Syria

The aftermath of the latest earthquake in Turkey (Burak Kara/Getty Images)
Global Crypto Industry Pledges Aid to Turkey Following Deadly Earthquakes
More than 40 blockchain entities in the country have signed a petition requesting authorities to set up official crypto wallets to accept donations in Turkey, similar to Ukrai...
The aftermath of the latest earthquake in Turkey (Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Massive Earthquake Hits Turkey and Syria
Massive Earthquake Hits Turkey and Syria
A powerful earthquake struck Turkey near the Syrian border. At least 2,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured. Turkey is a country where crypto adoption has be...
Massive Earthquake Hits Turkey and Syria

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)
France Orders Jail Time for 2 Men Charged With Funding Terrorism in Syria With Crypto: Report
The amount transferred via crypto by three Islamic extremists is estimated at around $280,000, one news outlet in France reported.
French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Projects like Darkwallet extend the ideological reach of what should remain private. (Rachel-Rose O'Leary)
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary.
Projects like Darkwallet extend the ideological reach of what should remain private. (Rachel-Rose O'Leary)

Images of Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini adorn the walls of a Syrian market. (Leif Stenberg/Shutterstock)
The Truth About Bitcoin and Hezbollah in Lebanon
Will Hezbollah in Lebanon use bitcoin? The data suggests terror activity is uncommon despite surging crypto popularity across the Middle East.
Images of Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyid Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini adorn the walls of a Syrian market. (Leif Stenberg/Shutterstock)

Photo by Rostyslav Savchyn on Unsplash
How Bitcoin Is Used to Promote Human Rights: Stories From Activists and Refugees
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and Syrian entrepreneur Moe Ghashim to discuss how cultural context shapes the way peopl...
Photo by Rostyslav Savchyn on Unsplash

Yousif Mohammed image via Hello Future
At a Refugee Camp in Iraq, a 16-Year-Old Syrian Is Teaching Crypto Basics
Here's what an unbanked refugee really thinks about crypto.
Yousif Mohammed image via Hello Future

dinars 2
Sharia Goldbugs: How ISIS Created a Currency for World Domination
By trading oil using its own currency, ISIS planned to destabilize the US economy by forcibly decoupling the dollar from the oil business.
dinars 2

Syria cD_edited_edited
This North Syrian School Is a Baby Step Toward a Blockchain Society
Students in Rojava, a semi-autonomous enclave of Syria, are making up for years of lost education by studying computer code and blockchain technology.
Syria cD_edited_edited

bassel khartabil
Murder, Censorship and Syria: Crypto and the Future of Uprisings
One technologist's imprisonment and execution in Syria exemplifies the parallel use of technology for both liberation and repression – and why bitcoin and other censorship res...
bassel khartabil