Mauricio (Ledn): Experiencing Communism, Venezuelan Hyperinflation, & Founding Ledn - Bitcoin with Jake #80

"... We will run our race and people will wake up to these things later on, eventually." - Mauricio Di Bartolomeo BWJ 080: I sat down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo from Venezuela. He has a background as an entrepreneur & co-founded Savings and Credit products built for Bitcoin with Ledn. In this episode you will learn about: 2:10 Finding the Bitcoin solution 8:17 President Chavez changed Venezuela 17:36 Government intervention 28:58 Origin of Ledn 33:29 Why Ledn exists 39:38 Management of risk 44:33 Learnings as an entrepreneur This episode was sponsored by: Bitcoin's social layer - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Pill App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -> Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Australian BTC only exchange - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hardblock⁠⁠⁠⁠ -> Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Relevant links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cryptonomista on Twitter ⁠@hodlwithledn on Twitter ⁠Website: ⁠⁠ledn.io Please support this free show: Donate to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crowd-fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Geyser How else can you help? Rate Subscribe Share Get in touch: Personal Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jakeeswoodhouse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bitcoinwithjake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to support the show! Best, Jake