Op-Ed Oct 10, 2023 Why Central Bank Digital Currencies Can’t Compete With Bitcoin The emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has ignited widespread interest, sparking enthusiasm among central bankers, generating curiosity within financial media, and fueling spirited debates in the Bitcoin community.
Announcement Sep 27, 2023 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants $505,000 to 15 Projects Worldwide The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from the Bitcoin Development Fund.
Announcement Feb 21, 2023 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund grants 2 billion satoshis to 10 projects worldwide The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from the Bitcoin Development Fund, focusing on censorship-resistant communication, Bitcoin education in authoritarian regimes, core development, and building local community and education. Areas of focus include Africa and Southeast Asia. The grants total $475,000, or approximately 2 billion satoshis.
Press Release Dec 20, 2022 HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Grants $325,000 to 12 Projects on 5 Continents The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce its latest round of gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund, focusing on core development, building worldwide communities, improving privacy technology, and global education.
Announcement Nov 5, 2022 Join HRF and Block for a Virtual Event on Financial Freedom this Monday, Nov. 7 On Monday, November 7, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and Block will be joined by humanitarians, activists, and leaders from around the world at the virtual Currency of Freedom event, a collaboration between HRF and Block to learn how activists worldwide are turning to new tools to secure their financial freedom
Announcement Jul 15, 2022 Celebrating Our Impact: Mid-Year Update on HRF’s Programs As we’ve rounded out the halfway mark of 2022, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the progress and impact of HRF’s work thus far.
Publication Jun 7, 2022 Human rights advocates tell Congress bitcoin is essential in countries with ‘collapsing’ currencies A week after prominent technologists publicly slammed crypto for being too risky and unproven in a letter to Congress, human rights advocates from around the world have sent a rebuttal to U.S. lawmakers defending digital assets for the access they provide to people in countries where “local currencies are collapsing, broken, or cut off from the outside world.”
Announcement Mar 14, 2022 Aker’s Seetee to partner with the Oslo Freedom Forum OSLO, NORWAY (March, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is delighted to announce that the Norwegian industrial investment company Aker will sponsor programming at the 14th annual Oslo Freedom Forum through its company Seetee.
Publication Feb 25, 2022 Ukraine’s Defense—and Hacktivists—Have Raised Over $4M in Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency may never have fulfilled its promise as the quotidian currency for buying a cup of coffee.
Publication Feb 21, 2021 Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? The reality is Bitcoin is a political project that threatens to fundamentally disrupt the Davos-led economic system, with everyone from Janet Yellen to Christine Lagarde expressing fear about its rise and demanding it be regulated.
Publication Feb 5, 2021 Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World Bitcoin has won over some of America’s best-known billionaires, and institutions worldwide are treating it as a serious financial asset. But bitcoin’s rising price is only one part of the story.
Publication May 23, 2019 Bitcoin could change the game for foreign aid Today’s humanitarian aid model is fundamentally broken. Whether you’re a foundation making a donation to a nonprofit abroad, a government distributing aid to another government, or an individual sending emergency funds to family members across borders, your money only gets to where it needs to go after passing through intermediaries.
Publication Nov 28, 2018 Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom In the border city of Cúcuta, Venezuelan refugees stream into Colombia, searching for food to feed their families. Years of high inflation, projected to top 1 million percent, has turned bolivares into scrap paper.
