Why Do Women Fear Bitcoin? Isabel Foxen Duke Teaches Me About the Economic Justice Properties of Decentralized Currency (85% of Bitcoin Traders Are Men)

Today’s guest has been a friend for nearly a decade and a guest several times. In a departure from the wide-ranging conversations we usually have here, today we focus on about a topic she's recently been exploring. There’s no better person at explaining concepts to me than my friend Isabel Foxen Duke.

You might know her as as a leading expert in the body positivity and body neutrality space. Her work has been seminal in my eating disorder recovery, and she was my introduction into areas including fat politics, intuitive eating, and health at every size.

When she told me she was learning about cryptocurrency, I was all ears despite finance and tech being intimidating subjects to me. According to Bloomberg, 85% of Bitcoin owners are men, so I wanted to have a woman on to talk about it. Isabel's patience in explaining esoteric concepts gave me a baseline understanding and sparked a curiosity to learn more. We used my beginner's mind to record a non-intimidating introductory discussion, specifically about the economic problem millennials and Gen-Zers are facing and how Bitcoin can be a potential solution. I ask for clarification often during our discussion so I hope you too might get some of your questions answered. Even if you’re uncertain about your interest in the topic, it’s not a dull conversation because IFD is one of my favorite people to speak to.

Show notes:

- Isabel's course: Stop Fighting Food

- Find Isabel on the Web | Instagram | Twitter (for crypto-related content)

- Bloomberg article I reference about women and Bitcoin

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If you liked this episode, try out:

Episode 185: Isabel Foxen Duke on Sanity Around Food, Surrender, Diet Culture, Fatphobia as a Social Justice Concept & So Much More

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