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Good morning, friends!

This week’s Financial Freedom Report #107 is out.

We cover record bank branch closures in Russia, rising cash surveillance in Thailand, and Malawi’s renwed push toward a CBDC.

On the #Bitcoin side: a new Bitcoin Core maintainer has been named, BitZed is connecting bitcoin to mobile money in Zambia, and we highlight upcoming Cashu improvements.

We also include an essay by economist Tyler Cowen on why a country’s currency can be one of the clearest signals of its political and economic health.

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Good morning, friends!

Financial Freedom Report #106 is out.

This week, we examine how financial systems are being reshaped under pressure:

• China’s CBDC, where new features blur the line between central bank money and bank deposits.
• Yemen, as a major bank shutdown deepens an already severe humanitarian crisis.
• Iran, where new data shows economic survival topping people’s concerns amid protests and blackouts.

In Bitcoin & freedom tech:

• A new Bitcoin Core privacy upgrade for transaction broadcasting.
• Programming Lightning releases open-source Lightning education.
• Electrum adds submarine payments, bridging on-chain and Lightning.

Plus, a new HRF x Pubkey Freedom Tech Series episode with Harrison Friedes and Block engineer Alex Hancock on vibe coding and building under surveillance.

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Good morning, friends!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #105 is published and features the following in global news:

-Nigeria | Tax Law Ties Digital Asset Transactions to National ID
-Iran | Freedom Tech Surges Amid Historic Protests
-India | Proposes Linking Authoritarian CBDC Infrastructure

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Hack4Freedom | New Freedom Tech Tools Built
-Bitchat | New Update as App Clone Circulates in Iran
-Fedi | Community Generator Tool Launched

We end with a new episode of The Network State Podcast, where HRF’s Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein sits down with Balaji Srinivasan to explain how Bitcoin serves as a financial escape hatch.

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BrianFitzwater · 3w
GM !
RUNSTR · 3w
This lightning address doesn't work [email protected]
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HRF and the Finney Family award the Finney Freedom Prize for the 2016–2020 era (Block Height 420,000 - 630,00) to Andreas M. Antonopoulos.

For years, Andreas helped the world understand Bitcoin as a tool for individual freedom. Through his writing, talks, and inspirational education, he brought millions of people into the Bitcoin network, inspired a generation of developers, and showed how decentralized money can defend human rights and challenge authoritarian power.

Learn more about Andreas' contributions here:

https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/finney-prize/about-andreas-antonopoulos/

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Mimi · 5w
The goat.
MelonKuma · 5w
THANK YOU ANDREAS!!!!!
Thomas · 5w
This guy deserves it!
GLACA · 5w
Andreas the Legend.
Ankh- Morpok · 5w
Congratulations. He deserves it.
zlogic · 5w
Was good, now a shitcoiner, just like C(wh)ore and the rest of the clapping seals. Kill your heroes.
Ankh- Morpok · 5w
Ammous next
DecBytes · 5w
His 'The Internet of Money' books and resulting videos is still a solid start for understanding Bitcoin. Probably my favorite video is https://youtu.be/FYo5E7zT-vM
Kevin Ravens₿erg ⚡️ ☁️ · 5w
I've sponsered him via patreon for a while, he did very good Q&A sessions around 2017 and learned many things from him!
Milan Ljepoja · 5w
Thank you for everything you’ve done for the space!
nostrich · 5w
“Mastering Bitcoin” was the first Bitcoin book I read after “Bitcoin Standard”. I will always be thankfull for his work.
Hofer99 · 5w
He was good but he ain't good anymore.
Dane · 5w
The GOAT
Frank Corva · 5w
Great choice!
TheBitSmith · 5w
Congratulations for Andreas , well deserved.
BDC · 5w
The GOAT 🐐
Drew 🐂🚲 · 5w
Zaps are down nostr:nprofile1qqs0rxy6jmt44guxkny8z4pkym9mxckqxfytygxuntjn6l80hj409sgpzfmhxue69uhky6t5wd6xzcmt9eshquqpzamhxue69uhkxcfwdaexzmn8v4cxjmrv9ejx2ashehydu
mikemonty · 5w
He deserves it. Idc what the recent purists say he was elemental in my on boarding and deserves it.
John Satsman · 5w
Why is this coming out 6 years late?
UndaFlow · 5w
This is the highest order ‘proof of work’. Respect Andreas!
npub1zlfwdl8u22 · 5w
He’s impact on Bitcoin is much bigger than anyone else on earth including Satoshi
MyAiryMedia · 5w
Coming at a wrong moment regarding his newer activities.
Harambe's last Bitcoin · 5w
OG eth head
SkateSpots · 5w
Nice
RUNSTR · 5w
Trying to route you donations from runstr but the address isnt working. [email protected] Do you have another address you'd like to receive payments to? Or should we keep trying/try again later?
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Good morning, friends!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #102 is out and features the following in global news:

-Venezuela | María Corina Machado Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
-Russia | Increased Cash Use Amid Internet Outages and Financial Controls
-Cuba | Former Economy Minister Sentenced to Life in Espionage Case

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Save the Children | Bitcoin Fund Launched
-MetaMask | Bitcoin Support Added
-PlebQR | Pay in Bitcoin in Thailand

We end with the livestreams of the 2025 Africa Bitcoin Conference!

