SLP283 Alex Gladstein Bitcoin: Who’s For Freedom, and Who’s Not?

<p>Alex Gladstein CSO of HRF rejoins me on the show to talk about the recent El Salvador Bitcoin legal tender news. We break down the good, the bad and what could go wrong.</p> <ul> <li>Overview the news</li> <li>Historical moment for Bitcoin and the world</li> <li>It could have been so much worse</li> <li>Merchant adoption and lightning</li> <li>HRF grant</li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gladstein">@gladstein</a></li> <li>Site: <a href="http://hrf.org/devfund">HRF.org</a></li> <li>Article: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar">Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of The Petrodollar</a></li> <li>Article: <a href="https://quillette.com/2021/02/21/can-governments-stop-bitcoin/">Can Government Stop Bitcoin?</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Prior episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/220/">SLP220 Is Bitcoin Democratic, And Is Democracy Good? With Saifedean And Alex Gladstein</a></li> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/episode/196/">SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured? with Matt Odell, Alex Gladstein, &amp; Rafael Yakobi</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/private" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li> <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li> <li><a href="http://compassmining.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Compass Mining</a></li> <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="https://cyphersafe.io/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CypherSafe</a> (code LIVERA)</li> <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CoinKite.com</a> (code LIVERA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Stephan Livera links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.c