SLP279 Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey - Bitcoin Beach: Citadel By The Sea in El Zonte, El Salvador

<p>Michael Peterson and Nicolas Burtey join me to talk about their project showing how a whole town could go bitcoin and lightning native. Listen to this interview talking about how thousands of people are going lightning native to benefit from international remittance and creating bitcoin tourism.</p> <ul> <li>Stages of development</li> <li>Building a Citadel by the sea</li> <li>Lightning practicalities</li> <li>Teaching Bitcoin</li> <li>Rebuilding the Bitcoin for payments narrative</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Site: <a href="https://www.bitcoinbeach.com/">BitcoinBeach.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Bitcoinbeach">@Bitcoinbeach</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nicolasburtey">@nicolasburtey</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Relevant episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/269/">SLP269 Jack Mallers - Bitcoin Wins Because It Is Open</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/private" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Compass Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Show notes and website</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Follow me on Twitter @stephanlivera</a></li> <li><a