For people around the world, outside of Wall Street, Bitcoin offers a way to break free from inflation, political turmoil and an outdated monetary system. For these people, a large part of the world's population, digital money could possibly even save their lives. As CSO of the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein is in a unique position to describe the rise of Bitcoin as a useful tool. The rise from a cypherpunk dream to the last bastion of being able to protect people around the world from oppression. Gladstein is clear, those born into a reserve currency like the euro, yen or dollar have financial privilege over 89% of the world's population who grow up in a weaker system. In Nigeria, human rights activists rely on Bitcoin donations after being persecuted by authoritarian regimes. In Cuba, those who saved in Bitcoin were able to stay afloat after a dual currency system severely devalued the peso. In El Salvador, where remittance fees and exchange rates can largely eat up a simple money transfer to family members in need, Bitcoin offers hope through lower fees and faster transactions.