This week, Alina Utrata is joined by Mallika Balakrishnan to talk about the protests over the adoption of bitcoin in El Salvador. What exactly is bitcoin (and what's the difference between Bitcoin and other digital currencies)? Why has President Nayib Bukele implemented it as legal tender in El Salvador? And, most importantly, how will this impact the people in El Salvador? All your questions on the blockchain answered by the Anti-Dystopians!
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Articles mentioned in this podcast
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Is a Farce
For Latin American politicians, Bitcoin is a PR goldmine
Jorge E. Cuéllar, Bitcoin Sanctuaries — Sidecar (New Left Review)
USAID, Bitcoin and the Long Fight over El Salvador’s Sovereignty -- Daniel Alvarenga -- El Faro
Left Out of Bukele’s Bitcoin Decision, Salvadorans Face Deepening Inequality
There Is No Democratic Tradition in El Salvador
In Central America, Rule of Law Is Under Attack. El Salvador Is the Latest Victim.
In El Salvador, Broken Promises Have Forced the Establishment Out
CISPES https://www.cispes.org/
Books mentioned in this podcast
Blockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei Wang
Blockchain Democracy by William Magnuson
Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/