Resisting Dictators with Bitcoin (w/ HRF & Félix Maradiaga)

Resisting Dictators with Bitcoin (w/ HRF & Félix Maradiaga)

From Live at PubKey NYC by PubKey Media House

May 18, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

The episode explores the experiences of Félix Maradiaga and Jhanisse Vaca Daza in resisting dictatorship and the use of Bitcoin by political dissidents.

What was it like resisting Daniel Ortega's bloody dictatorship? We're streaming LIVE AT PUBKEY NYC right now with Félix Maradiaga (President of the World Liberty Congress ) and Jhanisse Vaca Daza ( HRF 's Freedom Fellowship Director) to explore Maradiaga's experience resisting Ortega, leading WLC, and how political dissidents and human rights activists around the world use Bitcoin and other freedom tech tools to defend their freedom. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled. Visit PubKey: 🗽 PubKey NYC 🗽 85 Washington Place 🗽 New York, NY 10011 🇺🇸 PubKey D.C. 🇺🇸 410 7th St NW 🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004 🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups and events: https://luma.com/user/pubkey 🍔 Check out our food menu (yes, we discount 21% if you pay in BTC!): https://pubkey.bar/menu Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your nym. Est. 735075.

People in this episode

Guests: Félix Maradiaga, Jhanisse Vaca Daza

Topics covered

  • Bitcoin
  • dictatorship
  • human rights
  • political dissent
  • freedom technology

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • dictatorship
  • human rights
  • Félix Maradiaga
  • Jhanisse Vaca Daza
  • freedom tech
  • political dissent

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Liberty Congress, HRF

Places: Daniel Ortega, New York City, Washington D.C.

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