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Tech
Privacy
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Aug 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2020
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Policy
Iran
The Truth About Bitcoin and Hezbollah in Lebanon
Will Hezbollah in Lebanon use bitcoin? The data suggests terror activity is uncommon despite surging crypto popularity across the Middle East.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jun 17, 2020 at 5:55 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2020
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How Bitcoin Is Used to Promote Human Rights: Stories From Activists and Refugees
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and Syrian entrepreneur Moe Ghashim to discuss how cultural context shapes the way peopl...
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By Leigh Cuen
Feb 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2020
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Education
At a Refugee Camp in Iraq, a 16-Year-Old Syrian Is Teaching Crypto Basics
Here's what an unbanked refugee really thinks about crypto.
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By Leigh Cuen
Dec 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2019
EducationEthereumSyria
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Gold
Sharia Goldbugs: How ISIS Created a Currency for World Domination
By trading oil using its own currency, ISIS planned to destabilize the US economy by forcibly decoupling the dollar from the oil business.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Oct 6, 2019 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2019
GoldISISNewsSyriaFeatures
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Syria
This North Syrian School Is a Baby Step Toward a Blockchain Society
Students in Rojava, a semi-autonomous enclave of Syria, are making up for years of lost education by studying computer code and blockchain technology.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Sep 28, 2019 at 2:47 a.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2019
SyriaRojavaFeatures
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Ethereum
Murder, Censorship and Syria: Crypto and the Future of Uprisings
One technologist's imprisonment and execution in Syria exemplifies the parallel use of technology for both liberation and repression – and why bitcoin and other censorship res...
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Apr 28, 2019 at 12:25 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2019
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Brock pierce
The Trolls Accused Me of ‘Crypto-Colonialism’ in Syria – I’m Listening
Cryptocurrency isn't colonialism in Syria – it's a step in ensuring the technological autonomy of the region.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Apr 9, 2019 at 4:06 a.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2019
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Markets
Crime
Monero Mining Malware Attack Linked to Egyptian Telecom Giant
Thousands of devices allegedly affected by malware across Egypt, Turkey and Syria.
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By Leigh Cuen
Mar 12, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2018
CrimeSecurityMalwareTurkeyNewsMoneroLegalSyriaEgyptBusiness News
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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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By Michael del Castillo
Sep 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 22, 2017
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