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Sep 27, 2021

Is the crypto revolution failing?

Today crypto seems like an insider’s game for the rich and powerful, not a grassroots movement. The idea incepted by Satoshi Nakamoto of a peer-to-peer electronic cash system beyond the control of governments and corporations can seem like a distant memory when scanning news about today’s top cryptocurrency projects. Dogecoin…

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Is the crypto revolution failing?
Is the crypto revolution failing?

Jul 25, 2019

The Moral Case for Lightning: A Global Private Payment Network

The other day, I went to buy dog food at my local pet shop. I bought a large bag of dog food and some treats for my dog that claimed to be able to make her breath smell better. Toothbrush-shaped treats. I paid with my Chase Visa card and walked…

Bitcoin

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The Moral Case for Lightning: A Global Private Payment Network
The Moral Case for Lightning: A Global Private Payment Network

Feb 19, 2019

A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics

Foreign Policy recently published the latest mainstream media attack on Bitcoin from the London-based author and journalist David Gerard. Gerard’s “Forget Bitcoin, Try your Mattress” is the newest in a long line of Bitcoin criticism published everywhere from the Financial Times to The Washington Post. This time, Bitcoin is part…

Bitcoin

13 min read

A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics
Alex Gladstein

Alex Gladstein

I’m the Chief Strategy Officer at @HRF. Follow me @gladstein.

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