Financial Freedom Report #108
In Kenya, the central bank warned that making Valentine’s Day bouquets out of banknotes could carry prison sentences of up to seven years.
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Financial Freedom Report #107
In Russia, physical bank branches are closing down at a record pace.
Financial Freedom Report #106
This week, we investigate new developments surrounding China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Financial Freedom Report #105
In Nigeria, a tax law requires providers of digital assets to monitor transactions, collect personal information, and link payments to biometric national ID systems.
Financial Freedom Report #104
We begin this week in Iran, where currency collapse has turned into a call for political change.
Announcing the 2016 - 2020 Finney Prize Laureate
The Human Rights Foundation and the Finney Family are awarding the Finney Freedom Prize for the 2016 - 2020 era (Block Height 420,000 - 630,00) to Andreas M. Antonopoulos.
Financial Freedom Report #102
Last week, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, an international recognition of her decades-long efforts for democracy, human dignity, and free elections in Venezuela.
Financial Freedom Report #100
One hundred weeks ago, we set out to document how authoritarian regimes manipulate money and employ financial repression to restrict civil liberties, silence dissent, and undermine human rights – and how individuals are resisting with open-source software.
Financial Freedom Report #98
In Indonesia, the government introduced a bill to redenominate the rupiah currency following a sharp decline in purchasing power.
Financial Freedom Report #97
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has raised alarm over an escalating crisis for press freedom in Pakistan, where local journalists and media workers are being financially targeted.
Financial Freedom Report #96
In Cuba, independent media outlet El Toque is again under pressure for publishing data on the informal exchange rates for the Cuban peso.
Financial Freedom Report #95
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has proposed granting dictator Vladimir Putin sweeping powers to restrict foreign currency transactions, including limits on individual dollar and euro purchases and new permit requirements for individuals to move money abroad.
Financial Freedom Report #94
In Venezuela, opposition leader María Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize for her steadfast defense of democracy and freedom.
Financial Freedom Report #93
In China, the central bank has opened a new international operations center for the digital yuan in Shanghai to expand the central bank digital currencies’ (CBDCs) role in global finance.
Financial Freedom Report #92
In North Korea, the totalitarian regime launched its first automated banking hotline to support account inquiries as it pushes away from cash and toward widespread electronic payments.
Financial Freedom Report #82
The Hungarian government has enacted one of the most repressive digital asset laws in Europe.
Financial Freedom Report #78
Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, was hit by a cyberattack in which $90 million in digital assets were intentionally drained and destroyed.
Financial Freedom Report #69
Today, HRF takes part in the launch of the Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance in London, where a dozen human rights and aid groups will convene with policymakers, media, finance professionals, and technologists at the Frontline Club to explain how they are using Bitcoin in their work in the field.
Financial Freedom Report #68
Georgia Freezes Bank Accounts of NGOs, UAE to Launch CBDC, and India Grants Tax Authorities Access to Citizens' Online Data.
HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Supports 20+ Projects Worldwide
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is pleased to announce 1 billion satoshis of gifts from its Bitcoin Development Fund.
