Ontario government freezes millions more in donations to Freedom Convoy
The second attempt to block funds from reaching the truckers through a traditional fundraising platform has resulted in more donations being made in Bitcoin. The Ontario Provincial government in Canada has been granted an order from the Superior Court of Justice to freeze millions of dollars in donations on the GiveSendGo platform from reaching the Freedom Convoy protesters.This is the second time the truckers have been denied access to funds since GoFundMe froze $10 million in donations last week and later refunded donors following a backlash.The latest attempt to defund the protest....
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This week the world has been watching the thousands of truckers in Canada protesting the vaccine mandates at the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. The Freedom Convoy has received worldwide support and millions of dollars were raised using Gofundme to help fund the protest. However, the crowdfunding platform decided to halt the fundraise and reimburse the donors who sent money. The decision has caused a massive uproar as Gofundme’s decision has exposed the vulnerabilities of centralized crowdfunding applications.
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With Canada's "Freedom Convoy" of truckers successfully blocking commerce, officials are taking stronger measures to censor bitcoin donations.
While the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau try to quell the demonstrations in Ottawa by sending police to the encampment on Friday, a United States version of the Canadian trucker’s Freedom Convoy called the “People’s Convoy” is underway. According to the American Foundation for Civil Liberties & Freedom, the U.S. convoy has raised more than $100K so far.
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For weeks, the entire world has been watching the Freedom Convoy protests in Canada....
The truckers Freedom Convoy in Canada continues even after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned the truckers the government is ready to “respond with whatever it takes.” Furthermore, an Ontario judge on Friday ordered protestors to end the blockade at Ambassador Bridge, and TD Bank gave around a million dollars donated to the Freedom Convoy to the Canadian court. Meanwhile, two cryptocurrency fundraisers have successfully completed and Canadian officials are aware of these efforts. Trudeau Warns Freedom Convoy Participants Could Face ‘Real....
Among the chaos of the Freedom Convoy and Canada's authoritarian reaction, Bitcoin proved itself to be a sovereign financial rail for fueling protests.