Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin and human rights | Solutions With David Ansara Podcast #37

Solutions With David Ansara

English - January 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Anthony Turton on water security in South Africa

Next Episode: Bronwyn Williams on technology and freedom

In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Alex Gladstein, Head of Strategy at the Human Rights Foundation, about the relationship between Bitcoin and human rights.

TIMESTAMPS

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:00) Alex Gladstein on the work of the Human Rights Foundation

(00:04:44) Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin and human rights

(00:17:20) Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin as digital property rights

(00:28:19) Alex Gladstein on BTC price volatility

(00:37:34) Alex Gladstein on asset price inflation

(00:39:51) Alex Gladstein on governments banning Bitcoin

(00:43:39) Alex Gladstein on inflation

(00:48:55) Alex Gladstein on shifts in global politics

(00:48:55) Alex Gladstein on how to get started with Bitcoin

(01:03:04) Conclusion

RESOURCES

About Alex Gladstein: https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/

'The Village and the Strongman: The unlikely story of Bitcoin and El Salvador' by Alex Gladstein (Bitcoin Magazine, 16 September 2021):

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-polarity-of-bitcoin-in-el-salvador

'Why you shouldn't be worried about a Bitcoin ban' by Rob Price (Bitcoin Magazine, 5 May 2021): https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/why-governments-cant-ban-bitcoin

'The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy' by Christopher Leonard (2022): https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Lords-of-Easy-Money/Christopher-Leonard/9781982166632