Bitcoin Is Hope: Stories of Freedom and Global Adoption w/ Mike Peterson & CK Snarks

Mike Peterson – Founder of Bitcoin Beach
Christian Keroles – Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation

In this video, Jeremy Almond sits down with Mike Peterson and Christian Keroles (CK Snarks) to uncover Bitcoin’s true impact beyond headlines and speculation.

Mike shares how Bitcoin Beach started by paying local kids to clean rivers - and ended up inspiring El Salvador to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. CK reveals how the Human Rights Foundation uses Bitcoin to support activists in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Congo - when banks fail, Bitcoin works.

Together, they explore how Bitcoin is becoming a global force for financial inclusion, resistance to tyranny, and economic transformation - while challenging the Paystand team to lean into the mission.

 Timestamps:
00:00 Coming Up…
01:00 Meet Mike Peterson & Christian Keroles
02:00 How Bitcoin Beach sparked a national movement
05:00 Bitcoin in authoritarian regimes: frontline stories
10:00 Why traditional finance excludes billions
13:00 Bitcoin teaches saving, purpose, and hope
17:00 Nation-states, banks, and paradigm shifts
22:00 Why “no one is bullish enough on Bitcoin”
26:00 A call to action for the Paystand team

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CK Snarks – Twitter | Nostr

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Jeremy Almond – Twitter
Megan Guy – Twitter

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