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Coinmonks

From zero to a million: the first six months of MyFirstBitcoin and beyond

On September 24th MiPrimerBitcoin had its first class in El Salvador. We brought fold-up chairs into a yoga studio, borrowing the space…

6 min readApr 6, 2022

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From zero to a million: the first six months of MyFirstBitcoin and beyond

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John Dennehy

Nine years a Bitcoin hodler

Time can seem to behave differently with Bitcoin. Since I wrote Eight years a Bitcoin Holder, it seems a decade has passed.

4 min readApr 6, 2022

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Nine years a Bitcoin hodler

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Building a Bitcoin Nation

El Salvador is the front line of the next war

4 min readOct 22, 2021

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Building a Bitcoin Nation

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John Dennehy

Bitcoin becomes rallying cry for Salvadoran protests against authoritarianism

The cryptocurrency’s promise of subverting state power is being challenged in first nation to adopt it as legal tender

5 min readOct 18, 2021

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Bitcoin becomes rallying cry for Salvadoran protests against authoritarianism

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John Dennehy
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Coinmonks

The first weeks of a Bitcoin Nation

I’ve been in El Salvador for a month, and already so much has changed

2 min readSep 30, 2021

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The first weeks of a Bitcoin Nation

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Glitches, protests as Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

Bitcoin is now officially legal tender in El Salvador, but the country’s landmark adoption of the world’s largest cryptocurrency got off to…

6 min readSep 10, 2021

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Glitches, protests as Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador

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John Dennehy
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Geek Culture

El Salvador Speeds into the Unknown

First impressions at the dawn of a Bitcoin Nation

4 min readAug 30, 2021

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El Salvador Speeds into the Unknown

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John Dennehy
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Coinmonks

All eyes on El Salvador

Why I’m moving there to start a non-profit and help Bitcoin succeed

4 min readJul 12, 2021

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All eyes on El Salvador

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How I Lost Money Trying To Spread Crypto Education To The Global South

Lessons from a hack and reasons to continue

3 min readMay 17, 2021

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How I Lost Money Trying To Spread Crypto Education To The Global South

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John Dennehy

Pandemic Privilege

Usually privilege hides in plain sight, sometimes it’s obvious though

1 min readMay 14, 2021

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Pandemic Privilege

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John Dennehy

John Dennehy

Writing about social movements, international politics and cryptocurrency — often from South America or Asia. Author of Illegal https://amzn.to/38NQveX

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