# Resisting Dictators with Bitcoin (w/ HRF & Félix Maradiaga)

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Podcast: [Live at PubKey NYC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-at-pubkey-nyc-6710644)
Published: 2026-05-18T21:00:01+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pubkey-media-house/episodes/Resisting-Dictators-with-Bitcoin-w-HRF--Flix-Maradiaga-e3ji9q9
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## Resource

What was it like resisting Daniel Ortega's bloody dictatorship? We're streaming LIVE AT PUBKEY NYC right now with Félix Maradiaga (President of the World Liberty Congress ) and Jhanisse Vaca Daza ( HRF 's Freedom Fellowship Director) to explore Maradiaga's experience resisting Ortega, leading WLC, and how political dissidents and human rights activists around the world use Bitcoin and other freedom tech tools to defend their freedom. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled. Visit PubKey: 🗽 PubKey NYC 🗽 85 Washington Place 🗽 New York, NY 10011 🇺🇸 PubKey D.C. 🇺🇸 410 7th St NW 🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004 🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups and events: https://luma.com/user/pubkey 🍔 Check out our food menu (yes, we discount 21% if you pay in BTC!): https://pubkey.bar/menu Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your nym. Est. 735075.

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