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More than 50 people gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square Saturday to protest the arrest of blockchain developer Alexey Pertsev. He was arrested Aug. 10 on suspicion of involvement in the Tornado Cash protocol that was sanctioned earlier this month by U.S. authorities.

Ago 22, 2022

The Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police ordered all regulated financial firms to cease facilitating any transactions from 34 crypto wallets tied to funding trucker-led protests in the country. CoinDesk's Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest on the state of crypto regulation in Canada.

Peb 17, 2022

Canada invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time since it was passed in 1988 to quell the ongoing trucker protests. Abby Deshman, Director of Criminal Justice for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, says this "absolutely" sets a dangerous precedent in Canada because the Act gives "extraordinary power to the government ... especially the executive branch." Plus, she discusses the due processes involved in the expansion of money-laundering laws.

Peb 15, 2022

Intense protests in Kazakhstan over rising energy prices have led to a three-day-long internet shutdown, disturbing the global crypto mining industry as Chinese miners fled to the former Soviet state following the mining ban.

Ene 7, 2022

As their economy collapses, some Cubans protesting their government are turning to bitcoin, USDT, litecoin, Tron, and bitcoin cash to get donations to people who need them.

Hul 16, 2021

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An effort to change extradition laws in Hong Kong has sparked protests – and questions about digital privacy and the right to transact.

By Michael J. CaseyHun 17, 2019