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Last Notes npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Happy 100k everyone! This week's Financial Freedom Report #52 is now live on Nostr and features the following in Global News: -Thailand | Begins Second Phase of CBDC Handout -Brazil | Proposes Ban on Transferring Stablecoins to Self-Custody -China | Prepares for Sanctions While Eyeing Taiwan In Bitcoin News: -Tornado Cash | Fifth Circuit Court Lifts Sanctions -Robosats | Shared Nostr Order Book With LNP2Bot -Primal | Releases Version 2.0 Plus, the latest installment of the HRF x @npub1key…lt3h Freedom Tech Series featuring Jorge Jraissati discussing the state of freedom technologies like Bitcoin in Venezuela following Maduro’s stolen election earlier this year. #naddr1qv…62kc npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Happy Thanksgiving everyone! HRF's Financial Freedom team is excited to share the first ever Financial Freedom Report posted natively here on Nostr. Let us know what you think in the comments below! #naddr1qv…qa50 npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #50 marks the 1st anniversary of the newsletter and features the following in global news: -Russia | Draft Law Prevents ‘Foreign Agents’ From Accessing Money -Mozambique | Unrest and Debt Crisis Push Frelimo to the Brink of Default -Nigeria | Inflation Accelerates Increasing Food Insecurity In Bitcoin news: -BlindBit | New Silent Payments Wallet Under Development -Blitz Wallet | Integrates PicknPay Payments -OpenSecret | New Encrypted Backend for Applications Plus, a compelling essay in Journal of Democracy by Félix Maradiaga discusses the first-hand financial repression he and his family faced under Daniel Ortega's regime in Nicaragua. Read more here: https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/financial-freedom-reports/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #49 features the following in global news: -Pakistan | Proposes Regulatory Framework for CBDC -Mozambique | Protests Over Election Results Extending Frelimo’s Half-Century Rule -Burma | International Payment Services Suspended for Citizens In Bitcoin news: -Boltz | Introduces BOLT 12 and Rootstock Swaps -RaspiBlitz | Introduces Public Pool Support and Zeus Connection -DATUM | Now Live on Umbrel App Store Plus, a new paper co-authored by Lyn Alden and Steve Lee detailing the the risks, tradeoffs, and incentives involved when changing Bitcoin’s consensus mechanisms. Read more here: https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/financial-freedom-reports/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #48 features the following in global news: -India | Regulators Mull Bitcoin Ban While Pushing CBDC -Russia | State Banks Begin Offering Mortgages in Occupied Ukraine Territory -Turkey | New Foreign Agents Law Threatens Civil Society In Bitcoin news: -Lightspark | Announces New Layer Two Protocol for Bitcoin -Bitsacco | Bitcoin-Powered Cooperative for African Communities -BTCPay Server | New Release Includes Simplified Translating and Onboarding Plus, a Spanish tutorial from Bitcoin educator Ben Perrin details how to set up and use Alby Hub, a dedicated Lightning Network node software that works particularly well with Nostr and its “zap” feature. Read more here: https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/financial-freedom-reports/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #46 features the following in global news: -Burma | Major Banks Complicit in Junta’s Financial Crackdown -Tunisia | Saied Secures Reelection Amid Struggling Economy -Sub-Saharan Africa | Women Entrepreneurs Use Bitcoin to Overcome Barriers In Bitcoin news: -Fedimint | Announces Fedimint Web Software Development Kit (SDK) -Boltz | Adds Auto Consolidation of UTXOs and Partners with Ark Protocol -Zeus | New Release Includes Inbound Routing Fees and Improved Privacy Plus, a podcast episode between Peter McCormack and Alex Gladstein discussing HRF’s mission to support people living under authoritarian regimes and the importance of open-source freedom technologies like Bitcoin, Nostr, and ecash to empower activism and pro-democracy movements worldwide. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #45 features the following in global news: -North Korea | Won Currency Plummets as Authorities Tighten Exchange Controls -Cuba | New Censorship Law Approved Under the Guise of Reform -Pakistan | Protesters Rally for Imran Khan’s Release Amid Internet Shutdowns In Bitcoin news: -Coinbase | Implements Taproot Addresses -Phoenix | Transitions to New Open Protocol for Lightning Service Provider -Vexl | New KYC-Free Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer Trading App Plus, the latest episode of the HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series where philosophy professor Troy Cross discusses how Bitcoin mining can advance financial freedom and human rights. