Alex Gladstein unpacks the hidden power dynamics of financial privilege, the shifting terrain of surveillance, and why Bitcoin might be the most unexpected tool in the fight for human rights
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
08:23 - Why self-custody is essential to the philosophical core of financial freedom
13:12 - How grassroots Bitcoin movements are reshaping power dynamics
14:02 - The complex role of social media in Bitcoin advocacy
14:27 - What recent developments are challenging or reinforcing core beliefs
16:07 - How Bitcoin acts as a stealth disruptor of corrupt systems
17:29 - Real-world humanitarian uses of Bitcoin, including crisis response
18:49 - The implications of rising financial surveillance—even in democracies
19:43 - Why financial privilege blinds many in the West to global monetary injustice
21:07 - Where the next frontier of Bitcoin and human rights may emerge
49:03 - How writing a full-length book reframed the guest’s understanding of scale and resistance
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