BTC231: Bitcoin Nation State Adoption Paradox - A Trojan Horse w/ Alex Gladstein (Bitcoin Podcast)

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Episode • Apr 23 • 58m

Alex Gladstein unpacks the hidden power dynamics of financial privilege, the shifting terrain of surveillance, and why Bitcoin might be the most unexpected tool in the fight for human rights

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

08:23 - Why self-custody is essential to the philosophical core of financial freedom

13:12 - How grassroots Bitcoin movements are reshaping power dynamics

14:02 - The complex role of social media in Bitcoin advocacy

14:27 - What recent developments are challenging or reinforcing core beliefs

16:07 - How Bitcoin acts as a stealth disruptor of corrupt systems

17:29 - Real-world humanitarian uses of Bitcoin, including crisis response

18:49 - The implications of rising financial surveillance—even in democracies

19:43 - Why financial privilege blinds many in the West to global monetary injustice

21:07 - Where the next frontier of Bitcoin and human rights may emerge

49:03 - How writing a full-length book reframed the guest’s understanding of scale and resistance

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BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Alex’s X Account.
Human Rights Foundation.
Related Video: Princess of the Yen.
Bitcoin Is A Trojan Horse For Freedom by Alex Gladstein.
Alex’s books: Check Your Financial Privilege and Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development.
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