Growing a Bitcoin Circular Economy with Fernando Motolese (Bitcoin Beach Brazil & Bitcoinize POS) (SLP530)

<p>There are various Bitcoin ‘circular economies’ but we talk with Fernando Motolese about how he started Bitcoin Beach Brazil, as well as his efforts in creating a new merchant POS terminal device, Bitcoinize. We discuss:</p> <ul> <li>How Bitcoin Beach Brazil started</li> <li>Onboarding merchants</li> <li>Bolt card</li> <li>Tech stack</li> <li>Tourists and Locals experience</li> <li>Bitcoinize device</li> <li>HODL vs Spend</li> <li>Fundraising</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Fernando Motolese X: <a href="https://twitter.com/MotoleseOficial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@MotoleseOficial</a> </li> <li>Bitcoinize site: <a href="https://bitcoinize.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">bitcoinize.com</a></li> <li>Bitcoinize POS on X: <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinizePoS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@BitcoinizePOS</a> </li> <li>Bitcoin Beach BR fundraiser: <a href="https://donate.praiabitcoin.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://donate.praiabitcoin.org/</a></li> <li>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinBeachBR" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">@BitcoinBeachBR</a><a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinBeachBR" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> </a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swan.com/livera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Swan.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://mempool.space/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Mempool.space</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Follow me on X<a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> @stephanlivera</a></li> <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Subsc