Mauricio Di Bartolomeo Co-Founder and CSO of Ledn drops by BCB to chat with Josh & Dan.

This Episode Covers…

Escaping hyperinflation
How democracies become dictatorships
How Bitcoin is a lifeboat during hyperinflation
Stablecoins
Ethereum Merge
Crypto Crash and it’s fallout
Risks of BTC financial services
Entrepreneurship

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Ledn (Go here for $10 USDC signing bonus)
Mauricio's Blog (Bitcoin Economic Calendar)
Alex Gladstein Article on El Salvador & Nayib Bukele ("The Village And The Strong Man")

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ABOUT MAURICIO:

Mauricio is a serial entrepreneur from Venezuela. He is the Co-Founder and CSO of Ledn. His perspective on financial matters is incredibly interesting because of his experience living through hyperinflation in his home country. Most commentators in the west have a very academic view of inflation, Mauricio and his family have encountered it first hand.

TWITTER: Follow Mauricio @cryptonomista, Follow Blue Collar Bitcoin Podcast @blue_collarbtc (https://twitter.com/blue_collarbtc)

EMAIL: Send us questions, comments, or feedback at bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

The 2025 Giller Prize finalists in conversation