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Nigeria’s Protest Coin: How #EndSARS Activists Funded Resistance via Bitcoin

17 Jun 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Talleyrand

When Nigeria’s government froze the bank accounts of #EndSARS organizers in 2020, protesters turned to a tool their rulers couldn’t control: cryptocurrency. What followed was Africa’s first large-scale experiment in blockchain-powered dissent—one tha...

Terror Finance or Freedom Tool? The Dual Role of Crypto in Palestine

16 Jun 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Talleyrand

The destruction of hospitals in Gaza has triggered an unintended consequence—each bombardment drives more international donors toward cryptocurrency channels, while simultaneously painting targets on those transactions. This duality encapsulates cryp...