Circular Economies

Non-profit Motiv, led by co-founders Valentin Popescu, has created Bitcoin-powered circular economies across Peru, serving over 750 families weekly through education, local trade, and hubs in Lima, Cusco, and beyond—demonstrating lasting financial empowerment.

Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond revealed massive Bitcoin mining operation, teases B2B layer two protocol and his strategy to orange pill corporate America.

Trying to build a Bitcoin circular economy in Brazil and lobbying politicians led me to uncovering four archetypes of Bitcoiners: the coordinators, the market pragmatists, the monetary purists, and the Bitcoin minimalists. Here’s what I’ve learned.

This excerpt from Bitcoin Circular Economies shows how a circular economy powered by Bitcoin can spark social and economic renewal.

From violence and migration to hope and innovation, discover how El Zonte, El Salvador became the birthplace of the world’s first Bitcoin circular economy and a model for community transformation.

An extract from the newly released book "Bitcoin Circular Economies," the Costa Rica chapter discusses Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Uvita, Costa Rica, and Bitcoin as a spiritual path. Like all the stories in this book, it’s a story of hope built on the sovereign money of the future.

Eight merchants at the almost 100-year-old market, a hub for both tradition and innovation, now let customers pay with sats.

Bitcoin can alleviate many of the most common issues world travelers face, giving them more time to enjoy their journeys.

Inspired by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, a town in Guatemala is focused on cleaning its lake by diverting used cooking oil to bitcoin miners.

Lightning helped El Salvador adopt bitcoin one year ago, which in turn helped usage of the Bitcoin Layer 2 network balloon around the world.