Tony Yazbeck learned about Bitcoin through hard work. He woke up in Lebanon to a banking system that had collapsed, banks that were closed, ATMs that were empty, and assets that were frozen. He learned the hard way what it really means to have money and what it means to access it. This experience is what drives his mission: Bitcoin is not a risky investment but an “exit lifeboat” from a weak global financial system.
Yazbeck, who started The Bitcoin Way, says that the way fiat money works means that Lebanon’s crisis could happen anywhere; the only thing that changes is when it happens. He says that Bitcoin is different from the rest of the “crypto” market because it is decentralized money, and only Bitcoin offers long-term, neutral reliability.
He is mostly interested in teaching people how to take care of their own things, and he sees personal responsibility as empowering, not scary. He says that the time for people to safely accumulate Bitcoin is getting shorter as institutions race to get it. In the end, Yazbeck’s journey changed how he thought about wealth, from things to freedom, security, and personal sovereignty.
