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Is Twitter Helping Justin Sun and Other Cryptocurrency Celebrities Defraud?
8.3.2020
A site as hugely influential as Twitter should ideally take a balanced and responsible approach when suggesting blue check accounts and other popular influencers to follow in the crypto space. Fact is, this couldn’t be further from the reality: Twitter seems to constantly promote the same...
#Forkgoogle: Crypto Community Pushes Back Against Censorship
6.3.2020
The petition accuses Google of waging “campaigns of suppression against Bitcoin and blockchain industry for years”
Status, an Ethereum Private Messenger Goes Waku on Telegram
25.2.2020
An Ethereum-based private messenger is about to scale its throughput by implementing Waku instead of Whisper
Tim Draper-Backed Startup Launches Blockchain Browser to Avoid Censorship
19.2.2020
Unstoppable Domains is rolling out a blockchain-based browser to simplify access to the decentralized web
Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano Suspended From Twitter
13.2.2020
Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano suspended from Twitter
Crypto’s Dotcom Era Begins as Handshake Launches Decentralized Domains
5.2.2020
Handshake, one of the more original crypto projects to have spawned during the ICO era, has completed its long-awaited launch. The decentralized domains registrar, founded by MIT engineers, has spent the last year in stealth mode but is now opening up to the general public. The Handshake protocol...
Handshake’s Uncensorable Web Domains Go Live on Mainnet
4.2.2020
Namebase CEO Tieshun Roquerre joins @nlw to talk about why uncensorable web domains matter as Handshake goes live to mainnet
Paypal Pullout Prompts Pornhub to Add Tether as Payment Option for Its Adult Models
24.1.2020
The porn industry is seen by many as a perfect fit for widespread cryptocurrency usage as it suffers from financial censorship far more than most businesses. When Paypal stopped servicing Pornhub models, the company hinted it might turn to digital currency as an alternative and now this has been...
Venezuelan Team Working on Bitcoin Mesh Network Based on Offline Radios
21.1.2020
A Venezuelan project is working to ensure access to crypto even when offline
Was Youtube’s Christmas Crypto Purge Illegal?
2.1.2020
This article considers the legal implications of Youtube’s notorious purge of crypto channels on Christmas Eve. What legal context induces Youtube and other social media giants to operate as they do? The article does not explore whether it is morally proper to terminate a contract without...
YouTube Reinstates More Crypto-Related Content, Admits To Mistake Via Twitter
27.12.2019
YouTube starts to remove bans from crypto-related content, YouTubers look for decentralized platforms as alternatives
YouTube Crypto-Related Content Not Fully Restored, YouTubers Say “Nothing Has Changed”
26.12.2019
YouTubers say videos still not fully restored after YouTube admits to deleting crypto videos by mistake
Youtube ‘Christmas Purge’ Has Content Creators Pointing to These Alternate Platforms
26.12.2019
Recent widespread video removals have crypto Youtubers searching for greener and more dependable pastures for content production. While reports have since emerged of Youtube claiming the incident was an accident, and that videos are now being restored, the “Christmas Crypto purge”...
Cryptocurrency Influencers Speak Out On YouTube Deleting Crypto-Related Content
25.12.2019
Crypto influencers are frustrated and confused by YouTube deleting crypto-related content on its platform
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
Speculation Abounds Regarding Youtube’s Removal of Crypto Content
24.12.2019
At least six crypto Youtube channels have reported in recent hours that their content is being removed under the site’s “harmful and dangerous” policy, with one popular channel claiming Youtube pointed to a “sale of regulated goods.” Chris Dunn is one of these, whose...
Here’s What Happens When You Use Lightning Network for the First Time
16.12.2019
Do you remember receiving your first bitcoin? Seeing those satoshis arrive in your wallet is a magical, almost spiritual, experience. In that moment, the most beautiful thing about bitcoin is not its censorship resistance or pseudonymity: it’s that it works at the first time of asking....
CBD Coffee Company Leverages Censorship-Resistant Nature of Crypto
11.12.2019
On December 8, the U.S.-based coffee firm that uses cannabidiol (CBD) in its product, Crazy Calm, launched a promotion that aims to send $5 per order to the charity EatBCH. The founder of Crazy Calm, Matt Aaron, also detailed that the startup wanted to leverage the payment processor Shopify but...
China’s Internet Firewall Has Blocked Access to Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan.io
3.12.2019
China's Great Firewall, used by the government to regulate access to foreign internet sites, has blocked one of the most popular sources of ethereum blockchain data
Ethereum-Based Virtual Museum Tokenizes Censored Bitcoin Artwork
3.12.2019
Cryptovoxels — an Ethereum-based virtual museum — has tokenized and preserved a censored Bitcoin artwork painted over by French authorities earlier this year