YouTuber Paco de la and Paxful are collaborating on a Bitcoin-funded World Tour

by James · July 25, 2022

YouTuber Paco de la and Paxful are collaborating on a Bitcoin-funded World Tour

The YouTuber wants to travel through 40 countries in 400 days just using Bitcoin

By Shashank Bhardwaj

Photo: Paco de La India

YouTuber Paco de La India has attempted to travel around the world across 40 countries in 400 days using only Bitcoin to demonstrate the power of Bitcoin in everyday use. He calls this initiative #RunwithBitcoin, and is partnering with peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto platform Paxful on it.

Paxful tweeted, “We’re so excited to announce our partnership with @RunwithBitcoin. Follow along as he continues his travels around the world, using only Bitcoin. Along the way, you’ll hear stories from Bitcoin enthusiasts and beginners alike, all in an effort on bringing #Bitcoin to 100%.

To make his new initiative known to the world, a taxi campaign has also gone around India. The main idea behind these trips is to educate and create awareness about how Bitcoin can be used in our daily lives. Paco says: “All my hotel vouchers, bus tickets and flights have been paid for by Bitcoin.”

The official website of #RunwithBitcoin states Paco’s goal, “Mass awareness and show kindness to Humans of Bitcoin around the world through the vlogs that will be shared on my youtube channel. The world is a kind place.”

Paco has already completed 306 days of his 400-day journey around the world. He is currently in Botswana, the 16th country on his list. His next destination will be Nigeria, followed by Cameroon, Central Africa, South Sudan and Ethiopia. So far, he has visited India, the UAE, Thailand, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, among others. Although the Covid-19 pandemic affected his plans, Paco did not slow down in his quest. He is documenting his Bitcoin journeys in the form of a series of vlogs to share his experiences with the world, as well as highlight “human kindness throughout the journey.”

Paco’s Bitcoin-backed travels come from his ambition to travel the world and from The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous. The book fascinated him not only about Bitcoin, but also about financial freedom and the concept of time preference. He says, “We should really hold on to something that is not controlled by anyone.”

The author is the founder of yMedia. He ventured into crypto in 2013 and is an ETH maximalist. Twitter: @bhardwajshash