Swiss bitcoiners publish book with Mexican billionaire Ricardo B. Salinas
The Mexican billionaire and entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas leads readers with his book “The Bitcoin Enlightenment” through the history of money – from his rise to his undesirable developments to the opaque forces that drive our current financial system.
Together with two emerging Swiss Bitcoin pioneers, the founder of the Grupo Salinas explains the true functionality of the Fiat currencies-a system that is based on opaque, deception and incessant inflation. The book is intended to invite readers to rethink their financial future by offering a unique perspective on the close interrelation between central banks, state financing and inflation.
Birth hour in the Covid crisis
At the height of the Covid 19 pandemic, the book started-at a time that impressively showed how quickly freedoms can be restricted. In the winter of 2022, two young Swiss Bitcoin enthusiasts, Pascal Hügli and Daniel Junge, asked the billionaire Ricardo B. Salinas for an interview during their trip through Latin America. To the surprise of his team, he personally invited her to the headquarters of Grupo Salinas in Mexico City.
What developed during the 45-minute interview was an open conversation about the dilapidated state of the global financial system. The urgency of this conversation-which also became a viral YouTube hit-awakened great public interest in Ricardo's views of Fiat money, central banks and the liberating power of hard money such as gold, silver and bitcoin.
Encouraged by this response, Hügli and boys propose to transform the conversation into a book. “The Bitcoin Enlightenment” was created three years and over 200 pages later – a work that is supposed to express vision, foresight and Ricardo's deep passion for the history and future of money.
Enlightenment for curious
Bitcoin is one of the most important innovations of our time. With the introduction of Bitcoin Spot ETFs, the digital currency has established itself as a recognized investment instrument worldwide worldwide. Even the United States, which Bitcoin were skeptical about for many years, have now declared digital gold as a strategically important financial system.
With his reputation as a visionary entrepreneur and the more than six million followers on social media, Ricardo B. Salinas is an interesting personality to explain the meaning of Bitcoin. He combines history with current economic challenges and explains why Bitcoin is of great importance for individuals, companies and nations.
“(Ricardos) history as well as his personality and message inspires me deeply. His career is a remarkable success story that is characterized by clarity, courage and conviction. In the 1980s, his company was faced with a serious crisis, burdened by considerable dollar debt that forced him to master a complex restructuring process. Appreciated for hard money and his critical attitude towards Fiat currencies. “ – Michael Saylor, Managing Director of Strategy (formerly Microstrategy)
