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Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell
Whitney Webb: Leave the World Behind and Build a New One (with Tools like Bitcoin)
Dec 29, 2023
01:01:39
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Independent investigative journalist Whitney Webb discusses the need to build and protect tools of financial freedom, Bitcoin's potential in Wall Street/Government adoption, the dangers of AI and responsible use, and preserving Bitcoin as a tool for financial freedom amidst potential co-opting and financial surveillance.
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- Bitcoin must be protected as a tool of financial freedom against powerful entities trying to co-opt it.
- Efforts to end financial privacy and online anonymity in the crypto space should be resisted.
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The Need to Be Aware of Powers Co-opting Bitcoin
There is a significant effort by powerful entities to co-opt Bitcoin and use it for their own ends. This includes controlling on and off ramps, criminalizing privacy-enhancing tools, and surveilling Bitcoin transactions. However, it is crucial to remember that Bitcoin was created as a tool for financial freedom and to prevent fiscal irresponsibility by central and commercial banks. It is important to fight to keep Bitcoin as a tool for empowerment and resistance against these powers.
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