Why Nation States Will Need To Adopt Bitcoin Featuring Alex Gladstein
A conversation about Bitcoin’s ecological footprint, why Bitcoin is such a big organism and the shift from individual to nation-state adoption.Watch The Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastAlex Gladstein joins the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast” to discuss his new book, “Check Your Financial Privilege,” and how Bitcoin opens the door to human rights around the world. When talking about Bitcoin’s detractors, Gladstein says, “Most of the critics that I’ve always been debating … they just live in this bubble of financial privilege and they can’t comprehend that....
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