Paco de la India joins the Bitcoin Infinity Show to talk about his Run with Bitcoin journey across 40 countries, the reality of Bitcoin adoption in the global South, and what he learned about freedom, circular economies, and money along the way. Knut and Paco dig into the BIP-110 spam debate, India's 2016 demonetization, why running different node software is not censorship, and how Bitcoin acts as the immune system of a free society. They also cover geopolitics, hyper-bitcoinization, self-custody, paper Bitcoin treasury companies, and Paco's upcoming book Proof of Work which is crowdfunded on Geyser Fund.

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00:00 Introduction to Paco's Journey
02:37 The Book Writing Process
05:13 Current Projects and Future Plans
10:02 Cultural Reflections
14:45 India vs. the rest of the world
24:18 The Spam Wars
40:01 The Evolution of the Bitcoin Ecosystem
43:51 Questioning Ideas and Dogma
46:56 Respectful Discourse
50:42 The Intersection of Digital, Physical, and Spiritual Realms
56:51 Money as a bridge
01:01:23 Economic Realities