13: Arrested for Protesting Bitcoin (w/ Mario Gomez)

April 29, 2022 01:12:15
13: Arrested for Protesting Bitcoin (w/ Mario Gomez)
Scam Economy
13: Arrested for Protesting Bitcoin (w/ Mario Gomez)

Apr 29 2022 | 01:12:15

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Show Notes

Salvadorian developer Mario Gomez joins Matt Binder on Scam Economy to discuss his arrest over his activism against El Salvador's Bitcoin laws, why El Salvador is going all in on Bitcoin and making it an official currency, how it all started with an American project in the the Central American country called Bitcoin Beach, what shady dealings El Salvador's authoritarian president Nayib Bukele could possibly have with the crypto industry, what are Volcano Bonds and the Chivo wallet, how the Bitcoin laws are negatively affecting the people of El Salvador, and more! Follow Mario and his updates on El Salvador and Bitcoin on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mxgxw_gamma. Visit ScamEconomy.com. Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

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