As government entities continue to oppress farmers in the Netherlands, Bitcoin stands ready to help those in need...

It's week four of the Dutch farmers' uprising in the Netherlands and there is no sign of a resolution as farmers refuse to give up their farms and the government refuses to back down on regulations requiring farmers to reduce their nitrogen beyond the point that they can continue farming.

Inspired by the Canadian Freedom Truckers, farmers from Italy and Germany around the world are also rebelling against government overreach and supporting the Dutch populist movement to take back their rights.

The Dutch government issued a plan in June laying out nitrogen emission reductions, largely targeting the country's agriculture industry saying "there is not a future for all farmers."

Calling it an "unavoidable transition," the government mandated reductions in emissions of up to 70% in many areas close to protected land and as high as 95% in other areas.

"This plan in practice means that, in certain areas, farmers have to reduce their nitrogen emissions by 70%," said a climate researcher. "That means they simply have to quit."

Bitcoin Interest Is Up As Fear Of Government Overreach Is Growing

What does this mean for bitcoin? According to a Dutch educator and entrepreneur, interest in bitcoin is growing and the most important single hook — what makes people's eyes light up — is the idea that bitcoin is money out of the reach of the government.

For all the talk about asset versus currency, speculation, inflation hedges, the only argument that resonates with farmers is that it is money that is their own.