"The grants, awarded to developers, educators, and activists spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, aim to strengthen Bitcoin's role as a tool for human freedom and resistance to financial repression. HRF has a mission to empower the more than 5.9 million people living under authoritarian regimes through open-source technologies that enable private communication, censorship-resistant finance, and decentralized coordination. Since launching the Bitcoin Development Fund in 2020, HRF has provided more than $9.6 million in Bitcoin to 319 projects across 62 countries."
"The foundation's approach merges human rights advocacy with technical development, supporting builders who are creating practical tools for dissidents, journalists, and ordinary citizens in repressive environments. "Bitcoin is more than just a monetary innovation," HRF said in a statement. "It's a survival mechanism for billions of people living without political or economic freedom." This round of grants supports projects advancing everything from core Bitcoin development and mining decentralization to regional education and financial autonomy programs."
"Nymius: Bitcoin's transparent ledger is essential to its design, but it also exposes dissidents to surveillance from authoritarian states seeking to monitor transactions and networks. Silent Payments enables individuals to receive Bitcoin through unique, one-time addresses derived from a static public key, but its effectiveness depends on wallet adoption. Nymius, a Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK) contributor, will integrate Silent Payments into the BDK."
Human Rights Foundation awarded 1 billion satoshis in grants to 20 projects across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe to reinforce Bitcoin as a tool for freedom and resistance to financial repression. The mission targets empowerment of over 5.9 million people living under authoritarian regimes via open-source technologies that enable private communication, censorship-resistant finance, and decentralized coordination. Since 2020, the Bitcoin Development Fund has delivered more than $9.6 million in Bitcoin to 319 projects in 62 countries. Grants support core Bitcoin development, mining decentralization, regional education, and financial autonomy programs. Nymius will integrate Silent Payments into the Bitcoin Dev Kit to improve wallet-level privacy adoption.
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