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9/11 ☢ Receipts · 8w
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Good morning!

Financial Freedom Report #101 is live and features the following in global news:

-India | NPCI Confirms CBDC is Live With Spending Controls
-Russia | New Tax Hike Deepens Financial Pressure on Households and Small Businesses
-Tunisia | Top Human Rights Advocate Arrested Amid Financial Repression of Civil Society

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-DMND Pool | Full Public Launch
-BULL Wallet | New Update Brings Blockstream Jade Support and Greater Privacy
-bitcoin++ | Open Source Edition Announced in Kenya

We include an episode of What Bitcoin Did, where Bitcoin educator Ben Perrin (BTC Sessions) explains what secure Bitcoin self-custody looks like.

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Rizful.com (zap tester) · 9w
we tested zaps on this note… we made six attempts to⚡zap this note, at [email protected], over a period of about 1 hour. six of the zaps were successfully paid... please check for 6 satoshis received. however, we did find that only four of the payments produced zap receipts in time for our s...
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Good morning, friends!

Today, we celebrate 100 editions of HRF's Financial Freedom Report.

What started as an effort to track how authoritarian regimes use money as a tool of repression has evolved into THE weekly newsletter covering the global state of financial freedom.

From frozen bank accounts, currency collapse, and CBDCs to resisting with Bitcoin and freedom tech, we are grateful to all our readers who have joined us on this journey.

Onward to the next 100!

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the axiom · 10w
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“Hello_it’s_Tiger” · 10w
Congrats on 100 editions! 🎉
Jeroen ✅ · 10w
Congrats! 🚀 Time for a 1st edition of the (nostr) speech freedom report. The HRF has the perfect channel to reach people who benefit from nostr!
BroccoliRiceTofu · 10w
GM, Congrats!
Danielle Lam · 10w
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Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #99 was just published and features the following in global news:

-Belarus | Law Enforcement Empowered to Block Financial Transactions
-Tunisia | Financial Repression of Human Rights Organizations
-United Arab Emirates | New Law Passed to Regulate Self-Custody Tools

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Blue Wallet | Lightning Network Support Added via Arkade
-Bitcoin | Home Miner Finds Solo Block
-BULL Wallet | Support for Krux Added

We end with a narrated edition of Alex Gladstein’s Journal of Democracy essay “Why Bitcoin is Freedom Money,” where Guy Swann guides listeners through how financial repression has become a core tool of modern authoritarianism and why Bitcoin is emerging as a lifeline for those targeted.

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negr0 · 11w
Feliz dia
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Good evening, friends!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #98 is live and features the following in global news:

-Indonesia | Government Plans Rupiah Redenomination Bill
-Tanzania | Bitcoin Becomes a Bridge During Internet Blackout
-United Arab Emirates | First CBDC Transaction Completed

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-BULL Wallet | SeedSigner Support Added
-Lightning Dev Kit | Splicing and Asynchronous Payments Added
-Breez | Spark Supports Privacy Mode and Nostr Zaps

We end with the latest installment of the HRF x PubKey Freedom Tech Series, where HRF’s Femi Longe and Christian Keroles explain how the Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF) helps sustain the global builders creating the permissionless and privacy-preserving tools on which dissidents increasingly depend.

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Good morning, readers!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #96 is published and features the following global strories:

-Cuba | Independent Media Outlet Blamed for Inflation
-Indonesia | Central Bank Expands Oversight with New CBDC-Linked Stablecoin
-Tanzania | Internet Blackout and Curfew Follow Unfree and Unfair Elections

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Phoenix | Phoenix Wallet Launches Taproot Channels and Multi-Wallet Support
-Bitkey | Introduces Chain Code Delegation for Enhanced Privacy
-Cashu | Update Adds Mint Discovery and Web-of-Trust Ratings

We end with a new episode of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, where HRF’s Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein explains how Bitcoin protects civil society from dictators who devalue currencies, freeze bank accounts, monitor financial activity, and employ myriad other forms of financial repression.

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Zorbar · 14w
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Good morning, nostr!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #93 is live and features the following in global news:

-China | Opens International Operations Center for Digital Yuan
-Nicaragua | Human Rights Guarantees Eliminated
-World | SWIFT Eyes Blockchain Payment System Overhaul

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Sparrow Wallet | Implements Send to Silent Payments
-Breez | Shares Q3 Lightning Integrations
-Bitcoin Babies | Releases “The Sovereign Mother” Book

We end with an essay from HRF’s chief strategy officer, Alex Gladstein, who explains in the Journal of Democracy why Bitcoin is best thought of as freedom money. He traces how governments have used modern financial systems to surveil and repress, and how Bitcoin provides an alternative.

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nobody · 17w
list what you did for gaza
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Good morning, friends!

This week's Financial Freedom Report #90 is now published and features the following in global news:

-Thailand | Freezes Accounts and Imposes Transfer Limits
-India | Government Opposes Complete Digital Asset Framework
-Russia | St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport Accepts CBDC Payments

In #Bitcoin and Freedom Tech News:

-Bitchat | Surges Amid Social Media Bans and Protests
-Fedimint | Launches E-Cash App
-Banxaas | Expands Bitcoin Access to Côte d’Ivoire

We end with an interview on the F-Squared Podcast with Catherine Karimi Gichunge, who recounts how one of Africa’s largest mobile money systems, M-Pesa, was built.

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