012 Bitcoin Beach Exposed: Mike Peterson’s High Stakes Bitcoin Bet!

Bitcoin Beach EXPOSED: The Untold Story of Bitcoin’s Ground Zero

What really happened behind the world’s first Bitcoin circular economy? In this powerful and deeply personal interview, Mike Peterson, the man behind Bitcoin Beach, opens up about risk, rebellion, burnout, belief and more. If you think you know the story, think again.

Mike shares hard lessons from failures, FUD, and frontline experiments, plus what he believes Bitcoiners still don’t understand about El Salvador.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Teaser and Disclaimer
01:03 Meet Mike Peterson
05:32 What makes someone a true Bitcoiner
06:10 Childhood, school, and ADHD
07:48 What he prefers
08:54 Why Bitcoiners argue so much
09:44 Meet his wife
10:22 Building a wave park in El Salvador
11:08 The unlikely origin of Bitcoin Beach
12:01 Biggest regret
13:20 Bitcoin’s biggest threat
15:03 He fears
16:02 Why he still shows up
17:03 Discovering Bitcoin early but waiting to buy
19:50 Most surprising guest story
21:04 What most Bitcoiners have in common
21:57 The gift of podcasting
22:45 What Bitcoiners don’t understand
24:04 Why the Bitcoin revolution needs more time
25:03 El Salvador’s state of emergency explained
26:30 What Bitcoin Beach really is
31:32 How we manage expectations and stay grounded
33:48 What legacy he hopes Bitcoin Beach leaves behind

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