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Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein
2.6.2020
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate
‘Financial Surveillance’ or ‘Blockchain Analysis’? Human Rights Foundation Debates Elliptic
2.6.2020
Blockchain analysis is "a euphemism" for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic's Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday
Crypto Companies, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Firms Team Up to Fight Human Trafficking
12.5.2020
Crypto companies, intelligence firms and law enforcement agencies team up to fight human trafficking through data sharing and educational awareness
The $20,000 Human IPO and 5 Other Crypto Stories That Have Nothing to Do With COVID-19
14.4.2020
From regulation-related shutdowns to a human IPO and G20 warnings about stablecoins, NLW breaks down a set of crypto trend stories that really aren’t about COVID-19
Human Resources Giant Randstad Explores Blockchain to Quickly Match Talent With Recruiters
28.2.2020
The world's largest HR firm has begun using a combination of the Cypherium blockchain and Google Cloud to match talent to corporate needs more efficiently and securely
Coinbase Wallet Adds Support for Short and ‘Human-Friendly’ Cryptocurrency Addresses
26.2.2020
One of the scariest features of transacting with cryptocurrency, for many new users, is correctly inputting the long hexadecimal addresses involved. Various individual projects and larger collaborations have tried to tackle this anxiety-inducing issue in different ways, so that bitcoin adoption...
How Bitcoin Is Used to Promote Human Rights: Stories From Activists and Refugees
17.2.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and Syrian entrepreneur Moe Ghashim to discuss how cultural context shapes the way people view bitcoin, including stories from the Middle East
Crypto Analytics Firm Elliptic to Tell US Congress Privacy Coins Need Stricter AML Rules
15.1.2020
Elliptic head of policy Liat Shetret will recommend that the U.S. push for greater enforcement of anti-money laundering regulation of crypto exchanges, including for traders using privacy coins, in a Congressional hearing on human trafficking
CipherTrace to Tackle ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ With Crypto Analytics
20.12.2019
The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking
Government Hates Crypto Because It Empowers the People, Not Because It’s Used for Crime
10.9.2019
A recent article from MIT Technology Review has leveraged a somewhat sensationalist headline to stir up fear about bitcoin and crypto. The article, written about a “hidden” government weapon to be deployed against Bitcoin, references September 3 senate subcommittee testimony...
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
3.9.2019
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking
UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’
30.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies provide a "new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals," said a top-ranking staffer of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime
Worldwide Whiplash! Human Traffickers Misuse Bitcoin to Hide their Hideous Crime
30.7.2019
We live in a modern world, with technology taking over almost all the aspects of our lives. Technology offers growth, comfort, and efficiency. On the one hand, where the blockchain technology offers us so many revolutionary ways to outgrow our previous successes while the same potential gets...
Flowery V20 Talk and Government Terror: Why Darknet Crime Is the Least of Our Worries
1.7.2019
Governments and central banking regulatory bodies continue to express concern about crypto being used for criminal purposes and terror. The terror campaigns of these very same governments continue unabated, however. In the wake of the V20 summit it might seem that lawmakers actually care about...
Our Value of Money Is Subjective But That Doesn’t Make It Meaningless
14.5.2019
In my last op-ed, I discussed how the value we place on items and goods is subjective based on Carl Menger’s Subjective Theory of Value and how these concepts apply to people’s perception of value with things like fiat, gold, and bitcoin. The post outlined the idea that money cannot...
Jaká je budoucnost umělé inteligence? Praha bude hostit světovou konferenci
18.7.2018
Zjistěte, proč Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Uber a mnoho dalších investují do umělé inteligence (AI) a jak může AI ovlivnit váš život a zlepšit váš byznys. Mezinárodní konference Human-Level Artificial Intelligence (HLAI 2018), věnovaná výzkumu umělé inteligence (AI) na úrovni člověka, se poprvé...