What's Happening With Bitcoin In India? - Santosh V - #608

Were you under the impression Bitcoin was being suppressed in India? $ BTC 80,725 Block Height 948,748 This episode of the Once Bitten Podcast features Santosh V, Founder of Indias first Bitcoin accelerator programme and co-founder of Travel With Bitcoin. Santosh discusses his profound journey into Bitcoin including stories of setting up a Bitcoin-only juice shop in Uganda, launching an accelerator program for Bitcoin entrepreneurs in India, and plans for an upcoming Bitcoin conference in Mumbai. Key Topics: Santosh's personal Bitcoin journey and early evangelism Travel With Bitcoin's sabbatical in Africa and encountering Bitcoin adoption Establishing "Juicy B," a Bitcoin-only juice shop in Uganda The legal status and entrepreneurial landscape of Bitcoin in India The India Bitcoin Accelerator program and its innovative projects Vision for Bitcoin innovation in India and the Global South Plans for the "Bitcoin Mela" conference in Mumbai Challenges and considerations for Bitcoin startups and VC funding Importance of grassroots community building and engaging non-Bitcoiners Connect with Santosh: Club Orange - https://app.cluborange.org/student-of-bitcoin X - @studentofbtc NOSTR - npub1f7ptem2ztp9x4n7w62n90ddv40z0jrt4490d8lug3uasfwyjsccqkknerm Website - https://studentofbitcoin.com/ Find the Juice shop and send some sats! X - @Juicyb_shop - LN Address - juicyb@blink.sv Check out my book ‘Choose Life’ - https://bitcoinbook.shop/search?q=prince Pleb Service Announcements: Join 20 thousand Bitcoiners on @cluborange https://signup.cluborange.org/co/princey CONFERENCES: BITCOIN IRELAND - 22ND -25TH MAY 2026 - DUBLIN https://bitcoinireland.eu/ Use code BITTEN for - 10% BTC PRAGUE - 11th - 13th June 2026 http://btcprg.me/BITTEN - Use code BITTEN for - 10% BTC HEL - 25th - 26th September 2026. - Helsinki https://btchel.com/ Use code BITTEN for - 10% My First Bitcoin. https://myfirstbitcoin.org/ Shills and Mench’s: BITBOX - SELF CUSTODY YOUR BITCOIN - www.bitbox.swiss/bitten Use Code BITTEN THE MEETUP BREAKDWON - BITCOIN EVENTS UK - https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/ SWAN BITCOIN - www.swan.com/bitten PLEBEIAN MARKET - BUY AND SELL STUFF FOR SATS; https://plebeian.market/ @PlebeianMarket ZAPRITE - https://zaprite.com/bitten - Invoicing and accounting for Bitcoiners - Save $40 SATSBACK - Shop online and earn back sats! https://satsback.com/register/5AxjyPRZV8PNJGlM ALL FURTHER LINKS HERE - FOR DISCOUNTS AND OFFERS - https://vida.page/princey - https://linktr.ee/princey21m