Lyudmyla Kozlovska: Financial Surveillance & Censorship, Bitcoin For Human Rights, Defending Proof of Work Against Ban

In this episode of the Coin Stories podcast with human rights defender Lyudmyla Kozlovska, powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), we discuss: Financial surveillance and censorship Bitcoin for human rights How easy it is to find yourself excluded from financial system Weaponization of banking data Preventing a Bitcoin mining ban in Europe Reforming the banking system to prevent human rights abuse ---- Bio: The Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF) was established on Lyudmyla's initiative and she has served as its President since June 2010. A human rights defender from Ukraine campaigning for smart sanctions against Russia and its allies and advocating regulators to support civil society using crypto-assets to address financial exclusion, political oppression and the delivery of humanitarian aid. Lyudmyla initiated the reform of INTERPOL to fight its misuse as a tool of political prosecution worldwide. Recently, she has been leading the campaign to prevent the abuse of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws by malign state actors. ---- References: https://en.odfoundation.eu https://twitter.com/LyudaKozlovska https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/724918,submission-to-fincen-us-digital-asset-aml-act/ https://geyser.fund/project/defendpow ---- Coin Stories is powered by Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR), a publicly-traded leader in Bitcoin mining that stands alone as the only vertically-integrated, technology-focused Bitcoin mining company. Learn more at www.bitdeer.com . ---- Natalie's Promotional Links: Buy Bitcoin, secure it through multisig Collaborative custody, start a Bitcoin IRA or take out a Bitcoin loan with UNCHAINED: https://unchained.com/?utm_campaign=natalie promo code Natalie Bitcoin Nashville is July 25-27, 2024: Get 10% off your passes using the code HODL at https://b.tc/conference Get 5% off your Bitcoin cold storage solutions at Coinkite, including the Coldcard wallet: https://store.coinkite.com/promo/COINSTORIES https://bitcointreasuries.net/ is the best and most up-to-date source of Bitcoin holdings by publicly traded companies, ETFs, governments and other entities. It is community maintained, and you can be a contributor. Check out the amazing graphs! CrowdHealth offers the Bitcoin community alternative to health insurance. I now spend just ~$100 a month on my health care. Sign up: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/natalie Connect with Bitcoiners and Bitcoin merchants wherever you live and travel on the Orange Pill App: https://signup.theorangepillapp.com/opa/natbrunell ---- This podcast is for educational purposes and should not be construed as official investment advice. ---- VALUE FOR VALUE — SUPPORT NATALIE'S SHOWS Strike ID https://strike.me/coinstoriesnat/ Cash App $CoinStories #money #Bitcoin #investing