Check your financial privilege

<p>Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, discusses his new book, “Check Your Financial Privilege,” and how cryptocurrency can aid in pulling people out of poverty. Dan Hugger, Acton’s librarian and research associate, sits down with Gladstein to discuss what's happening, for example, in Nigeria, where human rights activists depend on Bitcoin for donations. In Cuba, those who saved in Bitcoin managed to stay afloat after a dual-currency system devalued the peso. In El Salvador, where remittance fees and exchange rates can eat away a simple money transfer to family members in need, Bitcoin offers hope with lower fees and faster transactions. </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>‘<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V2NM9VJ?mc_cid=ab177df4e7&mc_eid=948d63a9b4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check Your Financial Privilege</a>’</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hrf.org/team/alex-gladstein/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About Alex Gladstein</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-adam-back-and-digital-cash" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Quest for Digital Cash | Bitcoin Magazine</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/04/03/bitcoins-price-surge-amid-doubts-what-would-aquinas-say/?sh=488daa303273" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bitcoin's Price Surge Amid Doubts: What Would Aquinas Say? | Forbes</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/121048-crypto-and-blockchain-a-flash-in-the-pan-or-something-more.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crypto and Blockchain: A flash in the pan or something more? | Acton Institute</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/123330-should-you-bet-on-bitcoin.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Should you bet on Bitcoin? | Acton Institute</a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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