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 VeChain has completed the second step of its “Hayabusa” upgrade, introducing a new consensus mechanism and tokenomics model.…
Multiple news outlets reported in September 2025 that the Justice Department was weighing a ban on gun possession by transgender…
In brief Australia’s securities regulator ASIC has announced new class relief, expanding licence exemptions for intermediaries distributing certain stablecoins and…
The Scottsdale, Arizona, city council has updated its smoking restrictions to include e-cigarettes and vape pens, banning their use in…
In brief Bitcoin has dropped 28% from its October peak, drawing closer to a key cost basis level as weekly…
Circle Internet Group has secured a key license from Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator and hired a regional veteran to run…
In these fraught political times when our political choices are largely limited to authoritarian Republicans and totalitarian Democrats and federal…
In brief A 22-year-old California man became the ninth defendant to plead guilty in a RICO-designated crypto-theft ring tied to…
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa says he wants feminist solutions to his country’s problems. “Polarization can lead to unsatisfying results for…
In brief Strategy unveiled its largest Bitcoin purchase in over 100 days. The company’s stock price was little changed. Some…
from the measuring-time-in-scaramuccis dept In mid-November, we talked about yet more chaos occurring under RFK Jr., this time at the…
Now that the Supreme Court has granted cert in Trump v. Barbara, the meaning of the Citizenship Clause in the…