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The Vacate Manifesto: How Today’s Technology Can Solidify Abolitionist Goals
12.4.2020
20 years ago the cypherpunks of the new internet era came up with vast ideas describing privacy, anonymity, and encryption. Some of them brought these ideas to practice. ***The following is a featured manifesto written in 2015 by Jamie Redman that first appeared on the website notbeinggoverned.com...
Blockchain Non-Profit Trips Mailchimp and Youtube’s Anti-ICO Clause
9.4.2020
Mailchimp’s anti-ICO policy from 2018 targeted a registered blockchain non-profit
Just Like Bitcoin Before It, Cardano is Banned from Wikipedia
25.3.2020
According to Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson, Wikipedia will allow an article about his project despite it being “the most cited of all of the peer reviewed coins”
Can’t Lock Down Bitcoin: Trump Ponders Halting Stock Trading, Grounding US Passenger Flights
21.3.2020
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and a looming recession, U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are contemplating halting stock markets next week. The White House is currently considering grounding all passenger planes and ordering a nationwide shelter. However, bureaucrats from...
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
Chinese Journalist Shares Report on COVID-19 on Ethereum, Bypassing Censor
17.3.2020
Sarah Zheng published an interview with a Chinese doctor on Ethereum to get past censors
Russia Cracks Down on ‘Anonymous Darknet Networks’ Like TON and Tor
12.3.2020
Russia is cracking down on censorship-resistant platforms, with its media watchdog soliciting research on how to disrupt Telegram’s blockchain and Tor
Russia Seeks to Block ‘Darknet’ Technologies, Including Telegram’s Blockchain
11.3.2020
A Russian government agency has requested contractor bids to find ways to block censorship-resistant internet tech, including one blockchain: Telegram's
YouTube Temporarily Bans Two Popular Crypto Channels Claiming Policy Breach
11.3.2020
YouTube has deleted videos and temporarily banned the accounts of two separate cryptocurrency enthusiasts citing a breach in company policy
YouTube Continues Crypto Ban
10.3.2020
The YouTube crypto video bans are back as Ivan on Tech and The Moon are hit again
Rumors of Bitcoin’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
9.3.2020
According to the Bitcoin Obituary Page, Bitcoin died 379 times between 2010-2019 of an astonishing array of causes. The number is undoubtedly understated since it is based on a limited sample of obituaries. Despite the glee with which the corpses of Bitcoin are contemplated, however, cryptocurrency...
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
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
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