Bitcoin Latam Report
Hosted by Maciej Cepnik, a Canadian who moved to Mexico and is a Bitcoin entrepreneur, this show features English-language interviews with Bitcoin founders, builders, and operators across the entire Latin American region. From Mexico City to Buenos Aires, we dig into how Bitcoin is used for payments, remittances, mining, and regulation, along with the hard lessons, tactics, and opportunities shaping the LatAm ecosystem.
Bitcoin Latam Report
EP#3 Rudy Gallardo: Orange-Pilling Guatemala and Using AI to Advance Bitcoin Education
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In this third episode of the Bitcoin Latam Podcast, Maciej Cepnik sits down with Rudy Gallardo (@bullishguate), a Guatemala-based Bitcoin community builder and entrepreneur who's organizing monthly meetups in Guatemala City. We unpack how Universidad Francisco Marroquín shaped Rudy’s Austrian-econ, liberty-first worldview, why adoption in Guatemala looks different (a relatively stable quetzal and a largely cash-based economy), and what’s happening at Bitcoin Lake near Lake Atitlán.
Rudy also shares what it’s like to build in a country with no clear Bitcoin regulations and how he’s using AI vibe coding to ship Bitcoin education tools, such as inflation calculators.
00:00 Introduction to Rudy “BullishGuate” Gallardo
00:22 From “Bitcoin is a scam” to going Bitcoin-only
03:43 UFM, Austrian economics, and a liberty-first education
07:05 Bitcoin at UFM
09:41 Building Guatemala’s Bitcoin meetups
10:13 Guatemala’s stable quetzal and the real education challenge
18:27 The next step: a physical Bitcoin hub + coworking space
20:21 What a circular economy is + the story of Bitcoin Lake
31:06 Serving cash-based communities and the unbanked opportunity
36:42 Launching an OTC desk + navigating compliance without clear regulations
41:40 AI + vibe coding for Bitcoin education
54:22 What Rudy’s bullish on for 2026
Show Notes:
✅ Follow Rudy on X: @bullishguate
✅ Follow Rudy on Instagram: @bullishgt
✅ Tools mentioned for vibe coding: Replit + Lovable
✅ Instagram (Rudy): instagram.com/bullishgt/
✅ Inflación Guatemala: inflacionguatemala.com/
✅ Inflación México: inflacionmexico.com/en
✅ Bitcoin Lake hub: https://bitcoinconfederation.org/hub/bitcoin-lake-guatemala/