My guest today is Alex Gladstein. Alex is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and has served as the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum. Since 2018 Alex has served as the key voice for the intersection between Bitcoin and human rights.
We cover:
Why Alex was drawn to working in human rights
The mission of the Human Rights Foundation
Why he was initially skeptical of Bitcoin
Bitcoin's governance as a foundational layer to build on
Can Bitcoin democratize the financing of humanitarian aid?
Pitching Bitcoin to liberal voters
The domestic case for Bitcoin
What keeps Alex motivated and who are his role models
Human Rights and the Progressive Case for Bitcoin with Alex Gladstein