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Bitcoiners in Europe Reflect on Economic Shocks as Coronavirus Spreads

From meetup organizers in Milan to cypherpunks in Spain, coronavirus is forcing bitcoiners to reconsider their plans.

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At Devcon, Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Foresees a 'DarkTech Renaissance'

"Why are we not thinking about how to create dark finance tools we can leverage against government bonds?"

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All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

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This Binance Labs-Backed Crypto Startup Wants to Anonymize Everything

Nym Technologies, a stealth startup sporting a roster of privacy activists and cryptography experts, plans "to anonymize the world."

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Defending Decentralization, Like a Twice in a Millennium Chance

During the Web3 Summit earlier this week, speakers and attendees struck an optimistic tone, even though the challenges for blockchain are great.

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A War-Torn Country in Syria Will Use Crypto to Power an Anarchist State

A region in Northern Syria called Rojava is looking to use cryptocurrency to overcome economic sanctions and even redesign its society.

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Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution

Infamous developer Amir Taaki believes bitcoin's potential is exhausted, but he's not giving up the fight to change the world with cryptocurrency.

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Code Is Speech: Amir Taaki on Crypto's Debt to Phil Zimmerman

Fresh from meeting legendary cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, hacktivist and early bitcoin adopter Amir Taaki reflects on the PGP inventor's legacy.

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Radical Academy: Amir Taaki's New Hacker Team Is Spreading Bitcoin in Syria

Back from the front lines of Syria, infamous bitcoiner Amir Taaki plans a bitcoin-based economy in the war-torn nation, and he's looking for help.

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Meet Darkleaks, a Bitcoin-Powered Black Market for Secrets

Darkleaks will let users sell leaked data in an anonymous, trustless environment powered by bitcoin's blockchain.

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