SLP385 Nicolas Burtey - Central African Republic & Bitcoin Legal Tender

Nicolas Burtey of Galoy Money rejoins me on the show to talk about his recent trip to Central African Republic and their new bitcoin legal tender push.

We chat:

• The situation in the country today
• Hurdles to adoption
• Internet, Electricity and Smartphone penetration
• What makes sense for bitcoin adoption in CAR?
• Comparison with El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
• Galoy Money
• El Salvador hosting central bankers and finance ministers

Links:

• Twitter: @nicolasburtey
• Site: galoy.io

Prior episodes:

• SLP346 Nicolas Burtey – Synthetic USD & Bitcoin Banking
• SLP279 Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey – Bitcoin Beach: Citadel By The Sea in El Zonte, El Salvador

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin
• Hodl Hodl Lend
• Braiins.com
• Voltage
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com(code LIVERA)

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