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bit.ly slash breakdown pod. Today, we are visiting one of my favorite topics, a topic that

surprisingly does not come up nearly enough in my opinion. The topic is Bitcoin's potential for

positive impact on the world.

And it seems like a very good week to have this conversation, given how much has been

caught up in these big geopolitical machinations, of which Bitcoin is just one part. The piece

is by Charlene Federrepo, and is called why Bitcoin is a tool for social justice.

Bitcoin offers immigrant, black, indigenous, LGBTQ+, and other communities the promise of a more

equitable financial system. Sure, you may know the statistics. While typical stock market investors are white men,

44% of Bitcoin and crypto investors are not white. Similarly, studies have shown black and

Latino Americans now outpace white Americans in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency investing.

But too many are writing off this emerging trend is just another sign of the Times, another

signal of a game-stop investing culture gone awry. It isn't. Rather, Bitcoin's rise in America

is deeply rooted in our legacy of oppression of marginalized communities. Black, brown, LGBTQ, and

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