Bitcoin is NOT Digital Gold

At BTC Balkans 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria, I spoke with 4 Bitcoin builders on what actually drives adoption.

In this episode, we explore a foundational Bitcoin question:
Can Bitcoin really be a store of value if it isn’t used as a medium of exchange?

Across these short conversations, you'll hear insights from working on Bitcoin payments, to living on a Bitcoin standard and navigating the broken world of fiat finance. We dig into why grassroots adoption matters, how language shapes understanding, and why freedom in Bitcoin comes from use, not abstraction.

Topics include:
• Medium of exchange vs store of value
• Bitcoin vs fiat payment systems
• Adoption, optimism, and real-world use
• Why freedom isn’t stored — it flows

Timestamps:

Intro to the Conference [00:00]
Musqet CEO David Parkinson [0:29]
Taylan on Turkey Adoption and Gen Z [9:06]
Tony on Slovenia Bitcoin Adoption
Ben de Waal on Living on a Bitcoin Standard [20:03]

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