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China’s Government Fuels Stablecoin Economy: Hong Kong Protesters, Singapore and Mainland Residents Flee Capital Controls
13.6.2020
A recent study published by Amun researcher, Eliézer Ndinga, shows that USD-pegged stablecoins are being leveraged in Hong Kong as “vehicles for capital control flight.” The report shows how individuals from mainland China, Singapore, and Hong Kong are moving their capital out...
Prices Rise, Protests Rage and Musicians Take Control: Bad Crypto News of the Week
9.6.2020
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Monero-for-Bail Project Sees Increased Demand During Protests
8.6.2020
An initiative that mines the privacy coin monero, donating cash for bail money, has seen an uptick in users since the protests started in Minnesota
Bonus Army, Occupiers, 2020 Uprising: Bitcoin’s Peaceful Protest Is Pure Civil Disobedience
6.6.2020
For twelve days straight, American citizens and a number of countries around the world have been protesting the oligarchs and police brutality. The restlessness from the uprising has slowed down some, but continues in various cities across the nation. On June 3, 2020, a reporter from Los Angeles...
As Protests Rage, Someone in Crypto Wants to Make Money on George Floyd
4.6.2020
Some in the crypto community are using the turmoil in the United States to push a George Floyd token in what appears to be an obvious cash grab that feeds on sentiment
First Mover: Bitcoin Market, Like Wall Street, Shrugs Off Nationwide Protests
4.6.2020
Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis could have implications for inflation and trust in the financial system
Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments
3.6.2020
Comments from a Minnesota official comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data
Bitcoin Rises Above $10K for First Time in 25 Days as Protests Roil US Cities
2.6.2020
Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the first time in almost a month as protests in U.S. cities continue to intensify
With Riots Erupting in US Cities, Using Tools of Peaceful Protest Can be More Meaningful
31.5.2020
During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for...
Lebanese Currency Collapse: Failed Policies Led to Economic Meltdown
4.5.2020
Lebanon is facing an unprecedented economic crisis and the local currency has already lost about 60% of its value. The central bank’s policies have come under fire while citizens are protesting how the government handles the economic meltdown which led to people’s living situation...
America’s Banks Can Simply Bail Themselves Out – Thanks to the Fed’s $27 Trillion Blackrock Deal
20.4.2020
Mainstream media has been awfully quiet about all the fraud and manipulation stemming from the global bureaucracies’ newly enacted covid-19 reaction policies. In the U.S. amid all the commotion and fear, the Federal Reserve granted special powers to the giant private equity firm Blackrock....
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Coronavirus Outbreak and Protests
5.2.2020
Crypto exchange service provider Bitspark is shutting down next month despite reporting exponential growth following the launch of its cash point product. The CEO of the company explained that its internal restructuring has not worked out but insisted that the ongoing protests in Hong Kong...
Bitspark Shuts Down Amid Restructuring, Coronavirus and Protests
4.2.2020
Hong Kong-based blockchain startup Bitspark closes down, citing internal restructuring issues exacerbated by a coronavirus outbreak and local protests
HSBC Closes 2 Branches Following New Protests in Hong Kong
3.1.2020
HSBC had two of its Hong Kong branches closed on Jan. 2, the first working day of the year, following attacks by protesters during the latest anti-government demonstrations on New Year’s Day. The banking giant also closed seven indoor ATM clusters and announced on Friday it will suspend...
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Raises $700,000 in Crypto Donations
19.12.2019
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s leading critic of the current Kremlin administration, has attracted a serious amount of cryptocurrency in the form of anonymous donations for his corruption-combatting NGO. The digital coins collected since the beginning of this year have amounted to well over...
Iran, Hong Kong, India: Failed Protests Point to Need for Crypto-Anarchy ‘Second Realms’
13.12.2019
What is the second realm? It’s both an abstract and concrete “place” parallel to here, where temporary autonomous zones (TAZ) provide a chance to escape the burning surveillance spotlight of the state and brutal law enforcement culture, and allow for at least temporary exercises...
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
Quebec Mining Firm Expands Despite Protests of Local Population
20.11.2019
Mining firm Bitfarms expands its operations in Sherbrooke despite complaints about the noise from the local population
Low Interest Rates Are Crushing Young People and Fueling Global Riots
27.10.2019
There are currently riots going on in Chile, Hong Kong and Lebanon. While in every place they are caused by complex local issues, there is a global problem that is an underlying trend: low interest rates which make it impossible for young people to save for their future and at the same time push...