Read_552 - Inside Cuba's Bitcoin Revolution [Alex Gladstein] - a podcast by Guy Swann

from 2021-08-19T22:01

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“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower yourself and do things that are otherwise impossible,” he said. “It has created hope for those who want change.”

Today Alex Gladstein takes us on another Bitcoin journey around the world, this time to Cuba. A communist regime where dissent is illegal, where 70% of the value of the currency is stolen by the government in the official conversion,&where the chance to accumulate wealth and engage in trade is a privilege for the few. With Bitcoin and internet finding their way to this lost country, a chance for a better future may be on the horizon. Don't miss another incredible piece from Gladstein&Bitcoin Magazine.

Check out the original at Bitcoin Magazine, plus the other amazing works recently published over there at the link below:https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/cubas-bitcoin-revolution

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