Financial Censorship


Markets

Congress’s Misstep on Crypto Reporting Shows the Dangerous Allure of Surveillance

The visceral pushback to Sen. Rob Portman's reporting requirements isn't about avoiding taxes – it's about protecting digital liberties.

Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), author of a cryptocurrency tax reporting provision that has stoked intense backlash from privacy and free speech advocates.

Markets

What a Gory New Horror Film Teaches Us About Financial Censorship

Much like the deranged lead of "Censor," financial regulators are deluding themselves that centralized control will lead to a crime-free utopia.

Niamh Algar in Prano Bailey-Bond's movie "Censor"

Markets

Financial Censorship Is a Thing. Bitcoin Fixes It

A recent campaign to blacklist a Russian news agency is the latest reminder that the world needs permissionless, neutral financial systems.

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Markets

The Node: Bitcoin, Warts and All

If mass adoption is the aim, we might as well tell the truth about what that world looks like. The whole truth.

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation at Consensus 2019

Policy

Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot 'Truly Chilling,' Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks

“Money might be controlled by a handful of elites,” the departing bank regulator said at a Wednesday event. “Crypto is about freedom.”

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks

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