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If you are just starting out on your journey with Bitcoin, we have put together a guide highlighting some of our favourite crypto enthusiasts, articles, videos, books and YouTube channels to help you connect with some of the top people and content on the web.
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About half of the world's population do not have access to a bank account or basic financial services. Bitcoin will more than likely provide the vast majority of the unbanked with their first bank account and fair access to financial services that can pull them out of poverty.
Bitcoin represents the first implementation of the solution to the byzantine general's problem, (Byzantine fault tolerance) which is a long-standing computer science problem that will have all kinds of implications for computer networks going forward. Basically all networks will be redesigned in the future, especially those that move value around. We are swiftly entering the next phase of the digital world called "The Internet of Value" which will be increasingly accelerated by 5G.
WHY BITCOIN IS IMPORTANT FOR FREEDOM
Over half the world lives under tyranny. For individuals in closed societies, or for anyone facing hyperinflation, capital controls, sanctions, or financial surveillance, Bitcoin can be a tool of freedom. Tyranny is the root of poverty, famine, war and torture - Human Rights Foundation
Articles
Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom - Time Magazine
A Human Rights Activist’s Response to Bitcoin Critics - Alex Gladstein of The Human Rights Foundation
Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid - CNN
Uniting the world to stand against tyranny - The Human Rights Foundation
This El Salvador Village Adopts Bitcoin As Money - Forbes
Why Bitcoin Matters - The Times [2014]
How Cryptocurrencies Can Influence the Future of Freedom - Alex Gladstein at the Human Rights Foundation
How Cryptocurrencies Can Influence the Future of Freedom - By Vanessa Bates Ramirez
The Moral Case for Lightning: A Global Private Payment Network - Alex Gladstein of The Human Rights Foundation
Op Ed: In China, It’s Blockchain And Tyranny Vs Bitcoin And Freedom - Alex Gladstein of The Human Rights Foundation
Video
Why Decentralized Technology Matters for Freedom - Alex Gladstein
The Cutting Edge of Human Rights - SU, South Africa Summit, 2017 - Alex Gladstein
Exponential Democracy | SingularityU Spain Summit 2019 - Alex Gladstein
From Wechat to Bitcoin | SingularityU South Africa Summit - Alex Gladstein
Andreas Antonopoulos - Highlights: The Internet of Money - Vol 2
Podcasts
A Human Rights Activist Explains Bitcoin’s Importance (Podcast) - Bloomberg
lex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation on the First Crypto War - Ep.021
Podcast: Personal Data, Bitcoin and the Future of Human RightsPodcast: Why Bitcoin Matters for FreedomPodcast: Episode 86: Anti-Authoritarian Technologies & The Future of GovernancePodcast: Ep. 272 - Bitcoin Matters for Your Freedom and Future w/ Alex Gladstein Human Rights FoundationPodcast: Anti-Authoritarian Technologies and The Future of GovernancePodcast: #405 It's All Bitcoin - The Let's Talk Bitcoin NetworkPodcast: Human Rights For All - Taiwan TalkPodcast: How Bitcoin Is Freeing People in China, Venezuela, Iran, and…America (Reason)Podcast: What Harnessing the Bitcoin Blockchain’s Power Could Mean for ChinaPodcast: Alex Gladstein, CSO of The Human Rights Foundation discusses the increasing importance of Bitcoin in the fight for global human rights
ARTICLES
There is so much great content out there, here are a few of the most interesting articles we've come across.
Bitcoin Investment Thesis - An Aspirational Store of Value - By Ria Bhutoria of Fidelity Digital Assets
Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom - Time Magazine
Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid - CNN
Uniting the world to stand against tyranny - The Human Rights Foundation
This El Salvador Village Adopts Bitcoin As Money - Forbes
Why Bitcoin Matters - The Times [2014]
OUR FAVOURITES
The following are our favourite people to follow for information. We believe them to be honest and transparent and a great resource to learn from.
"CT" stands for "CryptoTwitter" and is one of the largest online communities of crypto enthusiasts and professionals who discuss and debate everything about Bitcoin and Crypto almost 24 hours a day from all parts of the world. A fantastic source of information and daily news from people who interact with Bitcoin in different ways depending on their circumstances and specific needs.
ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
These Bitcoin 101 resources have been put together by some of the best minds and are designed to give you a step by step guide to first learn about Bitcoin and then learn how to partipicate.
YOUTUBE
We have found some of the following channels and personalities really useful in helping us understand Bitcoin and the wider crypto market.
VIDEOS + DOCUMENTARIES
Must watches!
Andreas Antonopoulos - Highlights: The Internet of Money - Vol 2
Bitcoin: Beyond The Bubble - Full Documentary
80 Trillion Dollar Bitcoin Exit Plan
A Human Rights Activist Explains Bitcoin’s Importance (Podcast) - Bloomberg
Why Decentralized Technology Matters for Freedom - Alex Gladstein
Take the Power Back - BTCMVMNT
Take the Power Back Interview with Artist and Creative Entreprenuer Zuby - BTCMVMNT
Don't Buy Bitcoin! | Andreas M. Antonopoulos & Simon Dixon | Bitcoin HARDTalk #5
Video - Bitcoin Strengths & Weaknesses with George Gammon
Orange Pill [OP15] - Bathing in Alien Technology with Sean Lennon
BOOKS
There are so many interesting books to read, below is just a small list of what you could read to get started.
Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Inventing Bitcoin: The Technology Behind the First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained
How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance
The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age