Venezuela Will Be Free (w/ HRF & Leopoldo López)

23/07/2025 1h 18min

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In this collaboration with the Human Rights Foundation, Frank Corva (political correspondent at Bitcoin Magazine) sits down with Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López for a fireside chat and open Q&A about:How the Venezuelan government used the central bank to silently tax citizens through hyperinflationWhy López believes Bitcoin could have prevented the worst parts of Venezuela’s economic collapseWhat it took to build a resistance movement under constant surveillance, censorship, and arrestWhy authoritarian regimes fear Signal, Tor, and NostrWhat López learned from organizing protests from a prison cell and a safe house while being hunted by intelligence servicesHow financial surveillance became a weapon, making privacy-preserving tools essential for political organizingWhy the World Liberty Congress is building infrastructure to connect dissidents across 60+ countriesWhy U.S. and EU-based developers need to stop underestimating the real-world stakes of open-source tech▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬PubKey meetups are FREE and PUBLIC. Join us to ask live questions, engage with experts, and enjoy a pint together:🗽 PubKey NYC🗽 85 Washington Place🗽 New York, NY 10011https://www.meetup.com/pubkey-meetups/events/Follow us on X: ⁠https://x.com/PubKey⁠