A Circular Economy And The Four Archetypes Of Bitcoiners

Fernando Motolese

A few years ago, I made an unlikely bet: to build a Bitcoin circular economy in the heart of a fishing village in Brazil’s Northeast. No venture capitalists, no “crypto,” no empty promises. Only nodes, satoshis, in‑person education and plenty of sidewalk conversations.  That is how Praia Bitcoin Jericoacoara was born: a radical experiment in … Read more

An Excerpt From Bitcoin Circular Economies: The Impact

Gabriel Kurman

It is difficult to quantify the multiple dimensions in which the community has been hit since the beginning of the project, just as it is also difficult to anticipate the various ways in which Bitcoin is changing the life of its users all over the world. However, there is one thing that Mike particularly emphasizes: … Read more

Inside Costa Rica’s Growing Bitcoin Circular Economy

Gabriel Kurman

The embryo of each Bitcoin Circular Economy is unique. The purposes of Bitcoin Circular Economies are diverse and, as they grow, the projects develop their own identity: education, P2P, payments, wallets etc. The quests of their protagonists often shape the origin of each, with characteristics and needs that define them. The founders, who decide to … Read more

An Excerpt From Bitcoin Circular Economies: Prologue

Alvaro D. Maria

We are experiencing through the change of an era, in which the old man is still dying and the new is still born. We live until the end of the industrial era, when prosperity came mainly from the factories and cities that nourished them with the workers. States played an essential role there, providing access … Read more