Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #83 is now on nostr and features the following in global news: -Russia | Sentences Man to Three Years in Prison for Donation to ACF -El Salvador | Top Human Rights Group Flees Country -Georgia | Freezes Bank Account of Independent Media Outlet In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -SPHINCS+ | Bitcoin Post-Quantum Signature Scheme -Spark | Implements Unilateral Exit -Bitchat | Launches on Apple App Store Plus, we end with an interview on the Innovate Asia podcast with Hugo, a Burmese citizen who shares how Myanmar’s military coup upended his life and led him to discover Bitcoin. View Article →

Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #82 is now published on nostr and features the following in global news: -Hungary | Enacts Repressive Digital Asset Law -El Salvador | New Insights Reveal Bitcoin Deception -Gaza | Monetary System Collapse In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -Bitchat | Native Ecash Integration via Cashu -Alby Hub | Implements BOLT 12 Support -Mempool | Reduces Minimum Transaction Fee Rate Plus, we end with the full livestream of the Presidio Bitcoin Quantum Bitcoin Summit, which offers an under-discussed deep dive into how quantum computing could impact Bitcoin’s future. View Article →

Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #81 is now published on nostr and features the following in global news: -Venezuela | Bolívar Depreciating by 13% a Month -Kenya | ‘Shoot in the Leg’ Order Amid Protests -Russia | Delays Launch of Digital Ruble CBDC In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -White Noise | New Encrypted Messaging App Built on Nostr -Cornell Bitcoin Club | Global Bitcoin Adoption Index -Fernweh | Offline Messaging via Bluetooth Plus, we end with the latest installment of the HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech series, where HRF’s bitcoin development lead, Alex Li, sits down with Soapbox CEO Alex Gleason to discuss the current state and future of decentralized social protocols. View Article →

Good morning, readers! This week's Financial Freedom Report #80 is now live on nostr and features the following in global news: -Iran | Financial Repression and Arrests -Russia | Tracking Bitcoin Mining via National Registry -Hong Kong | Central Bank Intervenes to Defend Currency In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -Bitchat | P2P Messaging Over Bluetooth -Cake Wallet | Airgap Any Device -Damus | Apple App Store Removes Zaps Plus, we end with the latest bitcoin++ Insider Edition interview, where Bitcoin developer Sosthene breaks down Silent Payments, a promising privacy improvement for Bitcoin addresses that can greatly benefit activists and nonprofits by better protecting their financial activity from surveillance by dictators. View Article →

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Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #79 is now live on nostr and features the following in global news: -Kenya | Protests and Police Repression on Anniversary of Anti-Tax Demonstrations -India | Expands Offline CBDC Access for Citizens -Bolivia | Bitcoin Adoption Grows as a Hedge Against Currency Devaluation In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -JAN3 | Integrates Liquid into BTCPay Server via Aqua Wallet -SeedSigner | Adds Support for Seven New Languages -Wallet of Satoshi | Launches on Spark Plus, we end with the live stream of this year’s Bitcoin Policy Summit, where academics, policymakers, and human rights activists gathered to discuss the opportunities and strategic decisions presented by Bitcoin. View Article →

Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #78 is now on nostr and features the following global updates: -Iran | Largest Digital Asset Exchange Hacked -India | Thousands Report Frozen Bank Accounts as Officials Crack Down on Cybercrime -Venezuela | Gold Grams Against Hyperinflation In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -Blitz Wallet | Introduces LNURL Addresses and Self-Custodial Zaps -Ashigaru | Releases Zerolink CoinJoin Coordinator -Sorted Wallet | Implements Breez SDK for Bitcoin Lightning Payments Plus, we end with a debate on What Bitcoin Did, where HRF Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein and LayerTwo Labs CEO Paul Sztorc tackle a critical question: is Bitcoin scaling properly? View Article →

Good morning, friends! This week's Financial Freedom Report #77 is now live on nostr and features the following in global news: -El Salvador | Approves Foreign Agents Law -Cuba | University Students Protest Internet Rate Hike -Iran | Currency Plunges Amid Financial Restrictions In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -SeedSigner | Introduces Right-to-Left Language Support -P2P BAND | Global Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Aggregator -Cove Wallet | Releases on App Store with Coin Control Plus, we end featuring a new joint publication between HRF and The Signal, which explores the global battle over money and assets between dictators and dissidents. View Article →

Good morning, friends! After a short break, HRF's weekly Financial Freedom Report is back! Weve got a lot of ground to cover, starting with the following in global news: -Kenya | Criminal Prosecution of Software Developer -Venezuela | National Police Raid Home of El Dorado Founder -Tanzania | Blocks Access to X and Telegram Amid Financial, Political, and Media Repression In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News: -Breez | Adds BOLT 12 and BIP 353 Support to Nodeless SDK -BTCNutServer | Accept Ecash Payments with BTCPay Server -Chorus.Community | New Social App for Activists Plus, we end featuring an interview with exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law, who turned to Bitcoin to stay active in his push for freedom and democracy in the wake of China’s authoritarian crackdown. View Article →

After a short break, HRF’s Financial Freedom Report is back! A lot has happened in the last two weeks, and we’ve got it all covered. Subscribe for free at financialfreedomreport.org to get tomorrow’s full issue delivered straight to your inbox. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside: