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UK Online Safety Bill to Become Law Amidst Heavy Criticism From Civil Liberties Organizations
23.9.2023
The U.K. Online Safety Bill, a piece of legislation that seeks to make the country “the safest place in the world to be online,” has been signed by both houses of parliament and will become law soon. Several civil liberties organizations and activists have criticized it due to...
Human Rights Foundation Backs Bitcoin Bug Bounty to Empower Activists Worldwide
30.7.2023
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is offering Bitcoin (BTC) bug bounties in a bid to improve Bitcoin and the Lightning Network.
The organization has issued 10 bounties, each 2 BTC, worth around $58,500 at current rates, aimed at supporting the development of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network...
Playboy Founder’s Son Funds His Pokémon Obsession With An OnlyFans
15.6.2023
Marston Hefner, the son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is probably the most down-bad person on the planet. He started an OnlyFans account this year to sell tasteful and steamy nudes, and then used that secondary income to fund his habit of collecting Pokémon cards.Read more
Crypto Exchanges Must Comply With Russia Sanctions, Singapore Central Bank Says
3.11.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reiterated that cryptocurrency exchanges need to conform to restrictions on Russian users imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The reminder comes after researchers established that pro-Russia activists have raised millions of dollars in digital...
Russian Journalists, Activists Kicked Off Crypto Exchanges Due to EU Sanctions
14.10.2022
The European Commission last week boosted restrictions on providing financial services to Russians
Ukraine Blocks Crypto Wallet Used to Raise Funds for Russian Forces
24.8.2022
The law enforcement and counter-intelligence agency of Ukraine has managed to seize the funds in a cryptocurrency wallet used to finance the Russian military campaign in the country. Officials in Kyiv claim that money collected through the wallet has been spent on military equipment for...
Call for Creation of Common African Digital Currency, Kenyan Activists Turn to Crypto Funding, Ghana on the Brink
29.7.2022
In Bitcoin.com News’ inaugural newsletter featuring the biggest crypto and economic news stories from Africa, the head of an African regional central bank, Herve Ndoba, implores the bank’s board to introduce a common digital currency. At the same time, the regional bank warned that...
Kenyan Activists Say Cryptocurrencies Have the ‘Potential to Create New Ways for Young People to Earn’
24.7.2022
According to some Kenya-based activists, raising funds through cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFT) sales is not only faster but less costly as well. The activists added that digital currency also has the “potential to create new ways for young people to earn, spend, save and send...
Russian Activists Turn to Crypto for Donations to Aid Ukraine Refugees
18.7.2022
“For Russian citizens, sending money to help Ukrainians might not be safe” through the banking system, says one volunteer
Web3 activists fight for reproductive rights with NFTs, DAOs and protests
8.7.2022
The Web3 community has launched a number of initiatives to raise funds and awareness for women’s reproductive rights following the overturn of Roe v. Wade
Kraken reiterates hiring targets as CEO denounces 'woke activists' in corporate culture
15.6.2022
"We recognize that hurt feelings are inevitable in a global organization that is optimizing for team outcomes above individual sentiment," said the team at Kraken
Human rights activists take aim at privileged crypto critics in letter to Congress
8.6.2022
The group of 21 activists provided examples of how crypto assists people around the world, saying “tens of millions” rely on Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins as a way to access financial tools
Crypto's One Unassailable Use Case: Helping Human Rights Activists
27.5.2022
The Oslo Freedom Forum was heavy on bitcoin and stablecoin discussions, underscoring that this technology is a tool for political dissidents, not just a get-rich-quick scheme
ESG Study Shows Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Eliminate 0.15% of Global Warming by 2045, Claims No Other Technology Can Do Better
26.5.2022
In recent times, the impact of bitcoin mining on the environment has been a topical discussion as climate change activists believe proof-of-work (PoW) mining is too energy-intensive. However, a recent report written by the ESG analyst Daniel Batten explains that bitcoin mining could eliminate...
Ukraine Pushes for Membership in European Blockchain Partnership
30.3.2022
Activists and lawmakers in Kyiv are urging the EU to accept Ukraine as a member of the European Blockchain Partnership. They believe the recently adopted law “On Virtual Assets” opens the way for the country to become a blockchain leader on the Old Continent. Kyiv Officials Hope...
Artists and Activists Turn to NFT Sales to Support the Ukrainian People
14.3.2022
NFTs are showing the brighter side of humanity as real support transcends the boundaries of nations and reaches Ukraine through the metaverse. In light of the ongoing military conflict, people from all around the world send their donations to Ukraine via NFT sales, as artists and activists turn...
Crypto Conference DeFiCon 2021 to Be Hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC
5.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The next crypto conference lighting up the season is DeFiCon 2021, hosted on December 18-19 in Brooklyn, NYC. As a nonprofit conference, DeFiCon steers away from the typical corporate and for-profit conference model. All of DeFiCon’s net proceeds will be donated to charity....
Stoush over Greenidge miner's legal threats to activists over ‘false' claims
29.10.2021
Greenidge has refuted the claims that is pursuing legal action right now or “preventing anyone from sharing their position.”
Fortnite's Latest Crossover Is ... Martin Luther King?
26.8.2021
In a shocking and logic defying twist, Epic Games put an interactive Martin Luther King, Jr. civil rights museum in Fortnite. It seems like a well-intentioned effort to spread awareness of Dr. King’s legacy and racial injustice and I also cannot think of a worse place for it to be rolled out than...
People Are Losing Their Minds Because A Socialist Streamer Bought A House
20.8.2021
Truly we live in times. Climate change marches on unchecked. The pandemic still rages. Just yesterday someone made a bomb threat outside the White House calling for “revolution.” Oh, and today some people are freaking out because socialist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker apparently bought a nearly...