Episode notes
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)
Bitcoin & Black America - Isaiah Jackson (https://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Black-America-Isaiah-Jackson/dp/1079178090)
