Global Bitcoin Summit
Key Highlights of the Global Bitcoin Summit The Global Bitcoin Summit started with an interview between Berta Valle, a Nicaraguan human rights defender. For two years, she fought for the freedom of her husband, Vinteum, alongside Carol Souza and Kaká Furlan, Co-Founders of Bitcoin for India Conference (Bangalore, India) and Anna from theEducating a New Generation of Afghan Women, […]
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Finney Prize
About In 2024, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) created the Finney Freedom Prize with the blessing and approval of Fran Finney, wife and partner of the civil liberties advocate, software developer, and Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney. The Finney Freedom Prize will be awarded to the person who does the most for Bitcoin and human rights […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #41
The Financial Freedom Report is a newsletter focusing on the role currency and banking play in the civil liberties and human rights struggles of those living under authoritarian regimes. We also spotlight new tools and applications that can help individuals protect their financial freedom. Subscribe to the newsletter here Good morning, readers! This week, authoritarian […]
Bitcoin Development Fund
Who We Fund Software developers focused on enhancing Bitcoin and related freedom technologies’ privacy, security, and decentralization. Human rights defenders and activists using Bitcoin to counteract financial surveillance, censorship, confiscation, and financial repression. Educators creating content and resources that highlight Bitcoin’s potential for financial freedom, especially for people living in oppressive environments. Community builders fostering […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #40
The Financial Freedom Report is a newsletter focusing on the role currency and banking play in the civil liberties and human rights struggles of those living under authoritarian regimes. We also spotlight new tools and applications that can help individuals protect their financial freedom. Subscribe Good morning, readers! This week, Bitcoin took center stage in […]
HRF’s Weekly Financial Freedom Report #39
The Financial Freedom Report is a newsletter focusing on the role currencyand banking play in the civil liberties and human rights struggles of thoseliving under authoritarian regimes. We also spotlight new tools andapplications that can help individuals protect their financial freedom. Subscribe Good morning, readers! In Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s economic policies continue to devastate the […]
HRF interviews Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on financial repression and freedom
New York (Sept. 5, 2024) – On Thursday, Bitcoin Magazine published a video of the Human Rights Foundation’s (HRF) chief strategy officer, Alex Gladstein, interviewing María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democratic opposition, about the destruction the Chavismo have caused to Venezuela’s monetary system and how many Venezuelans use Bitcoin to escape or find their […]
Financial Freedom
Our Recent Publications Jul 19, 2024 Jun 5, 2024 Apr 26, 2024 Mar 24, 2024 Jan 24, 2024 Our Strategy Education We educate the public on the threats to people’s financial freedom through op-eds in top news outlets, speaking engagements, educational events, and funding initiatives. Training We provide hands-on training to activists and human rights […]
