Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
In brief Monero and Zcash were the top losers in the top 100 by market cap, both down about 8%…
In brief Rui-Siang Lin operated Incognito Market, facilitating over $105 million in crypto-based narcotics sales across 640,000 transactions from October…
In brief The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed a complaint seeking to stop Coinbase from offering event contracts on…
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, two journalists who covered a protest that disrupted services at a St. Paul church on…
In brief Esports organization Team Liquid has migrated 250TB of its content library to decentralized data layer Walrus. The “critical…
from the kashing-in dept Kash Patel, FBI Director, is not very good at his job. There are plenty of examples…
In brief Bitcoin is holding above the $74,000 level, but analysts say momentum remains fragile and downside risks persist. QCP…
A review of The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan by Aaron Magid, 243 pages, Universal Publishers (October 2025)“We will…
In brief Adam Back confirmed that Jeffrey Epstein invested in Blockstream during its 2014 seed round through then-MIT Media Lab…
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter takes on some rather unfortunate comments from…
Last month, the United States tacitly assented to the assault of the Syrian army, backed by Turkey, on the Syrian…
In brief An alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The…