Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation and Diverter, a pseudonymous Bitcoiner known for his non-KYC Bitcoin guides, joins The Mining Pod to discuss why Bitcoin mining matters for individual liberty and how Bitcoiners can take mining to the next level. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Start 00:03:13 Diverter's Bitcoin Journey 00:06:12 Alex Gladstein's Bitcoin Story 00:10:22 Why Mining Matters 00:13:07 Value of Non-KYC Mining 00:20:27 Mining & Financial Sovereignty 00:24:27 Clean Spark Ad 00:24:47 Bitcoin Mining Bifurcation 00:28:45 Vitamin Ad 00:29:26 Mining: Suits vs. Home Miners 00:37:36 Regulatory Capture of Mining 00:51:50 Bitmain Ad 00:52:37 Compromising on Privacy 00:57:53 Inevitability of Bitcoin Adoption 01:03:17 Cypherpunk Ethos & Nuance 01:04:20 What if Bitcoin Succeeds? Published twice weekly, "The Mining Pod" interviews the best builders and operators in the Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining landscape. Subscribe to get notifications when we publish interviews on Tuesday and a news show on Friday!  👉 Check out our other shows and content by going to Blockspace.media today. 👉 Watch our newest documentary, The Big Empty! Follow our host on Twitter, @wsfoxley. - Thank you to our sponsor, CleanSpark, America’s Bitcoin miner! And thank you to Foreman Mining, Master Your Mining! "The Mining Pod" is produced by Sunnyside Honey LLC and distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Damien Somerset.