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A Human Rights Activist Explains Why Bitcoin Is So Important to His Work
But beyond the financial case for Bitcoin, there’s a moral, human rights case as well.
23 Dec 2019, 10:59 PM IST 
Bitcoins in an office in London, U.K. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
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When people think about Bitcoin, they often think about neo-goldbugs who hate inflation and the Federal Reserve. But beyond the financial case for it, there's a moral, human rights case as well. On this week's podcast, we talk with Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He explains why he sees Bitcoin as an essential tool in his fight for human rights all around the world.
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