012. Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin is The American Idea

Recorded 7/6/21 Bitcoin price at the time ~$34,000 Alex Gladstein is a humanitarian working with the Human Rights Foundation and a true Bitcoiner. He has written many essays discussing the flaws of the petrodollar system in the US, how Bitcoin helps to fight monetary colonialism in Africa, and how Bitcoin can get us back to the original American idea. We cover these three works and much more in this episode. Where to find Alex: @Gladstein (https://twitter.com/gladstein) Human Rights Foundation (https://hrf.org/) Bitcoin And The American Idea (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-american-idea) Fighting Monetary Colonialism With Open-Source Code (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization) The Hidden Cost Of The Petrodollar (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar) 1:45 - Alex’s background 3:45 - Introduction to Bitcoin 6:15 - Why Bitcoin stuck out 10:50 - Bitcoin helping the unbanked 19:20 - Mining projects financing energy development 23:15 - Monetary colonialism in Africa 34:00 - Bitcoin and the American Idea 41:00 - The petrodollar system Resources mentioned: Bitcoin white paper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf) Swan Bitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/e3) Cash App (https://cash.app/app/KWJSDQR) Strike (https://invite.strike.me/21XVVW) Hope.com Bitcoin & Black America - Isaiah Jackson (https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Black-America-Isaiah-Jackson/dp/1079178090)