The Bitcoin Bubble: What We Get Wrong About Real Adoption

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What does real Bitcoin adoption look like, and are Bitcoiners themselves getting in the way? ▶️ Watch Next: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rSXlqAVLBy3OySlaYYnGW?si=HU9E2r_cSR6zcvQrRgeC6Q What You’ll Learn: • What traveling across Africa revealed about real-world Bitcoin adoption • Why different people and communities need Bitcoin for very different reasons • How businesses can use Bitcoin beyond payments—from savings to loyalty and employee incentives • Why dogma, jargon and ideology could be holding back Bitcoin’s path to mass adoption 📩 Get Monthly Bitcoin Insights for Professionals: ⁠ https://the-bitcoin-observer.beehiiv.com/subscribe⁠ Connect with us on: LinkedIn:⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/onramp-mena/⁠ X:⁠ https://x.com/OnrampMENA⁠ About Santosh Vadivelu: Santosh Vadivelu, founder of Student of Bitcoin, is focused on making Bitcoin more accessible, cultural, and relevant to everyday people beyond the tech crowd. He's written two illustrated books: one introducing Bitcoin to beginners, and Cairo to Cape Town, which captures 400 days across ten countries exploring Bitcoin adoption in Africa. He organized India's first Bitcoin accelera