https://www.forbes.com/sites/rufaskamau/2022/10/17/bitcoin-as-a-human-rights-platform/?sh=520fd47b79e2As we approach Human Rights Day on December 10, 2022, it is important to consider human rights and how BitcoinBTC 0.0% is being used as a platform to protect human rights for various communities around the world.
According to Freedom House, approximately 2.977 billion people live under authoritarian regimes. If you live in a free economy where your rights are protected, you have access to financial services, and your national currency is relatively stable, you most likely consider Bitcoin to be another speculative asset or store of value.
The privacy of financial transactions is eroding as transactions rapidly shift from cash to the digital world, which requires strict know your customer (KYC) procedures to be onboarded. You have a right to privacy and a private life under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 12), the European Convention of Human Rights (Article
, and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 7). How does traditional finance violate your right to privacy, and how does Bitcoin address this?
