In this, the fifth Bitcoin epoch, bitcoin will be looked at less as a speculative bet and more as a financial life raft for many around the world living in failing or oppressive systems.
Pro-democracy activists, such as those in Nicaragua, are facing financial repression at the hands of the country’s autocratic leadership. Bitcoin is a tool to help circumvent this repression.
Activists, educators and Bitcoin builders from around the world gathered in Oslo, Norway this week to discuss how Bitcoin is helping members of their respective communities.