Technology Powered Freedom with Alex Gladstein - PMQ014

Mr Obnoxious

Peter McCormack

Technology, News, Politics, Money, Investing, Finance, Bitcoin

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and a leading advocate for Bitcoin's role in promoting freedom.

In this episode, we discuss his work empowering activists under authoritarian regimes, the structural issues facing human rights funding, and how technology like Bitcoin are transforming the fight for liberty. We also get into the impact of peer-to-peer networks like Nostr, the evolution of Ecash, and the digital arms race between oppressive governments and freedom technologies. We cover forgotten global conflicts, the role of Western democracies, and how Bitcoin helps people survive hyperinflation and financial oppression.

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0:00.0	H.R.F. is the Human Rights Foundation.
0:02.0	And the special nature of H.R.F.
0:05.0	is that we are a human rights organization focused on helping people who live under tyranny or dictatorship.
0:12.0	A lot of these countries and conflicts, you just never hear about.
0:16.0	So you have a lot of causes in the world that, for whatever reason, just don't get the same attention as a handful of others. A.R.F. was created to fill the gap and it was created to, you know,
0:28.7	be there for people who are living in sort of the darkest environment.
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1:19.2	iron.com. Alex, good see you, man. How are you? Good to see you, Peter.
1:24.1	Good to see you, Peter. Get this mic ready. All right. So,
1:27.7	the first time I've heard you on my new show.
1:30.3	Yeah.
1:30.7	It's a new era.
1:32.2	A new era.
1:33.2	Okay, so there will be people listening who are new, who won't know who you are,
1:37.5	and the work you do, the really important work you do.
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