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Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin’s Rich List, Coinbase’s Latest Acquisition

Daniel KuhnJan 8, 2021

Also: Grayscale reports an a rise in participation from pensions while Ripple's Garlinghouse reveals he attempted to settle charges with the SEC ahead of its XRP suit.

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Internet Shutdowns Cost India $2.8B in 2020: Report

Sandali HandagamaJan 8, 2021

A 2020 report by Top10VPN found India to be the country that suffered the most economic damage from internet disruptions.

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Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot ‘Truly Chilling,’ Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks

Nikhilesh DeJan 13, 2021

“Money might be controlled by a handful of elites,” the departing bank regulator said at a Wednesday event. “Crypto is about freedom.”

Year in Review 2020

Blockchain Developers Are Focused on the Wrong Problem

Anatoly Yakovenko Raj GokalDec 30, 2020

If it's to reach its full potential, the decentralized economy needs to scale censorship resistance, say Solana's CEO and COO.

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In India, a Clash of Digital Innovation and Internet Censorship

Sandali Handagama Jaspreet KalraNov 25, 2020

Among democracies, the Indian government tends to shut down the internet most frequently. Can crypto thrive in this environment?

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Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship

Anna BaydakovaOct 2, 2020

Belarus media are testing NewNode, a decentralized tech helping resist the government censorship.

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How a Hacker Launched a Decentralized Network to Track Internet Censorship

Benjamin PowersSep 15, 2020

Using free and open-source software, the Open Observatory of Network Interference has built a “decentralized, citizen-led, internet censorship observatory.”

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Belarus Nonprofit Helps Protestors With Bitcoin Grants

Anna BaydakovaSep 9, 2020

A non-profit by tech entrepreneurs in Belarus is using Bitcoin to help dissidents get around repression and financial monitoring.

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Venezuela Blocks Access to Coinbase and Remittance Service MercaDolar

Sebastian SinclairSep 9, 2020

Venezuela has blocked access to Coinbase and MercaDolar, cryptocurrency and fiat remittance platforms respectively, alongside two VPN providers.

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Russia Is Blocking Bitcoin-Related Websites Again

Anna BaydakovaAug 27, 2020

Russian internet censorship agency Roskomnadzor has persuaded a court to block various crypto sites including a popular bitcoin OTC data provider.

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Belarus Is Back Online, With Lessons About Censorship Resistance

Anna BaydakovaAug 13, 2020

What do you do if your country unplugs the internet? Satellite and mesh networks are possible future solutions, but they have technical and political limitations.