Speaking

Different rooms, same message.

Bitcoin explained as a tool, not a belief system, whether the room is a conference stage in Lugano or a podcast about India.

On stage

Talks, panels, and one conversation.

Seven stops so far, from Lugano to Cape Town, Medellín to Goa, plus a podcast on bitcoin in India.

Santosh on stage at Plan B Forum Lugano, presenting the talk How to Introduce Bitcoin Without the Buzzwords

Plan B Lugano

“Introduce Bitcoin Without Buzzwords”

The jargon that keeps bitcoin unapproachable, swapped for a plainer way to open the conversation.

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A slide from the Cairo2Cape talk at Plan B Forum El Salvador, showing population without access to electricity across the world and Africa, with Santosh presenting

Plan B El Salvador

“Cairo 2 Cape”

The overland trip from Cairo to Cape Town, told as a lesson in where bitcoin actually helps.

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Santosh at Adopting Bitcoin, Cape Town, 2024, holding a hand-drawn 'Bitcoin: yes or no' sign

Adopting Bitcoin · Cape Town, 2024

“Finding Your Purpose in Bitcoin”

Why the reason you got into bitcoin matters more than the price on the day you did.

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Santosh on a panel at Bitcoin Medellín Conference 2025, seated with four other panelists in front of a Bitcoin Travel discussion screen

Bitcoin Medellín · 2025

Panelist

A panel seat at Bitcoin Medellín, one more stage in a run that's crossed four continents.

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Speaker card for Santosh Vadivelu, Founder of Student of Bitcoin, at BitPlebs Summit, Goa, India

Bitplebs Summit 2025 · Goa, India

“Cairo to Cape”

The same overland story, brought home to a bitcoin crowd in Goa.

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Barcelona Bitcoin Meetup

“5S of Bitcoin”

A framework for thinking about bitcoin, laid out for a room of Barcelona builders.

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Episode artwork for Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast, episode 608, featuring Santosh

Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast · Ep. 608

“What’s Happening With Bitcoin In India?”

A conversation with host Daniel Prince about what's happening with bitcoin in India, from the accelerator to grassroots builders.

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