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Palash is an Indian Bitcoiner sharing his thoughts on how to bring Bitcoin adoption to the world’s largest democracy. We talk about the sudden demonetisation of certain cash notes by the Indian government, the new unified payment interface and Indian CBDC. Palash also discusses how households approach savings, purchasing and gifting gold, and the social roles of money.
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Demonetisation of 500 Rupee notes - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/08/india-withdraws-500-1000-rupee-notes-fight-corruption
Open Dime - https://opendime.com/
UPI: Unified Payment Interface - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface
Two Dogs Taproom Bar, Tokyo (Accepts Bitcoin) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/rAw8VPSPRG9MvA8P7
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