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How Afghan Women Found Freedom in Bitcoin

Interviewat MIT Bitcoin Expo 2026 · 2026-04-11..04-12· [bitcoin, diversity-and-inclusion]
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Argues Bitcoin functions as survival infrastructure where banks and regimes freeze assets after overnight changes, citing 56% of the world living fragile realities and Afghanistan 2021 as millions who lose access to accounts. Describes using Bitcoin as a bridge to cash or stablecoins, compares it to Hawala as 21st-century peer-to-peer, notes Taliban outlawing crypto markets, stresses private keys protect ownership, and reports that simple education and wallet tools determine whether adoption actually works.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 1:18Why Mainstream Media Still Doesn't Take Bitcoin Seriously
  3. 2:25Stable Economies vs. Survival Economies
  4. 3:13Iran Protesters, Afghanistan 2021, and Frozen Accounts
  5. 5:07How the Media Shapes Bitcoin Perception
  6. 7:10Why Bitcoin Stands Apart from Other Coins
  7. 9:53Does Freedom Tech Create Broader Liberation?
  8. 11:19Education as the Key to Mass Bitcoin Adoption
  9. 13:17Hawala Explained: The 21st Century Peer-to-Peer System
  10. 15:25The Taliban Shuts Down the Crypto Market
  11. 16:28Why Financial Access Is the Foundation of Human Rights
  12. 17:14Hope for Afghanistan
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