Kal Kassa doesn't play.
Hailing from Ethiopia and a part-time resident of Texas, he's quick witted and on a mission to educate the Ethiopian people about Bitcoin.
When he's not updating Bitcoin Birr (https://github.com/BitcoinBirr) — the open-source Bitcoin education platform he created — he's supporting Bitcoin-related tech start ups in Ethiopia or speaking about Bitcoin at an event.
Steadfast and resolute, Kal is doing his part to help bring Bitcoin to his country of origin.
Follow Kal on social media:
X (Twitter): @kalkassa
Instagram: @kalkassa
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalkassa/
Read Kal's work:
Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/kal-kassa
Medium: https://kalkassa.medium.com/
Watch Kal speak:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCacA5gS5FzbiXWFC-lmw_Dg
Timestamps
0:00 Cold open
0:16 Intro music
0:31 Note from Frank
1:24 Introduction
3:46 Banking and inflation issues in Ethiopia
5:25 Is Bitcoin near an all-time high in Ethiopian Birr?
6:59 The leverage of Kal’s dual citizenship
8:35 The risk of holding and using Bitcoin in Ethiopia
12:17 The Ethiopian government’s stance on Bitcoin
13:46 Ethopia’s government and its young population
14:48 Mobile phone adoption in Ethiopia
17:00 Would Haile Selassie have been a Bitcoiner?
20:26 Low time preference
21:22 The marathon mentality
22:46 Hoping bitcoin doesn’t go up in price
24:49 How can Ethiopia become an ascending country?
27:40 Are there drawbacks to a bitcoin standard?
28:58 Which African Bitcoin projects have Kal most excited
32:51 Ethiopia’s tech culture
34:01 The population of Ethiopia
34:24 Where to find Kal online
34:23 The African Bitcoin Conference
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