SLP385 Nicolas Burtey - Central African Republic & Bitcoin Legal Tender

<p>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.</p> <p>We chat:</p> <ul> <li>The situation in the country today</li> <li>Hurdles to adoption</li> <li>Internet, Electricity and Smartphone penetration</li> <li>What makes sense for bitcoin adoption in CAR?</li> <li>Comparison with El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law</li> <li>Galoy Money</li> <li>El Salvador hosting central bankers and finance ministers</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nicolasburtey" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nicolasburtey</a></li> <li>Site: <a href="http://galoy.io/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">galoy.io</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Prior episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/346/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP346 Nicolas Burtey – Synthetic USD &amp; Bitcoin Banking</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/279/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SLP279 Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey – Bitcoin Beach: Citadel By The Sea in El Zonte, El Salvador</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Swan Bitcoin</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Hodl Hodl Lend</u></a></li> <li><a href="http://braiins.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Braiins.com</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://voltage.cloud/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Voltage</u></a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>Unchained Capital</u></a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>CoinKite.com</u></a>(code LIVERA