rettlerb on Nostr: I spent last week at the Global Bitcoin Summit with human rights activists and ...
I spent last week at the Global Bitcoin Summit with human rights activists and pro-democracy protestors from over 60 countries -- Serbia, Zimbabwe, India, Nicaragua, Togo, Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Rwanda, Kenya, Jamaica, Suriname, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Brazil, Peru, Italy, Lebanon, Syria, Guatemala, North Korea, Tanzania, Uganda, Thailand, China, Iraq...
A repeated theme was that the first method used by dictators to quell protests is financial; they cut off bank accounts and financial services, aiming to starve the protestors of resources and force them to give up.
They then shared how protestors are using bitcoin to circumvent these attempts at financial repression. With bitcoin, they collect money from people around the world and quickly distribute it where it's needed most -- and all out of the watchful eyes of the respective dictatorial regimes.
They shared strategies with each other, and gave those of us who live in democracies a stark look at what it's like to fight on the ground.
It’s reaffirmed by commitment to bitcoin as a global monetary network that brings freedom to those who need it most. Bitcoin is https://resistance.money
A repeated theme was that the first method used by dictators to quell protests is financial; they cut off bank accounts and financial services, aiming to starve the protestors of resources and force them to give up.
They then shared how protestors are using bitcoin to circumvent these attempts at financial repression. With bitcoin, they collect money from people around the world and quickly distribute it where it's needed most -- and all out of the watchful eyes of the respective dictatorial regimes.
They shared strategies with each other, and gave those of us who live in democracies a stark look at what it's like to fight on the ground.
It’s reaffirmed by commitment to bitcoin as a global monetary network that brings freedom to those who need it most. Bitcoin is https://resistance.money