Aitor turas
lander2.bsky.social
Aitor turas
@lander2.bsky.social
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Bitcoin and mining are still so widely misunderstood on Bluesky.

“It’s for Drugs! Gambling! Destroying the climate!”

Why is Bitcoin important? Who is it important to? What good is it doing for anyone?

Alex Gladstein from The Human Rights Foundation sheds some light on that in this presentation:
November 17, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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It really seems like 99% of the people using @bsky.app think that Bitcoin is useless or worse

This is genuinely staggering and derives mostly from financial privilege

Here’s a tiny tiny handful of the many use cases Bitcoin has worldwide:

www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
How to Dictator-Proof Your Money | Journal of Democracy
Cash is king, even if you are an activist leading a democratic movement against some of the world’s worst dictators. That’s why Bitcoin has quickly become the currency of choice for dissidents working...
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM