Emmanuel Macron is the first French president born after the end of colonialism, and in many ways, he personifies this generational break through his forward-looking approach to Africa. In 2017, he famously called French colonialism “truly barbarous” and a “crime against humanity” while on a visit to Algeria. Yet, he has done little to abolish the most enduring vestige of French colonialism: Paris’s continued monetary control over 14 sub-Saharan African countries.
Author Archives: Alex Gladstein
Alex Gladstein, Lyn Alden, and Mark Moss at Bitcoin 2021 Miami
In this talk from the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami, Brady sat down with Alex Gladstein, Lyn Alden, and Mark Moss.
Citadel Dispatch e0.2.8 – el salvador, china, and bitcoin with @gladstein
TOPICS: el salvador, china, CFA franc, 51% attacks and difficulty adjustment
Bitcoin is The Only Way Out: The Jack Dorsey Interview
On Friday, June 4, at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami, Alex Gladstein had the opportunity to interview Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the global adoption of Bitcoin and the future of money and social media.
From the Petrodollar to a Bitcoin Standard with Alex Gladstein & Nic Carter (Podcast)
this interview, Peter McCormack talks to Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at The Human Rights Foundation and Nic Carter, a Partner at Castle Island Ventures. We discuss the petrodollar system, moving to a bitcoin standard and the benefits that it would have on society.
The Humanitarian And Environmental Case For Bitcoin
Can Bitcoin reduce aid corruption, help end dependency and bootstrap renewable energy for emerging markets?
Check your Financial Priviledge
While those comfortable in the dollar bubble deride Bitcoin, the stories of three emerging market users demonstrate why it is so important.
Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World
“It’s an escape hatch from tyranny,” writes the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein. “It’s nothing less than freedom money.”
The Hidden Costs of the Petrodollar
The world’s reserve currency relies on oil, dictators, inequality and the military-industrial complex. But a Bitcoin standard could change this.
Bitcoin’s International Impact (Podcast)
Preston Pysh talks with Alex Gladstein who’s a humanitarian expert with the Human Rights Foundation. Alex talks about the global impact Bitcoin is having on initiatives to remove tyranny and protect individual rights.
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