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#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
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() – Introduction
() – Universal human rights
() – Authoritarianism
() – AIs impact on civil liberties
() – Edward Snowden and government surveillance
() – Money
() – Bitcoin
() – Government response to Bitcoin
() – The blockchain
() – Can Bitcoin fail?
() – Bitcoin scams
() – Patriotism
() – Human Rights Foundation
() – Conflict with China
() – Corporate accountability
() – Garry Kasparov and the HRF
() – Journalism, conversations, and truth
() – Alex’s book recommendations
() – Attacks on Bitcoin
() – The future of humanity
() – Advice for young people
() – Meaning of life
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