Jabu Jakes - Bitcoin Works Because Nobody Owns It

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Bitcoin's decentralized nature in South Africa with guest Jacques “Jabu Jacks” Strydom.

A government can threaten bans, taxes, and capital controls, but what happens when the thing it is trying to control is just code running on a global, decentralised network? We sit down with Jacques “Jabu Jacks” Strydom to get past the noise and talk about Bitcoin in South Africa the way business owners, engineers, and everyday people actually experience it. The conversation starts with identity and lived experience, then quickly lands on a practical question: how do you fit Bitcoin into the ...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin

Guest: Jacques “Jabu Jacks” Strydom

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• decentralization
• South Africa
• identity
• business
• technology

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• decentralized network
• South Africa
• identity
• business owners
• engineers
• capital controls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin

Places: South Africa

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