Rob studied actuarial science in Dublin before embarking on a year of backpacking that turned into six, funded by non-remote work such as bartending, laboring, and farming. After attending this conference last year as a plus-one to a speaker, he swallowed the orange pill. A few weeks later, he convinced his friends to join him in buying a plot of land in the hills above El Tunco, where they’re now building a hostel using Bitcoin as their monetary reserve. They aim to teach locals formally and guests subtly about magic internet money.