In this episode with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation, we discuss:

• Untold human rights stories around the world
• Why NOT mining Bitcoin is a waste of energy
• Will the election impact Bitcoin adoption?
• Are we in price discovery and a new Bitcoin bull market?
• Bitcoin as a tool of hope 

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Bio: Alex Gladstein is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, and has served as VP of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. Alex has connected hundreds of dissidents and civil society groups with business leaders, technologists, journalists, philanthropists, policymakers, and artists to promote free and open societies. Alex is the author of "Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development" and “Check Your Financial Privilege: Inside the Global Bitcoin Revolution,” available at https://alexgladstein.com/home/books/ Follow Alex on X https://x.com/gladstein 

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