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Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations

21.11.2019
Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations

Paypal’s Pornhub Snub Pumps Verge (XVG) by 33% on 168% Volume Surge

15.11.2019
Verge (XVG) has seen a 33% price pump and a 168% increase in trade volumes following Paypal’s move to withdraw services to Pornhub

93 Days Dark: 8chan Coder Explains How Blockchain Saved His Troll Forum

6.11.2019
A deep dive into the decentralized technology that brought the world's most controversial site back online – for now

Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites

19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...

Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship

15.10.2019
The latest skirmishes in the bruising trade war between the U.S. and China have led to the unlikely politicization of the NBA. But how did the views of a basketball executive become such a political football? And what does China’s ideological commitment to censorship say about the value...

Offline Transactions: The Final Frontier for Global Crypto Adoption

2.10.2019
Some blockchain startups are exploring mesh networks and satellite technology to enable offline crypto transactions

BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums

16.9.2019
Since the Bitcoin Cash upgrade in May 2018, software developers have unleashed a slew of microblogging protocols that utilize OP_return transactions. One application called Member is a BCH-based browser that makes use of these types of transactions and the extra space added to the data carrier...

Youtube Censorship Drives Uptake of Crypto-Powered Video Platforms

5.8.2019
If the prospect of greater privacy and financial sovereignty doesn’t lure the masses to crypto networks, perhaps the ability to speak freely will. Lately, a lot of people who couldn’t give a damn about peer-to-peer cryptocurrency have taken a shine to peer-to-peer networks that run...

Crypto Social Media is Breaking Free: How 10+ Blockchain Platforms Pay You to Post

4.8.2019
Social media has become so embedded in most people’s everyday lives that it’s hard to imagine life — or even a span of a few hours — without it. While the social media revolution is huge, there’s another revolution within that revolution, driven by users into...

How Bitcoin Might Help the World’s Oppressed Sidestep Censorship – in Space

12.7.2019
An advocacy group is testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication can help fight news censorship

Gab Seeks $10M to Decentralize and Use ‘Free Speech Money’ Bitcoin

3.7.2019
Gab has made a bid to seal $10 million in a Series A crowdfunding round that will enable it to decentralize its infrastructure and integrate bitcoin and Lightning Network payments

Bitcoin’s Survival Depends on an Uncensorable Internet

2.7.2019
In an age of unprecedented censorship, surveillance and rampant deplatforming, Bitcoin stands out as a beacon of hope. Its decentralized ledger enables value to be transmitted to anyone, anywhere without fear or favor. Whether you’re a Mongolian goat herder or a Miami drugs baron, your money...

VPN Providers Defy Order to Connect to Russia’s Internet Censor

16.6.2019
Russian regulators have once again moved to expand oversight of the online space in an attempt to ensure compliance with various restrictions Moscow is trying to impose. But as in other cases, their efforts have been met with resistance. Over a dozen VPN platforms, popular among crypto enthusiasts...