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In episode #106 of The Bitcoin Way Podcast, Mayer Mizrachi, mayor of Panama City, joins to discuss his journey from tech entrepreneurship, why he spent six months in a Colombian prison, and how he is helping to make Panama the destination for freedom-loving Bitcoiners.
You can follow Mayer on X at https://x.com/Mayer or on Instagram at https://x.com/Mayer.
00:00 - Recap
01:09 - Guest Introduction
01:37 - Introduction & Welcoming Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi
02:14 - How Mayer Won the Mayoral Election with a Startup Mindset
05:37 - Mayer’s Tech Background & Building Encrypted Messaging Apps
07:54 - Government Contracts, Legal Battles & Being Pulled into Politics
16:54 - Arrested in Colombia & Six Months in Prison
19:08 - Why Mayer Decided to Run for Mayor of Panama City
21:47 - Cutting Government Waste, Bureaucracy & Political Privileges
27:56 - Power, Ego & The Reality of Politics
31:01 - Discovering Bitcoin After His Bank Accounts Were Frozen
36:58 - Vision for Panama as a Global Tech & Bitcoin Hub
42:52 - Panama vs El Salvador: Different Bitcoin Strategies
50:42 - Why Bitcoiners Are Moving to Panama
55:18 - Leadership, Decision Making & Mayer’s Unpopular Opinion
58:18 - Final Thoughts & Where to Follow Mayer
58:57 - Outro
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