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.
Crypto market maker Wintermute plans to invest about $1 billion in high-frequency trading and artificial intelligence data-center infrastructure over five…
The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within…
In brief An attacker drained nearly 200,000 XRP, worth around $202,000, from the Tx XRPL bridge. The bridge credited transactions…
Privacy has emerged as a key barrier to bringing more financial activity onchain. Public blockchains expose transaction histories, balances and…
Bitcoin (BTC) saw weakness around Wednesday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to key US inflation data.Key points:Bitcoin ignores good…
In brief U.S. consumer prices rose 0.1% in July after falling 0.4% in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said…
Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint Financial has started a limited rollout of HKDAP, its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, four months after securing…
Prediction market Kalshi’s live order book is now available through data provider DoubleZero Edge’s dedicated fiber network, the two companies…
In brief Almost 29% of staked SOL went delinquent early Wednesday after a routing fault at hosting provider Teraswitch, against…
The latest issue started with a bad internet route from Teraswitch’s Miami facility that then spread to data centers across…
Slovenia entered the EU’s MiCA stablecoin register through electronic money institution Dinaro, as the update also added two new CASPs.…
In brief Bitwise has cut about 14% of its workforce, taking headcount to around 155 from roughly 180, the asset…