoin educators 59:02 Where to find Nzonda and Bitcoin Kids online 1:01:02 Outro Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com Thank you for listening!

Valentin Popescu has a very big heart. You'll see what I mean as you listen to him talk about the people he serves in Perú through his NGO, Motiv Perú. Through Motiv Perú, Popescu not only raises funds in bitcoin but teaches those her serves how to use Bitcoin as a tool. However, he's the first to acknowledge that Bitcoin in and of itself doesn't fix everything. He understands that we need teachers to explain what Bitcoin is and how to use it. And even after teaching Bitcoin, he believes that we need to instill in people a sense of gratitude and a set of values that will help them thrive as they become empowered financially. Learn more about Motiv Perú and donate to the initiative here: https://motiv.ngo/ Follow Valentine on social media: X (Twitter): @motivperu Timestamps: 0:00 Cold open 0:53 Intro music 1:08 Introduction 3:44 Valentin's experience working with non-profits 6:12 What attracted Valentin to non-profit work? 9:25 How Valentin trains leaders 14:17 The importance of service & Jonathan's story 30:58 Is the support Valentin is providing sustainable? 33:44 How Valentin learned about Bitcoin 45:24 Motiv as a Bitcoin circular economy 52:07 The process of adopting Bitcoin in Peru 59:54 Education is essential for greater Bitcoin adoption 1:12:58 How does Valentin support himself? 1:17:47 The non-paternalistic approach to helping 1:20:57 Where can we find Motiv and Valentine online? / Outro Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@newrenaissancecapital Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-renaissance-capital-w-frank-corva/id1696184407 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k6eUo3z5L5LEeP0Bo35SP?si=4eb4482b611c4983 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ3ODYyNi9yc3M Fountain: https://fountain.fm/newrencap Intro music by correspondents: https://open.spotify.com/track/45u2rj38rllskHPnIRUTl3 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.frankcorva.substack.com bitcoin #btc #latinamerica #southamerica #peru #perú #ngo #nongovernmentalorganization #non-profit #education #economics #finance #inspiration #gratitude #service #values #valueseducation #money #hope #youth #orphans #widows #empowerment Thank you for listening!