About this episode
Alex Gladstein discusses the implications of fiat devaluation and the transition from state currencies to network currencies.
Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege. We cover fiat devaluation as global taxation, why the IMF and World Bank aren’t what you think they are, and the shift from the currency of the state to the currency of the network. If you're interested in these ideas, you'll like Network School. Apply online at https://ns.com .
People in this episode
Guest: Alex Gladstein
Topics covered
- fiat devaluation
- global taxation
- IMF
- World Bank
- currency of the state
- currency of the network
Keywords
- fiat devaluation
- global taxation
- IMF
- World Bank
- currency
- network state
- financial privilege
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Human Rights Foundation, IMF, World Bank, Network School
Books & works: Check Your Financial Privilege
Places: global
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