tldr; At the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer of the Human Rights Foundation, highlighted Bitcoin’s role as a tool against authoritarian regimes. He argued that Bitcoin undermines dictators‘ ability to control and manipulate currency, offering individuals financial freedom through self-custody and anonymity. Gladstein cited examples like Ukraine’s 2013 protests, where Bitcoin enabled activists to bypass frozen bank accounts. He emphasized Bitcoin’s potential as a hedge against hyperinflation and a safeguard for human rights globally.
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TheGreatCryptopo on
Its true I showed him a bitcoin and Kim Jong Un ate it. This is why he is so fat. He eats bitcoins.
DrSpeckles on
Bad in that it help a very small number of wealthy citizens to eat, good in that it allows them to bust sanctions and fund all those beautiful nuclear weapons.
jd3k on
El Salvador president laughs on you
initiali5ed on
They don’t realise it’s a Trojan horse ye.
Kaiisim on
No it’s not? It’s great for dictators. You can literally see all the money moving around on the public ledger, and avoid sanctions.
slavikthedancer on
Free open internet is bad for dictators. And if not done anything, they tend to close it.
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If that’s true why does Trump like it?
tldr; At the Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer of the Human Rights Foundation, highlighted Bitcoin’s role as a tool against authoritarian regimes. He argued that Bitcoin undermines dictators‘ ability to control and manipulate currency, offering individuals financial freedom through self-custody and anonymity. Gladstein cited examples like Ukraine’s 2013 protests, where Bitcoin enabled activists to bypass frozen bank accounts. He emphasized Bitcoin’s potential as a hedge against hyperinflation and a safeguard for human rights globally.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
Its true I showed him a bitcoin and Kim Jong Un ate it. This is why he is so fat. He eats bitcoins.
Bad in that it help a very small number of wealthy citizens to eat, good in that it allows them to bust sanctions and fund all those beautiful nuclear weapons.
El Salvador president laughs on you
They don’t realise it’s a Trojan horse ye.
No it’s not? It’s great for dictators. You can literally see all the money moving around on the public ledger, and avoid sanctions.
Free open internet is bad for dictators. And if not done anything, they tend to close it.