Journalist Janani Janarthanan interviewed me on broader Bitcoin adoption in Vienna, Austria, and the European Union.

Some choice quotes:

“At least millennials and maybe zoomers — those who straddle the timeline between Gen Z and Millennials— are aware of different digital assets and use the ecosystem in some way,” according to Yaël Ossowski, a fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the deputy director at Consumer Choice Center. He credited some of it to cryptocurrency service providers that market digital assets favorably. 

Some like Ossowski said they feel cryptocurrency use will increase over time as the older and existing systems will show cracks. He feels dysfunctions in the fiat systems during high fiscal deficits, geopolitical tensions and war may change how people view currency. 

“I do believe (crypto) enthusiasm will survive the stricter regulations. … It’s now less about experimentation and more about giving people new use cases,” Ossowski said, adding this could include crypto debit cards, easy platform investing and acceptance of crypto payments.

Article here in Medill Reports of Northwestern University (archive #1, #2).