TPB60 - How Bitcoin Benefits Workers with Dom Bei and Lisa Hough

TPB60 - How Bitcoin Benefits Workers with Dom Bei and Lisa Hough

Author: Bitcoin is for Everyone November 7, 2023 Duration: 1:21:05
The Progressive Bitcoiner
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"If you really care about fixing problems, you really have to take a look at these solutions like Bitcoin."

My guests today are Lisa Hough and Dom Bei. Lisa is a former natural gas trader and currently serves as the VP of Strategic Relationships at Custodia Bank. Dom is a proud fire fighter, former President of the Santa Monica Fire Fighters, and Founder of Proof of Workforce, a non-profit helping workers, unions, and businesses with education-based Bitcoin adoption. Lisa also serves on the board of directors at Proof of Workforce. 

In this episode we explore Bitcoin's potential as a tool for better savings for workers, as well as examining renewable mining incentives, pension solvency, income inequality, government surveillance, financial privacy, and uniting political divides. We also get into Bitcoin's decentralized nature protecting human rights and economic justice globally, contrasted with proposed anti-privacy regulations. Lisa and Dom made this a fun, personal, and relatable discussion and I'm incredibly grateful for their work in the bitcoin space, and how they are both reaching mainstream audiences about the benefits of Bitcoin. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ST-SsGdFI 

Lisa Hough: https://twitter.com/lisa_hough_ 

Dom Bei: https://twitter.com/Beiwatch1 

Trey Walsh: https://nostree.me/Trey@progressivebitcoiner.com 

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Start
00:00:06 Intros
00:02:25 Bitcoin Solutions
00:10:20 Bitcoin for Pensions
00:23:10 Bitcoin & Progressives
00:31:15 Energy Usage Debate
00:37:13 Financial Privacy 
00:44:18 Political Divides
00:49:51 Broken Money
00:58:59 FinCEN Regulations
01:13:31 Surveillance Dangers
01:20:52 Conclusion

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The Progressive Bitcoiner moves past the usual headlines and trading-floor chatter to explore a different, more human side of this technology. This podcast, from Bitcoin is for Everyone, features conversations with people actively using Bitcoin as a practical tool for empowerment around the world. You'll hear firsthand accounts that illustrate its role in fostering financial inclusion, protecting human rights, and expanding personal freedom far from the traditional finance hubs. Each episode is built on education and grounded storytelling, reframing the narrative to show how this technology serves communities and individuals in tangible, often surprising ways. It’s a series dedicated to the global positive impact happening right now, highlighting stories that don't always make the mainstream news. Tune in for a perspective that connects technology directly to culture and societal change, offering a clear-eyed look at Bitcoin's potential beyond speculation.
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