#482: Freedom Fighters Need Bitcoin with Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
Introduction
Exploring the efforts of human rights defenders advocating for Bitcoin acceptance to protect monetary sovereignty in the face of regulatory challenges in the EU and the United States.
Marty sits down with Lyudmyla Kozlovska and Bota Jardemalie to discuss activism against the EU regulators' attacks on Bitcoin.
- PoW submission to the EU regulators (example of testimonials we want to collect from bitcoin miners and those who socially benefit from it): https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724499,defend-pow-submission-to-esma/
- EU AML submission: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/723329,submission-to-fatf-tools-to-prevent-abuse-of-aml-cft-laws/
-Submission to FinCen US: https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/
- Site / Support OD Foundation: https://en.odfoundation.eu/how-can-you-help/
- LN to donate in Bitcoin and support our advocacy work in the EU and US:
🫡 defendpow@geyser.fund
🫂 donate@bps.odfoundation.eu
- Lyudmyla on X: @LyudaKozlovska
- Bota on X: @jardemalie
0:00 - Intro
8:00 - EU attacks on Bitcoin
18:58 - Abuse of KYC/AML
25:10 - Confronting regulators about their consequences
37:45 - Timeline on preventing EU action
41:15 - What can be done
47:52 - What does the success of Bitcoin look like
50:11 - What it’s like when they come for you
52:50 - The laws are more draconian and less effective
58:04 - Narrative war
1:02:31 - Complacency
1:07:39 - Dealing with the stress
1:12:55 - Wrapping up
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