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One billion satoshis donated to bolster mining decentralization and enhance privacy is a most favourable development. It is fascinating to observe Bitcoin's applications expanding into new layers and human rights education.
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PoW ⚡ 500533 2 months ago
🟧 1 Billion Sats — Where the Funding Really Goes 🟧 In 2025, the Human Rights Foundation / Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF) gifted 800 million sats to 22 projects advancing: ⚡ Bitcoin education in dictatorships 🕵️ Privacy tools & open-source software 🕊️ Support for activists under authoritarian regimes Meanwhile, OpenSats keeps funding open-source Bitcoin + Nostr initiatives: Mostro → P2P protocol built on Nostr Payjoin → Transaction privacy upgrade Cashu/ecash → Expanding the freedom tech ecosystem 💡 What this means: 1️⃣ This isn’t hype — it’s real funding for freedom tech. 2️⃣ The “1 billion sats” figure is aggregate across HRF, OpenSats & private donors. 3️⃣ These grants have direct impact: from privacy layers to activist resilience. 🧡 Bitcoin. Privacy. Freedom. The future is being funded — one sat at a time. View quoted note →