What Russian journalists can learn from Navalny's Bitcoin wallet
As the Kremlin sequesters funds to the opposition, Bitcoin serves to run blockades. Alexei Navalny is a noted leader of the Russian opposition. His “Anti-Corruption Foundation” (FBK) has been a thorn in President Vladimir Putin’s side for many years. Though the FBK has been locked out of mainstream politics — much as Navalny has been blocked from running in recent elections — its investigations have managed to garner an audience that Putin has found stubbornly difficult to disperse. That audience has transformed into protests across the country.On top of it all, Navalny’s story highlights....
Related News
Bitcoin’s legality is still unclear in Russia, as the local government and authorities avoid to establish unified regulations and money transmission policies for bitcoin users, businesses and investors. However, a Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has significant support from the people, is officially accepting bitcoin donations for his 2018....
Russian politician/anti-corruption lawyer Alexei Navalny is accepting donations in bitcoin in his newly-announced bid for the 2018 presidential election, according to the candidate’s website. The campaign also accepts Yandex.money, bank cards and PayPal. First revealed by regional publication Coinfox, Navalny’s open acceptance of bitcoin marks another sign of the cryptocurrency’s rising acceptance in Russia, a nation whose government has sent mixed signals about bitcoin’s legal status. On Tuesday, Leonid Volkov, head of Navalny’s electoral campaign tweeted that in the first 3.5 hours of....
The animation is inspired by the politician's recent arrest and “Putin's Palace” documentary on alleged corruption. Russian political opposition leader Alexey Navalny is the latest subject to be tackled by the burgeoning non-fungible token art world. An animation inspired by the recently-arrested Kremlin critic was minted into an NFT and released on the SuperRare platform on Jan. 21.The 1/1 artwork, simply called “Navalny,” is the first piece that pseudonymous artist @brickspacer111 has minted on the platform.The 3D rendered piece starts with a close up of Navalny’s hand making the “V for....
Russia opposition candidate Aleksey Navalny has announced he is accepting Bitcoin for funding his 2018 presidency bid. Navalny Receives $6700 in BTC and Counting. Navalny, who caused a stir after announcing his campaign this month, is the first major political presence to embrace Bitcoin, following its recent de facto legalization in Russia. His official campaign website lists an address for donations to be sent to, along with traditional methods such as PayPal and domestic e-money transfer. As of December 14, the campaign Bitcoin address had received donations worth approximately $6,700.....
Russian police officials may be tracking attendees at pro-Navalny protests using facial recognition tools, detainees claim.