Petrodollar Deep Dive With Alex Gladstein

Petrodollar Deep Dive With Alex Gladstein

Alex Gladstein joined "Fed Watch" to discuss his recent article about the petrodollar and lessons for Bitcoin's growing monetary role.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch” podcast, hosts Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner sat down with Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation. They dove deeply into the petrodollar, its history, implications for the future and lessons that we can apply to thinking about bitcoin’s growing role in the global financial system. Read....


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