How Financial Surveillance Threatens Our Democracies: Part 1
When they descended into coal mines, miners would take a caged canary with them. The toxic gasses, notably carbon monoxide, that accumulate in these places and pose a deadly risk…
Bitcoin’s Role In Defending Democracy In Nicaragua With Félix Maradiaga
At the 2024 Bitcoin Policy Summit, Nicaraguan pro-democracy activist Félix Maradiaga shared his insights on the severe challenges facing his country, which is under the autocratic rule of Daniel Ortega. According to…
In The Absence Of International Support, Myanmar’s Exiled Government Should Explore A Bitcoin Bond
This is an opinion editorial by Win Ko Ko Aung, a McCourt Scholar for Georgetown University’s Data Science for Public Policy program and a survivor of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup.…
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60 Organizations Launch Campaign Urging US Congress to Protect Privacy
On Wednesday, 60 organizations involved in cryptocurrencies, open-source and free software, and human rights and privacy-preserving projects launched a new campaign calling on the 118th U.S. Congress to protect privacy.…