The Week In Crypto Policy: Interview - Lyudmyla Kozlovska - Human Rights, Crypto, & Policy

This week, in a deep dive interview, Lyudmyla Kozlovska, founder of the Open Dialogue Foundation, explains how Bitcoin and stablecoins are being used to protect and promote human rights, along with related international policy concerns.

Intro

As a high-level introduction, Lyudmyla Kozlovska founded the ​Open Dialogue Foundation​ ("ODF") in 2009 with the goal of protecting human rights, supporting democracy, and assisting those who are subject to political persecution in Eastern Europe. She also founded the ​Building True Change Coalition ​("BTC Coalition") to address financial exclusion, political oppression and deliver humanitarian aid, while promoting the role of Bitcoin and stablecoins.

Since 2021, she has been leading the campaign to prevent the abuse of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism ("AML/CFT") laws by malign state actors. Previously, Lyudmyla ​initiated the reform of INTERPOL​ to fight its misuse as a tool of political prosecution worldwide.

The questions below are aimed at better understanding the human rights use case for private, permissionless blockchains and related policy considerations.

Interview

Background & Mission