MI155: Bitcoin’s International Impact & Human Rights w/ Alex Gladstein
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4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to TIP. |
| 0:03.5 | So, you know, the reality is the average person in the world today. |
| 0:06.6 | Their native currency is terrible and collapses a lot, like the Ukrainian currency or the |
| 0:12.0 | Argentine Bezo or whatever. |
| 0:13.5 | Or they live under some sort of a third-hand regime like China or Russia where, you know, |
| 0:17.1 | they don't have like the rights that we would enjoy in the United States, the property rights |
| 0:21.2 | that protect you against the state. And that financial privilege clouds people's ability to |
| 0:25.6 | understand the impact Bitcoin's having on the world today. |
| 0:31.7 | On today's episode, I am joined by Alex Gladstein. Alex is the chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation. |
| 0:40.8 | In his work, Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business |
| 0:46.3 | leaders, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. |
| 0:52.1 | Alex's writing and views on human rights and technology have appeared in media outlets |
| 0:57.2 | across the world. |
| 0:58.8 | He frequently speaks and writes about why Bitcoin matters for freedom. |
| 1:03.0 | He has a new book that was just released, Check Your Financial Privilege. |
| 1:06.8 | It was just published in March of 2022. |
| 1:10.0 | During the episode, Alex and I cover the biggest problems |
| 1:12.5 | that Bitcoin is solving internationally, why many citizens and developed nations are so quick to |
| 1:18.4 | dismiss Bitcoin, ways in which Bitcoin is a tool of empowerment under authoritarian regimes, |
| 1:24.5 | what Bitcoin's shortcomings are from a privacy standpoint, Bitcoin's overall impact |
| 1:29.8 | in El Salvador, and much more. If you enjoyed this conversation, I recommend you check out |
| 1:35.6 | Alex's new book, Check Your Financial Privilege, which was just published this month. Also, |
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