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #44 features the following in global news: -Russia | CBDC Rollout, Journalists Charged, & Criminal Defendants on the Front Line -Lebanon | Regional Conflict Deepens Economic Crisis -Hong Kong | Plans to Install Thousands of Surveillance Cameras In Bitcoin news: -Bitcoin Core | Version 28.0 Now Available -Nunchuk | Introduces Decoy Wallets -JAM | Freeze, Unfreeze, and Review UTXOs Plus, a recap video of the 2024 Global Bitcoin Summit that brought together more than 125 human rights defenders, Bitcoin developers, educators, and designers from more than 60 countries at Bitcoin Park in Nashville, Tenn. Together, they shared stories of life under dictatorships and collaborated to create new tools and initiatives to push back against financial repression. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #43 features the following in global news: -Kuwait | Mandates Biometric Data for Access to Financial Accounts -Egypt | Rising Costs and Repression Deepen Financial Struggles -Zimbabwe | New ZiG Currency Faces First Official Devaluation In Bitcoin news: -Telegram | Announces New Compliance Measures -Boltz | Launches BTCPay Server Plugin -Tornado Cash | Legal Battle Set Precedent for Financial Privacy and Freedom Plus, a podcast featuring HRF's Nonprofit Bitcoin adoption Lead Anna Chekhovich detailing the realities of life and activism under Vladimir Putin’s regime where activists, dissidents, and nonprofits face regular acts of repression, fabricated criminal charges, and asset seizures. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #42 features the following in global news: -Zimbabwe | New ZiG Currency Fails to Maintain Value "Zimbabweans like Thabo Ncube believe the repeated currency woes “have opened the door for #Bitcoin adoption in Zimbabwe, and that no person and no institution will be able to stop it.” -Tunisia | Economic Challenges Grip Citizens as Saied Crushes Opposition -Iran | Physical and Financial Repression of Women Intensifies In Bitcoin news: -Dana Wallet | Native Silent Payments Wallet Wasabi Wallet | Implements Taproot Receive Addresses and Free Coordinators -BOLT 12 | Merged into Lightning Specification Plus, the latest instalment of the HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series where author and journalist Roger Huang discusses the clash between open-source technology and state-led censorship and repression in China. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #41 features the following in global news: -Nicaragua | Strips Citizenship and Confiscates Assets of Nicaraguans -Nigeria | Uses Binance Employee as a Scapegoat for Currency Crisis -Cuba | Mass Migration in Search of Financial Freedom In Bitcoin news: -SuperTestnet | Introduces Brick Wallet -HTX | Integrates Lightning Network -HRF | Gifts 1 Billion Satoshis to 20 Open Source Projects Worldwide Plus, a new video by Reason and HRF explores how Nostr, a decentralized social media protocol, can offer a solution to global online censorship. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #40 features the following in global news: -Venezuela | Opposition Leader Refers to Bitcoin as a Lifeline -Ukraine | IMF Pushes for Currency Devaluation -Tunisia | Electoral Commission Removes Three Presidential Candidates In Bitcoin news: -BtcTurk | Integrates Lighting Network -BitBox | Introduces Support for Sending Silent Payments -Strike | Announces Support for BOLT 12 Offers Plus, an insightful article from political scientist Sarah Kreps, where she examines Bitcoin’s slow adoption in El Salvador. Despite this, she sees tremendous potential for Bitcoin in the remittance market, where Salvadorans spend millions of dollars annually on fees. Read more here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #39 features the following in global news: -Brazil | Court Orders Nationwide Suspension of X and Freezes Financial Accounts -Syria | Bashar al-Assad Cripples Financial Freedom -Nicaragua | Bans 1,500 NGOs From Operating in Country In Bitcoin news: -ALS Network | Receives Finney Freedom Prize -Tando | Brings Bitcoin Payments to Kenya -Nostr Web Services | First Release Plus, we feature a step-by-step guide for buying Bitcoin on RoboSats, a peer-to-peer and KYC-free Bitcoin exchange powered by the Lightning Network. Read more here: https://hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-39 npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #38 features the following in global news: -Telegram | CEO Arrested in France -Hong Kong | Diaspora Denied Access to Retirement Savings -Nigeria | Prominent Whistleblower (and Bitcoin User) is Missing In Bitcoin news: -Bisq 2 | Adds Support for Lightning Network Settlements -Floresta | New Release Makes Running Full Nodes More Accessible -SeedSigner | Adds Support for Legacy Bitcoin Addresses Plus, a featured tutorial from BTC Sessions in Spanish walks users through using the Coldcard Q hardware wallet for