Part 7/15:
Bitcoin as a Tool for Activism and Resistance
The speakers recounted numerous instances where Bitcoin has empowered activists, dissidents, and oppressed populations. Julian Assange’s reliance on Bitcoin after being cut off from traditional banking channels exemplifies its utility as a financial lifeline. Similarly, during protests in Ukraine, Nigeria, Belarus, and Venezuela, Bitcoin-funded initiatives provided crucial support that the fiat financial system could not offer—whether it was facilitating escape from oppressive regimes, enabling underground education, or raising funds for civil resistance.