Lyudmyla Kozlovska: Financial Surveillance & Censorship, Bitcoin For Human Rights, Defending Proof of Work Against Ban

Feb 28, 2024

Discussion with human rights defender on financial surveillance, Bitcoin for human rights, preventing mining ban in Europe, and reforming the banking system. Exploring challenges facing activists, defending financial freedoms with Bitcoin, and advocating for proof of work in Europe.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Defending Human Rights Activists Amidst Government Oppression

02:01 • 7min

Defending Financial Freedoms and Human Rights Through Bitcoin Innovations and Advocacy

09:21 • 4min

Protecting Financial Freedom from Authoritarian Regimes

13:47 • 4min

Complexities of Power Dynamics and Defending Freedoms

18:08 • 3min

Defending Proof of Work in Europe

21:08 • 8min

Strategic Deadline and Advocacy for Bitcoin Progress

28:41 • 4min

In this episode of the Coin Stories podcast with human rights defender Lyudmyla Kozlovska, powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), we discuss:

Financial surveillance and censorship
Bitcoin for human rights
How easy it is to find yourself excluded from financial system
Weaponization of banking data
Preventing a Bitcoin mining ban in Europe
Reforming the banking system to prevent human rights abuse

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Bio: The Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF) was established on Lyudmyla's initiative and she has served as its President since June 2010. A human rights defender from Ukraine campaigning for smart sanctions against Russia and its allies and advocating regulators to support civil society using crypto-assets to address financial exclusion, political oppression and the delivery of humanitarian aid. Lyudmyla initiated the reform of INTERPOL to fight its misuse as a tool of political prosecution worldwide. Recently, she has been leading the campaign to prevent the abuse of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws by malign state actors.

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