long-term Bitcoin savings. Read more here: https://hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-38 npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #37 features the following in global news: - Venezuela | Approves Repressive NGO Law - Russia | Sentences Woman to 12 Years in Prison for Donating to Ukraine Charity - Bangladesh | Political Turmoil Threatens Citizens' Financial Freedom In Bitcoin news: - Boardwalk | Introduces Lightning eCash Tips - BlueWallet | Implements BIP-47 Payment Codes - Bankify | Turns Any Cashu Mint into a Lighting Wallet Plus, a recommended piece on how Bitcoin is quietly disrupting today's outdated and entrenched power structures. Read more here: https://hrf.org/hrfs-weekly-financial-freedom-report-37 npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's guest article by Jorge Jraissati, Venezuelan activist and president of the Economic Inclusion Group, delves into the power of decentralized technologies like Bitcoin and Nostr in nonviolent resistance. By circumventing the regime’s stranglehold on finance and communication, these tools offer Venezuelans a vital means of fighting for a more open, just, and democratic society. Read the full piece here: https://hrf.org/the-role-of-freedom-tech-in-venezuela npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Financial Freedom Report #36 is out now. We highlight: -Venezuela: Amid post-election turmoil, Venezuelans face restrictions accessing Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Meanwhile, dictator Nicolás Maduro blocked access to X and detained thousands, deepening financial and speech repression. -Nigeria: Political activist James Otudor filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian regime. He advocates for the right to own, trade, and use Bitcoin to safeguard against local currency devaluation and inflation. -Kyrgyzstan: Plans to launch a CBDC by 2027, raising concerns about potential misuse under President Sadyr Japarov’s increasingly repressive regime. In Bitcoin news: -Speed: Launches USDT-L, a new stablecoin on the Lightning Network, providing faster, cheaper, and more private transactions. -Voltz: Unveils a custodial wallet that combines on-chain Bitcoin, Lightning, and eCash transactions for greater financial privacy. -Proton VPN: Introduces new anti-censorship features helping users bypass digital repression in countries where access to platforms and information is increasingly restricted. Read this and more: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Financial Freedom Report #35 is out now. We highlight: - Nigeria | Regime Sends Security Forces to Quell Cost of Living Protests - Libya | Russian Counterfeiting Fueling Dinar Devaluation - Somalia | Targets Press Freedom Through Financial Repression In Bitcoin news: - Fedi | Launches its Community Superapp - Strike | Launches BTCPay Server Plugin - Mutiny Wallet | Winding Down Operations by End of Year Read the latest report here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF HRF's Financial Freedom program exists to highlight how authoritarian regimes engage in financial repression to crack down on dissent and opposition and to support individuals pushing back through the use of open source Bitcoin software. Learn more: https://hrf.org/programs/financial-freedom/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF This week's Financial Freedom Report #34 covers stories of financial repression enforced by dictators. For example: - Venezuela | Maduro Rigs Election to Prolong Regime - Russia | Introduces New & Repressive Digital Asset Laws - Ethiopia | Currency Devaluation to Secure IMF Loan In Bitcoin news, we highlight: - BitAxe | Mines First Solo Bitcoin Block - Fedi | Announces Save the Children Collaboration - Lightning Labs | Releases Taproot Assets on Lightning All this and more in our latest newsletter here: https://hrf.org/category/financial-freedom/ Subscribe to the newsletter here: http://financialfreedomreport.org npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Thank you! npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Thank you so much! npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF Good morning, and welcome to HRF on nostr. We are thrilled to be here! Each week, we'll circulate our weekly newsletter, the Financial Freedom Report, to help you stay informed about the latest news on financial repression around the world. We’ll also highlight the latest developments in the Bitcoin space. You won’t want to miss it. Read our latest newsletter here: https://hrf.org/topic/financial-freedom/ Subscribe to the Financial Freedom Report here: http://financialfreedomreport.org/ npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF https://x.com/hrf/status/1808545333552763320?s=46&t=cCLYoCFGvjptdK_Vxfe6Vg npub17xvf49kht23cddxgw92rvfktkd3vqvjgkgsdexh9847wl0927tqsrhc9as HRF HRF is a proud supporter of free and open source Nostr development and we are happy to be here!