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Judge slams FDIC’s ‘lack of good-faith’ in censoring crypto letters to banks
13.12.2024
A US federal judge has ordered the FDIC to redo and resubmit redactions it made to crypto “pause letters” it sent to financial institutions
Judge slams FDIC’s ‘lack of good-faith’ in censoring crypto letters to banks
13.12.2024
A US federal judge has ordered the FDIC to redo and resubmit redactions it made to crypto “pause letters” it sent to financial institutions
Bitcoin Ordinals Founder: Market Forces, Not Censorship, Should Shape Future
4.1.2024
Bitcoin developer Casey Rodarmor opposes censoring blockchain transactions enabled by his bitcoin ordinals project, sparking community debate. Image by Fareed Mindalano, DALL-E 3. Bitcoin protocol developer Casey Rodarmor has strongly reiterated his opposition to censoring transactions on...
Ordinals Founder Casey Rodarmor Warns Bitcoin Maxis That ‘Whining’ Makes Them ‘Look Weak’
3.1.2024
Casey Rodarmor, the developer of the Ordinals protocol, has called out ideological Bitcoin maxis for their views on inscriptions and censoring transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Rodarmor stated that the “whining” around the protocol and its usage of block space make them...
Samourai Wallet Calls out Ocean Pool for Censoring Whirlpool Privacy Transactions
8.12.2023
Samourai, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet, revealed the changes in the recent Bitcoin Knots software used by Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool, censor Whirlpool transactions, a kind of coinjoin operation. The wallet explained that Ocean is pursuing a “very slippery slope” by filtering...
Social Media Speculates if F2Pool is Censoring Transactions, Founder Responds
22.11.2023
0x10BC, a Bitcoin development blogger, has unveiled data potentially suggesting that F2Pool has censored a number of recent transactions. What 0x10BC’s data says 0x10BC, who runs a mining pool observation project with the aim of detecting potential unrecognized potential Bitcoin transactions...
48% of Ethereum Blocks Face Censorship From OFAC-Compliant Flashbots
15.10.2022
For a couple of years now, MEV-Boost relays or Flashbots have become popular tools in order to gather the maximum value that can be extracted from Ethereum’s block production. However, in recent times, Flashbots have been controversial as people believe the technology threatens...
Web3 Is Still Censoring Sex Workers
1.9.2022
Internet decentralization has stopped the shadow-banning of sexual images, adult performers say
Wasabi Wallet to Begin Censoring Coinjoin Transactions
15.3.2022
Wasabi Wallet, a privacy-oriented bitcoin-only wallet, has announced it will start introducing censorship methods into its mixing procedures. The announcement was made on social media, where the official account of Wasabi explained that a blacklist will prevent some UTXOs (unspent transaction...
Purging Today’s Freedom Activists: Why Big Tech’s Censorship Isn’t Directed Solely at Trump Supporters
23.1.2021
There’s been a lot of unrest in the U.S. and just before the presidential election’s electoral vote, Big Tech took action and censored a great number of individuals and even competing social media platforms. Moreover, even after President Biden’s first few days in office, social...
The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’
14.9.2020
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses...
Amid Youtube Censorship, Individuals Flock to Decentralized Video Sharing Apps Like Lbry.tv
31.5.2020
In mid-May, news.Bitcoin.com reported on one of our mining pool videos being censored and banned from the video-sharing platform Youtube. The report had shown how Youtube has been censoring videos for a long time now, and the CEO specifically told the public certain coronavirus films would...
Justin Sun’s Steemit Accused of Censoring Hive Related Content
20.3.2020
A crypto influencer says her “neutral explainer video” discussing the upcoming Hive hard fork has been removed from Steemit
Crypto YouTubers Allege Platform Is Censoring Their Content
24.12.2019
YouTube is allegedly removing crypto-related content from channels due to purported violations of community guidelines
China Now Censors Anti-Blockchain Sentiment, Educates Public on Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Officially Bullish on blockchain technology, China is now reportedly censoring anti-blockchain sentiment. Meanwhile, a popular Chinese app with over 100 million active users has recommended a course on bitcoin, blockchain, and smart contracts. The app is designed to teach “Xi Jinping...
WeChat Now Censoring Bitmain and Crypto Price Prediction Accounts
10.9.2018
WeChat has just blocked an official sales channel for Bitmain miners, along with several accounts that analyse the crypto markets