Freedom IndexCryptocurrency & Free Speech Finance
Cryptocurrency & Free Speech Finance explores the role of digital currencies in protecting expression and enabling financial freedom. From Bitcoin and blockchain-based payment systems to tokenized support for creators and censorship-resistant transactions, this category covers how crypto empowers individuals and movements to bypass centralized control. Stay updated on the tools, platforms, and policies shaping the future of money and free speech.
Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings spent $4.3 million on personal security for CEO Fred Thiel in 2025, including $430,780 to armor…
In brief Based Apparel, linked to FBI Director Kash Patel, went dark after being flagged for pushing “ClickFix” wallet-draining malware.…
Chun Wang, the Chinese-born Maltese-Kittitian crypto investor who co-founded F2Pool, has been named Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial human…
Key points:Bitcoin has dipped below $77,000, signaling that the bears are poised to seize control.Altcoins are a mixed bag, with…
In brief Kalshi has unveiled Americans for Fair Markets (AFM), a “well-capitalized” advocacy group designed to lobby Capitol Hill. AFM…
Minnesota financial institutions can no longer afford to remain on the sidelines as Wall Street aggressively captures digital asset infrastructure,…
Bitcoin (BTC) faced familiar selling pressure on Friday as US stock markets began setting fresh record highs.Key points:Bitcoin and crypto…
In brief GameStop is asking shareholders to approve its authorized share count to 2.5 billion shares, up from 1 billion…
The long-awaited U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule to begin allowing tokenization of securities — a change that could have…
The chair of the US House of Representatives’ Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters to the CEOs of Kalshi…
In brief TRM Labs’ Ari Redbord told a House subcommittee that the Bank Secrecy Act is “structurally incapable” of keeping…
Latest developments: Emmer joined CoinDesk’s The Policy Protocol and said the Senate’s bipartisan movement on the Clarity Act shows crypto…