The Financial Privilege Gap. Alex Gladstein on Freedom, Money, Bitcoin and Human Rights.

Описание: Alex Gladstein – Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation
In episode 15 of reDeFined, Jeremy Almond sits down with Alex Gladstein to explore how Bitcoin is evolving into the infrastructure layer for freedom.

From authoritarian regimes to off-grid energy in Africa, Alex shares how Bitcoin is transforming access to electricity, finance, and human rights around the world. This conversation goes beyond ideology—unpacking real-world use cases in savings, commerce, privacy, and energy. Alex also touches on themes from his book Check Your Financial Privilege, offering powerful insights into the global inequality Bitcoin seeks to address.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Why most people in the West don’t get Bitcoin
01:11 – The origin of the Human Rights Foundation
03:25 – Why human rights funding rarely reaches authoritarian regimes
05:51 – Early work with North Korean defectors
07:00 – Why Bitcoin is the next generation of freedom tech
10:00 – What financial privilege really means
13:00 – Four real-world use cases for Bitcoin
19:00 – Why privacy, energy, and incentives matter
23:00 – How HRF uses Bitcoin for grants and operations
26:00 – Why NGOs and companies should hold Bitcoin, not sell it
29:00 – Final message: get involved – Bitcoin needs you

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