Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

Power has to be decentralized ⚡

7 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief presentation, Juan Mayen, founder of the Honduran company Blink, explains the company’s mission to make Bitcoin payments simple and accessible. He argues that power—both financial and systemic—must be decentralized, using El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender and President Nayib Bukele’s endorsement as regional proof points. Mayen frames Bitcoin as a way to break free from fiat money that is printed and controlled by central governments, positioning Blink’s services as a practical means to tap into that decentralized power.

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Power has to be decentralized. So my name is Juan Mayen, and I'm from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The company name is Blink, and we make Bitcoin payments incredibly easy. After seeing that El Salvador made it legal tender, and President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele gave it credibility to the region, they started to believe a little bit more into this Bitcoin thing. Understanding that Bitcoin was providing decentralized power from the chains, breaking free from the chains of fiat printing and fiat money controlled by central governments.