Alex Gladstein CSO of HRF rejoins me on the show to talk about the recent El Salvador Bitcoin legal tender news. We break down the good, the bad and what could go wrong.

Overview the news
Historical moment for Bitcoin and the world
It could have been so much worse
Merchant adoption and lightning
HRF grant

Links:

Twitter: @gladstein
Site: HRF.org
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Prior episodes:

SLP220 Is Bitcoin Democratic, And Is Democracy Good? With Saifedean And Alex Gladstein
SLP196 Is Bitcoin Being Captured? with Matt Odell, Alex Gladstein, & Rafael Yakobi

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