Human Rights Leaders Pen Letter To US Congress For Responsible Bitcoin Legisl...
The letter aims to enlighten the U.S. Congress on the global importance of Bitcoin as a tool for personal and financial freedom as regulators seek legislation.20 human rights leaders from 20 countries penned an open letter to the U.S Congress to ask for responsible bitcoin legislation.The letter was in part a response to an anti-crypto letter recently sent to Congress that opposed the thought that bitcoin brings about positive financial innovation. Notable signatories of the letter include Alex Gladsein, Yeonmi Park and Farida Nabourema.An open letter of support for responsible bitcoin and....
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The group of 21 activists provided examples of how crypto assists people around the world, saying “tens of millions” rely on Bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins as a way to access financial tools. Human rights activists from 20 countries have submitted an open letter to the United States Congress in support of a “responsible crypto policy” and praising Bitcoin and stablecoins as essential tools aiding democracy and freedom for tens of millions.The letter comes just a week after an anti-crypto open letter was sent to Congress purporting to be from the scientific community but whose lead....
For the second quarter of 2012, the Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Development Fund distributed 500 million satoshis in grants. The receiving projects came from “Cuba, Turkey, Pakistan, Ghana, Venezuela, Burma, and beyond,” according to Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein. In this round, the Human Rights Foundation focused on “Bitcoin software development, community building, censorship monitoring, […]
The Human Rights Foundation announced its round of “gifts” for Q3, 2022. Sadly, they’re not denominated in sats and BTC like on previous occasions. To compensate, they’re the biggest donations yet in fiat terms. How did The Human Rights Foundation distribute the $325K from its Bitcoin Development Fund? What projects and developers received much-needed funding […]
The Human Rights Foundation is donating to Jesse Posner, Munn Wallet, Janine Roem and Blockchain Commons.
The Oslo Freedom Forum is a transformative annual conference where “the world’s most engaging human rights advocates, artists, tech entrepreneurs, and world leaders meet to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe.” This year’s event brought together more than 300 speakers, artists, community members, technologists, and performers to share their stories to the media in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights conference held in Norway, talks cryptocurrency and the Blockchain at the event’s....