A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are fueling the crypto asset’s rally. Frum suggests that the crypto asset might experience a “fast and deep price crash” if and when interest rates start to rise. Institutional Interest in BTC In comments […]
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Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein Calls Bitcoin ‘An Escape Hatch From Tyranny’
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF)’s Alex Gladstein has heaped praise on bitcoin saying it’s an escape hatch from tyranny and that there is more to it than its price. In comments made via a short video, Gladstein, who is the chief strategy officer (CSO) at HRF, asserts that “people who buy bitcoin are strengthening a […]
Human Rights Foundation Provides Grants To Specter, Lot49
The Human Rights Foundation is providing $25,000 each to support Specter Desktop and Lot49 through its Bitcoin Development Fund.
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Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021.
As Governments Seek Encryption Backdoors, Bitcoin Becomes Critical
An EU draft resolution calling for a “balance” between encryption and surveillance once again underscored the need for technologies like Bitcoin.
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The Human Rights Foundation Awards Grants to Three More Bitcoin Projects
The Human Rights Foundation is donating 1 BTC each to three developers focused on increasing Bitcoin’s usability.
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Greatest Chess Grandmaster: Bitcoin Empowers Public and Protects Dissidents
Russian human rights campaigner and chess supremo Gary Kasparov has said that the current economic crisis, which has led to unconventional monetary policy, will drive people towards bitcoin. Bitcoin’s finite supply compares favorably to agenda-driven printing of money by governments, noted the Avast security ambassador, who also chairs the Human Rights Foundation and the Renew […]
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How the Human Rights Foundation and Casa Hope to Improve Bitcoin Sovereignty Around the World
Casa announced that it will be working with the Human Rights Foundation to support the use of Bitcoin by freedom activists around the world.
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Online Data Analysis Points to Venezuela Accepting BTC for Passports
During the last week, a number of bitcoiners have been discussing Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreigners, also known as SAIME accepting bitcoin payments for passport applications and renewals. A number of crypto journalists couldn’t confirm whether or not it is true, but evidence shows that SAIME was and still might be accepting […]
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Bolstering Privacy: Human Rights Foundation Donates $50K Toward Bitcoin Mixing Development
On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a fund that is dedicated to the development of tools that make the Bitcoin network “more private, decentralized, and resilient.” HRF’s initial gift of $50,000 will be given to the UK-based developer, Chris Belcher, who has been working on a project called Coinswap. This week […]
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