#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights

Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(08:36) - Universal human rights
(22:35) - Authoritarianism
(32:46) - AIs impact on civil liberties
(44:09) - Edward Snowden and government surveillance
(47:48) - Money
(52:01) - Bitcoin
(1:07:48) - Government response to Bitcoin
(1:18:19) - The blockchain
(1:23:42) - Can Bitcoin fail?
(1:26:33) - Bitcoin scams
(1:30:17) - Patriotism
(1:32:41) - Human Rights Foundation
(1:37:15) - Conflict with China
(1:40:05) - Corporate accountability
(1:55:27) - Garry Kasparov and the HRF
(2:00:36) - Journalism, conversations, and truth
(2:07:50) - Alex's book recommendations
(2:15:56) - Attacks on Bitcoin
(2:17:35) - The future of humanity
(2:21:57) - Advice for young people
(2:33:13) - Meaning of life