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Did the IMF loan kill bitcoin in El Salvador?
Check out the full interview with
@jdennehy_writes
He is happy to go on record to discuss a number of challenges relating to the IMF loan.
He has spent much of his life trying to fend off the IMF while he built My First Bitcoin, a hugely popular bitcoin education platform, in El Salvador, his new home.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro: "Not Anti-El Salvador!"—Kicking Off in Sovereignty Studios
01:43 - Who’s John? My First Bitcoin Founder and IMF Foe Since 19
03:10 - Why Hate the IMF? September 11th Sparks a Teen’s Activist Fire
05:46 - 9/11 to IMF: Linking Disempowerment to Hidden Global Control
10:00 - Bitcoin: Flipping the Script on IMF Power with Sovereignty
11:30 - Why El Salvador? Bitcoin’s Legal Tender Leap in 2021 Calls John
13:55 - Family Ties: John’s Salvadoran Roots and Bitcoin Boom Dreams
15:18 - IMF Strikes Back: $1.4B Deal Bends Bukele, Tweaks Bitcoin Law
18:10 - Self-Censorship: Bitcoiners Mute as John Speaks Out
22:00 - Law Tweaks: Tiny Shift, Huge IMF Strings Until 2029
28:10 - Bukele: Genius or Hypocrite? IMF’s Game Can’t Be Beat, Says John
33:40 - Bitcoin’s Fault? Slow Adoption—3 of 27 Shops Take Sats
40:20 - Lightning Round: Pizza, Education, and “One Day” Memes
42:09 - Local Vibes: Mixed Feelings—Pivot or Just a Bump?
46:56 - Global Lessons: Politicians Grift, Real Change is Grassroots
48:38 - Funding Fears: Will Bitcoin Be Co-opted Like Journalism?
55:34 - Wrap-Up: “** the IMF!”—Save in Bitcoin, Back My First Bitcoin**
I recommend listening to John and Mike Peterson's interviews (links below) to get a sense of what is going on in ES.
Then watch the final YT vid 😉