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Dorsey recounts a pivotal moment when the IMF reached out to his team inviting him to speak about Bitcoin and Lightning — a move that initially caused some internal nervousness among his counsel. His response was straightforward: he accepted, knowing full well that this was an opportunity to educate, influence, and demonstrate how Bitcoin’s technology—particularly Lightning—could transform cross-border payments.
He describes a seminar that attracted over 100 IMF officials, where he explained Bitcoin as a network rather than just an asset, and used humorous analogies like tortilla chips, raisins, and peanuts to illustrate how Lightning democratizes value transfer across borders faster, cheaper, and more efficiently than traditional institutions.