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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.
In brief Supporters of BIP-110 split off into a minority Bitcoin chain on Saturday at block 961,632, but it mined…
The crypto industry is angry and disappointed that the Senate is not holding a procedural vote on the Clarity Act…
Bitcoin BTC$65,182.59 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in $853.54 million in net inflows for the week ended Aug. 7, the largest…
At the start of 2026 these builder-deployed markets were about 2% of Hyperliquid’s perp volume. They are now roughly half…
“There were way too many general-purpose layer twos, which frankly don’t make sense as a product, because there’s no reason…
Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 on Sunday after producing only two blocks, while the non-enforcing chain advanced to…
Latest NewsPublishedAug 9, 2026The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets,…
Bitcoin mining firm AntPool mined the first non-signaling block, which the rest of the network accepted and BIP-110 nodes rejected,…
BTCPay Server has temporarily restricted public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) software after attackers…
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 entered its mandatory-signaling phase at block 961,632 on Saturday, with miners signaling support in just 51…
Bitcoin has reached block 961,632, triggering the long-awaited mandatory signaling period for BIP-110, a controversial proposal designed to temporarily curb…
Russian consumers’ demand for hardware crypto wallets more than doubled in the first half of 2026, according to data from…