“I have bitcoin and I wanna spend it. That one minute feels like a lot of time when you’re standing in a queue.”
Prashanth moved to Europe with Bitcoin. No euros, no local bank account. What happened next is something every Bitcoiner who has tried to spend their sats in the real world will recognize immediately.
In this full interview, Prashanth, founder of Bringin (the app that lets you spend Bitcoin anywhere) talks about moving countries with Bitcoin, the demonetization of the Indian rupee, why Bitcoin is branded as “get rich quick” instead of a payment solution, and what it actually feels like to be an immigrant who also does weird Bitcoin things at the checkout.
We also talk about Japan, bank fees, 13,000 orchids, and saving in Bitcoin for a Toto toilet.
🏆~ $50 worth of Bitcoin hidden in this episode (71,000 sats) 🥳
🔎 There’s a hidden 12-word seed phrase in this episode. Find all 12 words + the passphrase and sweep the wallet before anyone else and the sats are yours.
Here’s what to do:
- Watch the video and look out for the clues. The answer to each clue is a seed word. There are 12 clues in this video.
- Follow Ask a Bitcoiner 21 Questions and Bringin on socials for passphrase clues.
- Once you have all 12 seed words and the passphrase, sweep the wallet.
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This video is for fun and educational purposes only and is neither financial nor technical advice. If you’re new here and joining the treasure hunt, remember: never share your seed phrase with anyone, ever. Do not reuse the same Bitcoin address.
Intro music was selected from Riverside’s license-free library and used in accordance with Riverside’s attribution requirements.
Video Chapters:
00:00 He couldn’t spend his Bitcoin and his girlfriend had enough
00:29 Meet Prashanth, founder of Bringin
01:08 Moving to Europe with only Bitcoin
02:38 How an engineer fell down the Bitcoin rabbit hole
03:50 Why Bitcoin adoption isn’t where we thought it would be
04:41 Bitcoin is branded as “get rich quick,”not a payment solution
05:57 Self-sovereignty, spending, and the missing incentive
08:16 When India demonetized overnight
11:07 The problem Bringin was built to solve
13:14 Trying to orange pill a cashier with a six-year-old pulling on your sleeve
14:56 Standing in the queue, sweating, while his girlfriend judges
16:35 On being an immigrant who also does weird Bitcoin things
18:28 Who actually benefits from spending Bitcoin?
19:52 Managing fiat costs and Bitcoin savings at the same time
20:51 Bringin’s suite of tools, something for everyone
22:47 Japan, fees, and 13,000 orchids
25:06 One global currency, one flat fee, zero forex
26:40 Bitcoin to cash in India and Mexico, same debit card
27:18 Saving in Bitcoin for a Toto toilet
29:54 Why Bitcoin feels like free money
31:09 What I wasn’t expecting to share
