This week's Financial Freedom Report #42 features the following in global news:
-Zimbabwe | New ZiG Currency Fails to Maintain Value
"Zimbabweans like Thabo Ncube believe the repeated currency woes “have opened the door for #Bitcoin adoption in Zimbabwe, and that no person and no institution will be able to stop it.”
-Tunisia | Economic Challenges Grip Citizens as Saied Crushes Opposition
-Iran | Physical and Financial Repression of Women Intensifies
In Bitcoin news:
-Dana Wallet | Native Silent Payments Wallet
Wasabi Wallet | Implements Taproot Receive Addresses and Free Coordinators
-BOLT 12 | Merged into Lightning Specification
Plus, the latest instalment of the HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series where author and journalist Roger Huang discusses the clash between open-source technology and state-led censorship and repression in China.
Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/
This week's Financial Freedom Report #37 features the following in global news:
- Venezuela | Approves Repressive NGO Law
- Russia | Sentences Woman to 12 Years in Prison for Donating to Ukraine Charity
- Bangladesh | Political Turmoil Threatens Citizens' Financial Freedom
In Bitcoin news:
- Boardwalk | Introduces Lightning eCash Tips
- BlueWallet | Implements BIP-47 Payment Codes
- Bankify | Turns Any Cashu Mint into a Lighting Wallet
Plus, a recommended piece on how Bitcoin is quietly disrupting today's outdated and entrenched power structures.
Read more here:
Financial Freedom Report #35 is out now. We highlight:
- Nigeria | Regime Sends Security Forces to Quell Cost of Living Protests
- Libya | Russian Counterfeiting Fueling Dinar Devaluation
- Somalia | Targets Press Freedom Through Financial Repression
In Bitcoin news:
- Fedi | Launches its Community Superapp
- Strike | Launches BTCPay Server Plugin
- Mutiny Wallet | Winding Down Operations by End of Year
Read the latest report here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/
HRF's Financial Freedom program exists to highlight how authoritarian regimes engage in financial repression to crack down on dissent and opposition and to support individuals pushing back through the use of open source Bitcoin software.
Learn more: https://hrf.org/programs/financial-freedom/
This week's Financial Freedom Report #34 covers stories of financial repression enforced by dictators. For example:
- Venezuela | Maduro Rigs Election to Prolong Regime
- Russia | Introduces New & Repressive Digital Asset Laws
- Ethiopia | Currency Devaluation to Secure IMF Loan
In Bitcoin news, we highlight:
- BitAxe | Mines First Solo Bitcoin Block
- Fedi | Announces Save the Children Collaboration
- Lightning Labs | Releases Taproot Assets on Lightning
All this and more in our latest newsletter here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/
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