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Join us as Manvir chats about her trip to the Bitcoin Miami conference. She recounts snagging a whale pass for a steal, finding a hotel room out of the blue, and the surprising connections she made along the way. Led by her faith, It's a journey packed with unexpected turns and cool discoveries.

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Hey, everybody.

Today you're listening to part two of my conversation with Manvir...

Can you talk a little bit about your experience in Miami since you

were, you felt guided to go there?

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's so funny.

I was like, okay, God, I need a hotel room.

I'm on a budget.

The tickets are really expensive.

I think, you know, the person like, I'm like, okay, I think like,

so you know how there's like the tickets, it's like general admission.

And then there's what is that called?

Then there was like, there's an like...

There's an industry pass.

And then there's a whale pass.

And then there's the whale pass, right?

I was like, well, God, you know, I'm like, I'm feeling the whale pass.

But it's 11,000 dollars.

And I'm like, you know, I trust You.

And, I think You need to make this happen really easily.

Right.

And so I'm sitting there and I've never gone to the Bitcoin, Miami conference.

I don't know anybody who's attending.

Right.

And, uh, so I got online one day, and I was like, okay, God, if You're guiding

me, like, you know, what should I do?

And I got on Craigslist from Miami.

I'm like, maybe somebody is selling their passes really cheap.

And there was somebody who was selling a whale ticket, for such

a low, low, low amount that I was like, this has to be a scam.

There's no way, but I was, but I'm like, okay, but I will reach out.

I got connected to this guy and I don't, for whatever, like he left

me, like, he was like, okay, I can transfer the ticket to this thing.

And then you just put the money in there.

Right.

And I was like, okay, I don't even know how this, technology works

of where you transfer a ticket.

And is this ticket thing a scam and like, right?

And so I was like, here's my number.

Just call me.

Can we talk for a second?

And the guy left, you know, he left me a message and he was like, listen,

I've got so many offers who have people who want to, you know, buy my ticket

for way more than I had listed it for.

And I'm, and he said that, you know, he's in a wheelchair.

So like, you know, he's not looking to get scammed.

And I was like, okay, let me call him.

Right.

I was like, the dude is saying he's in a wheelchair.

He wants to sell this ticket.

It's like way below any price you could ever imagine.

And so I call him up and I was on the phone for like an hour.

I'm like, hey, listen, I got this vision.

I think I'm supposed to go to Miami.

I think I need a whale pass and all the things.

He was like, okay, I will sell it to you.

And I was like, yeah...

And he had been to Miami several times and to the Bitcoin conference,

and I was like, I don't even know about getting a hotel room.

And he was like, you know, basically had, like, he had, like, millions of, like,

you know, mileage points or whatever.

He's like, okay, I'll get you the hotel room.

You know, you can just pay me cash.

And the hotel room was like a fraction of the price and, like, really close.

And but like, he was like, just pay me everything when you see me.

And so I'm like, okay, God, I'm just flying blindly to Miami.

To meet somebody I don't know, who might be, who's in a

wheelchair, who's, who's like...

okay, hopefully I have a hotel room when I get there and a ticket,

but like, I'm just going to follow and, um, yeah, and it worked out.

So I got to, uh, Miami, to the conference, and so blessed to be able to go to the

Thank God for Bitcoin conference because.

You know, Bitcoin really is a technology that is revolutionizing...

well, it is changing everything that we thought about money and what's possible.

And it's bringing integrity to the financial system and transparency.

It was such a blessing to go to the Thank God for Bitcoin conference.

Uh, people that have faith, and who, who really want to see, want to see a

financial system that has transparency, that has trust, that is just good

for humanity and for our planet.

You know, obviously I had an opportunity to meet you there, Tali.

And I got to, got to meet some other extraordinary people there.

And so while I was there, you know, there was this gentleman who was

like this big VC and so forth.

Right.

And he also happened to be in a wheelchair.

Right.

And okay, what are the chances of meeting, like, another person in a wheelchair?

