8. Is Bitcoin democratic? Debate with Alex Gladstein

<p>We are joined this week by Stephan Livera who moderates a debate between Saifedean and Alex Gladstein, of the Human Rights Foundation, on the question of whether bitcoin is a democratic technology.<br /><br /><a href="https://quillette.com/2019/12/17/how-bitcoin-can-protect-free-speech-in-the-digital-age/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex has written on how bitcoin can protect free speech.</a><br /><br />Articles and Books mentioned in the episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://library.lol/main/6E4C0C23B1ED8FA9AA79A575B5CCA072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hoppe: Democracy: The God That Failed</a></li> <li><a href="https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/monarchies-good-economies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Monarchies Rule for standards of living</a></li> </ul>