Welcome to Season Two of Distributed Dialogues. This season was inspired by the Human Rights Foundation’s Oslo Freedom Forum, focusing on the intersection between human rights and decentralized technology. In each episode we’ll tell stories where basic human rights have been jeopardized, then present ways in which decentralized technology might serve as a tool for overcoming these challenges.

This episode is called “The Devil's Excrement”; in it, we bring you the reality of Venezuela's authoritarian government, what life is like under the veil, and what promises crypto may hold to unlocking a brighter future.

Music provided by: David Berges and pond5, available at www.pond5.com.

Distributed Dialogues is a BTC Media-produced podcast on The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network. Visit www.letstalkbitcoin.com for more engaging podcasts and follow us on twitter @TheLTBNetwork.