Bitcoin World #5 - Chile: Political Protests, Bitcoin & Climate Change with Guillermo Torrealba

Location: Santiago, Chile
Date: Tuesday, 4th February
Project: Buda
Role: Co-founder

Chile was one of South America’s richest and most politically stable countries, but recent political unrest has led to daily violent protests.

These protests are considered the worst in Chile’s history and were sparked by a rise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare. This was seen as another attack on the working class and highlighted the inequalities prevalent in the system.

Since the protests began on October 7th there have been a reported 29 deaths, 2,500 injuries and over 2,800 arrests.

In this interview, I talk to Guillermo Torrealba the Co-founder and CEO of Buda, a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange that operates in Chile, Argentina, Colombia & Peru. We discuss the ongoing political crisis in Chile, Bitcoin and climate change.

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Connect with Guillermo:
- On Twitter
- On Medium
- On Crunchbase
- On LinkedIn

Connect with Buda
- The Website
- On Twitter

Mentioned in the interview:
- Augusto Pinochet
- Chile's political crisis is another brutal legacy of long-dead dictator Pinochet
- 2019–20 Chilean protests
- What You Need to Know About the Unrest in Chile
- Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
- Chile's Pinera proposes reform of pension system that has fueled protests
- Protests in Chile are about wealth as much as inequality
- Chile protests: Is inequality becoming worse?
- What Is Lightning Network And How It Works
- Lightning Network
- Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index
- Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD194: Bitcoin Around the World - Venezuela: Bitcoin Won’t Fix Venezuela with Javier Bastardo
- WBD193: Bitcoin Around the World - Colombia: Bitcoin, Regulation and Ties to Venezuela with Mauricio Tovar Gutierrez & Alejandro Beltran Torrado
- WBD179: Bitcoin Youth Programme in El Salvador with Michael Peterson
- WBD108: A Bitcoin Reality Check in Venezuela with Jill Carlson, Alejandro Machado & Jamaal Montasser
- WBD071: Update on the Venezuelan Political Crisis
- WBD019: How Venezuelans are Using Bitcoin to Counter the Effects of Hyperinflation with Alejandro Machado

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