Excerpt
I explain how Bitcoin can be a powerful tool to empower the disempowered. Join me on my journey of finding my Ikigai in Bitcoin and its advocacy, especially in regards to supporting human rights.
Transcript
Discovering Bitcoin’s Deeper Purpose
It was from the beginning when I re-entered the Bitcoin space in 2017 with the finding that it really is a tool to empower all people, especially those who are disempowered. So from then on, I always had this focus on human rights.
From my learnings from Andreas M. Antonopoulos, I realized that it’s really much more important to educate people in the Global South about Bitcoin than here in Europe. Because in Austria, where I lived, I was experiencing always this, “Yeah, so why do I need it? You know, I mean, I have a bank account. My currency works decently enough,” you know? I mean, not talking about inflation.
So, I felt the idea that Bitcoin is just a tool for speculation and investment rather boring. And I realized that, I mean, I didn’t realize that the world is not fair through Bitcoin; I realized that much earlier on. And I thought I could contribute a good part to better that, yeah, to change it. I mean, we all strive to change the world to make it a little bit better.
I found also my Ikigai in Bitcoin. I was always looking for what is really the topic that I want to — my mission, in a way, in life — to do something good for the world also and not only consume, you know.
