Bitcoin runs the world: Traveling to 40 countries in 400 days with BTC
A runner and Bitcoin hodler from India is on a mission to travel to 40 countries in 400 days using Bitcoin only. A fast-moving Bitcoiner has run through 7 of 40 countries on his Bitcoin-powered marathon around the world.Paco the Runner, also known as Paco de la India, set off on Sept. 17, 2021, paying for his entire running trip thanks to all the Bitcoiners around the world. He’s showing that “Bitcoin gives everyone freedom in the way they desire it.”Buying an icicle for Sats early on his journey. Source: TwitterPaco went from “living a lie on the fiat standard,” to traveling the world....
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The Bitcoiner had visited eight different countries out of his goal of forty and was in Africa at the time of Cointelegraph’s interview. A YouTuber started traveling the world to see whether he could survive solely on Bitcoin as a means of payment.In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s ‘Crypto Stories’ series, Paco from India explained how he started his journey from the city of Bengaluru and learned from the example of travel pioneers who came before him, including Nellie Bly, who circumnavigated the globe in the late 19th century in less than 73 days. Paco worked a variety of jobs....
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Under the handle "Paco De La India", the YouTuber said he planned to visit 40 countries, often using Bitcoin transactions to pay for everything he needed. A YouTuber started a journey in September to see whether he could survive solely on Bitcoin as a means of payment while traveling to 40 different countries.Speaking to Cointelegraph on Monday, YouTuber Paco De La India — or “Paco from India” — said though the spread of omicron had somewhat altered his original travel plans, he was still surprised at how many people had accepted Bitcoin (BTC) in countries where crypto was in a legal or....
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