I was like, you know, and so I was like, maybe he's the

person I'm supposed to talk to.

So I had a meeting set up with him, like, basically the last day

of the actual Bitcoin conference.

And I was like, this is in the bag.

Like, you know, of course, like, boom, boom, this person, that person.

Yeah.

Okay, God.

Like, doing the thing.

Going to talk to this guy, meet with him, and it'll like, all just like come

together in a pretty bow and I'm good.

So I sit down on that Saturday.

It's the last day of the event.

And I, and I meet with him, and I'd, like, kind of try and put my idea together.

And he's just like, he looks at me and he's like, yeah, that's really beautiful.

And like, yeah, I don't know how to help you.

I'm not, I'm not your person.

I was just like devastated.

I'm like, what, how can this be?

Right?

I'm like, okay, I'm not going to go into a bathroom and cry at

this moment, but I'm just gonna...

but I might go into a bathroom and cry at the Bitcoin conference, like...

Okay, I came all the way out here, you know, I'm trusting, like, okay, fine.

Pulled myself together, walked over to another table, and there was this

guy, there was these two guys that I'd met before, but one in particular

that I'd met a couple days prior.

And I walked up to him and I was just like, dude, I had a, I had

a meeting, it totally sucked.

And he was like, oh, what was it about?

And meanwhile, he's like this American guy, but from El Salvador, originally,

I think his family was from El Salvador.

And so I was like, okay, you won't believe this.

I had this vision.

I think I'm supposed to go to Bitcoin conference.

Like, all these things came together.

I go, I'm having these visions about these prisoners and I go, basically nobody...

I go, from what I've discovered so far, also, is that nobody's

even allowed in the prisons.

Right.

And I thought I could even connect to Max and Stacy.

Like, there'd be like, you know, of course, we'll, like, hook

you up with everybody you'd need to, like, talk to, right?

And, you know, I go, that didn't happen.

And so here's this random guy that I'm just, like, talking to

and basically complaining to.

And he's like, here's my contact number.

He's like, you know, I'm from El Salvador.

And he's like, he goes, my dad was telling me that, you know, "your

uncle is the head of the Ministry of Defense for the country."

And he's like, he's like, okay, so I think we could probably get a meeting with

all the right people, if you wanted to.

And he was like, and him personally, he was like, and you

know, I'm into prison reform.

And so yeah, so that's my, like, God and Bitcoin adventure.

What an incredible story.

Oh my goodness.

The dots that were connected and...

to make the path lit, but not exactly every step that you expect.

So you kind of experienced a little bit of, wait a second...

you know, sometimes you question in order to get a stronger

conviction down the road, I think.

So I'm glad you didn't go into the bathroom and cry, but I totally

understand moments like that.

So what's happened since then?

I mean, that was a couple months ago.

So, any developments?

So okay, so that was, yeah, like a month and a half ago.

So I contacted the guy that actually introduced the two of us together.

Right, Mark, and he...

yeah, so I spoke to Mark, and he was like, okay, well, figure out what you need.

And let's talk.

And I mean, come on, like, I'm like, okay, I don't even know

what I need at this moment.

Like, do I put together a business plan, a pitch deck, right?

Right?

I've never done any ministry work.

How does, you know, where do we go from here?

And that's when you said, okay, well, let's, let's just have a conversation.

And so I thought, okay, well, we'll, we'll go from there.

Yeah, you never know who's listening, and what kind of connections

they have, just like your conversation...

last day with the last person.

I think the path will be lit for you as you continue to put

one foot in front of the other.

That's the way it usually works, anyway.

Yeah.

And, but, but actually, so like, let me get back to also the Bitcoin story, right?

And so Bitcoin is...

for whoever's listening, do research, learn about this.

It's important and, you know, you wanna, you wanna have

freedom and self sovereignty.

And, you know, as you work, you want to be able to save your money.

And I think that this is a tool that can be used.

Thank you for joining us today.

We will continue this conversation tomorrow.

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