Banking Failure Modes and Bitcoin Self-Custody Resilience
The March 2, 2026 episode of The Bitcoin Matrix features Tony Yazbeck framing Lebanon’s banking collapse as a repeatable failure mode that exposes fiat fragility.
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Bitcoin, Bank Failure, and Self-Custody
The February 19, 2026 episode of Bitcoin for Millennials features Tony Yazbeck explaining how a Lebanese banking collapse erased his savings and transformed his understanding of money.
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Bitcoin Education, Trust, and Financial Agency for African Women
The January 23, 2026 episode of the Bitfluencers podcast features Lazolia Buzuzi examining how Bitcoin education can expand financial agency for African women who face persistent barriers to banking.
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Living Outside the System: Bitcoin, Lebanon’s Banking Collapse, and Personal Sovereignty
The December 08, 2025 episode of The Bitcoin Edge with Paula features Michel Jabbour explaining how Lebanon’s banking collapse and capital controls erased savings and pushed citizens toward cash, dollarization, and alternative monetary rails.
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Bitcoin as a Lifeline for African Women
The December 02, 2025 episode of You're the Voice features Lorraine Marcel explaining how Bitcoin functions as a financial lifeline for African women excluded from formal banking.
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Bitcoin Under Repression: Aid Rails, Activism, and Energy Options in Venezuela
The October 22, 2025 episode of What Bitcoin Did features Leopoldo López detailing how opposition networks used Bitcoin to bypass state-controlled finance. He explains a pivot from stablecoins to Bitcoin for large-scale humanitarian payouts and activist support, alongside resilient communications.
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Bitcoin Empowerment and Global Impact
The April 08, 2024 episode of What Bitcoin Did with Alex Gladstein explores Bitcoin’s evolution into a multifaceted tool driving financial inclusion, energy efficiency, and political empowerment.
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Bitcoin Lifeline for Activist Nonprofits
On August 28, 2024, the Human Rights Foundation at PubKey featured Anna Chekhovich, who detailed how Bitcoin sustains activist nonprofits by overcoming state-imposed financial barriers and enhancing donor privacy.
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Empowering Change Through Bitcoin in the Middle East
The August 28, 2024 episode of Human Rights Foundation at PubKey featuring Faisal Saeed Al Mutar examines Bitcoin’s role in stabilizing regional economies by supporting underground education and secure, peer-to-peer financial transactions.
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Nigeria's Bitcoin Revolution Amid Financial Repression
The August 28, 2024 episode of Human Rights Foundation at PubKey with Charlene Fadirepo examines Bitcoin’s role as a financial lifeline amid Nigeria’s economic repression.
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Empowering Change: Bitcoin and Underground Education
The August 28, 2024 episode of Human Rights Foundation at PubKey, featuring guest Roya Mahboob, highlights Bitcoin’s transformative role in enabling financial inclusion and underground education in Afghanistan.
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Bitcoin and Freedom Tech: Building Resilience in Venezuela
The December 2, 2024 episode of the Human Rights Foundation at PubKey podcast features Jraissati, an economist and human rights advocate, discussing the devastating impacts of hyperinflation, political repression, and the destruction of economic institutions in Venezuela.
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