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#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Bitcoin Blockchain Is Not Centralized, It's Decentralized
The Bitcoin blockchain is ultimately a settlement layer. It's kind of like something like Fedwire in the United States. The average person won't touch it, probably. They're going to use things like lightning or unfortunately, they may use Bitcoin banks. That will be reserved for very large transactions and final settlements.
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