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'They'd Rather Buy Bitcoin and Take That Risk': An Interview With Paxful's Nena Nwachukwu
Last year’s End SARS protests over police brutality were a catalyst for Bitcoin adoption in Nigeria, says Nwachukwu, ahead of CoinDesk’s Crypto State event.
Nigeria Protests Show Bitcoin Adoption Is Not Coming: It's Here
Blockchain is gaining traction fast in Nigeria partly because its young and tech-savvy population is showing an eagerness to learn more about Web3.0, a decentralized internet powered by blockchain technology.
Nigerian Banks Shut Them Out, so These Activists Are Using Bitcoin to Battle Police Brutality
As End SARS protests against police brutality surge through Nigeria, the Feminist Coalition has turned to bitcoin as a financial lifeline.
Nigeria Is Developing Strategies for National Blockchain Adoption
Nigerian authorities are developing a roadmap for the adoption of blockchain technology in public administration and payments on a national scale.
How the Battle for Thailand Is Being Fought on Twitter
The Thai government and pro-democracy protesters are at war over social media. Authorities blocked local access to a Facebook group that was critical of the monarchy. Young protesters now fear the military government is interfering with Twitter as well.
Belarus Is Back Online, With Lessons About Censorship Resistance
What do you do if your country unplugs the internet? Satellite and mesh networks are possible future solutions, but they have technical and political limitations.
VPN Usage Surges as Belarus Remains Offline
People in Belarus are discovering anti-censorship tools as the country experiences a major internet outage
Activists Document Police Misconduct Using Decentralized Protocol
Built on the InterPlanetary File System and the Ethereum blockchain, the protocol lets anyone file police misconduct reports anonymously.
Monero-for-Bail Project Sees Increased Demand During Protests
An initiative that mines the privacy coin monero, donating cash for bail money, has seen an uptick in users since the protests started in Minnesota.
Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments
Comments from Minnesota Public Safety commissioner John Harrington comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data.
