For the second quarter of 2012, the Human Rights Basis’s Bitcoin Growth Fund distributed 500 million satoshis in grants. The receiving initiatives got here from “Cuba, Turkey, Pakistan, Ghana, Venezuela, Burma, and past,” in keeping with Chief Technique Officer Alex Gladstein. On this spherical, the Human Rights Basis targeted on “Bitcoin software program growth, group constructing, censorship monitoring, translation and design.”
1/ NEW: @HRF presents 500 million satoshis to Bitcoin software program growth, group constructing, censorship monitoring, translation and design
Learn on for information on grantees from Cuba, Turkey, Pakistan, Ghana, Venezuela, Burma, and past 🌍 ⚡https://t.co/3x6mb5l2f2
— Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ (@gladstein) April 26, 2022
In accordance to Gladstein, the muse’s purpose with this program is “to assist the community and its apps develop into higher human rights instruments for activists, journalists, and others in danger.” After all, Bitcoinist covered the first round of Bitcoin Growth Fund grants. The following one goes dwell in September, initiatives can apply right now. Let’s not get forward of ourselves, although. Let’s give attention to this quarter’s grantees and every little thing they’re doing for bitcoin.
The Human Rights Basis Gave 100 Million Satoshis To:
- The Africa Bitcoin Convention acquired a full bitcoin. It should happen “in Accra on Dec. 7-9, the occasion will unite Bitcoin/Lightning builders from throughout Africa.” The occasion was introduced and appeared in Bitcoinist coverage of the Bitcoin 2022 convention.
Extra data: https://www.afrobitcoin.org/
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The Human Rights Basis Gave 50 Million Satoshis To:
- A half of a bitcoin went to, “Venezuelan Bitcoin developer Francisco Calderón for his work on LNp2pbot, a peer-to-peer telegram bot that permits customers to commerce Bitcoin utilizing the Lightning Community and fiat in a non-custodial means.” This challenge may be very energetic and gaining traction all through the Spanish-speaking world.
Extra data: https://github.com/grunch/p2plnbot
3/ 50 million satoshis to Venezuelan Bitcoin developer Francisco Calderón (@negrunch) for his work on @lnp2pbot, a peer-to-peer telegram bot that permits customers to commerce Bitcoin utilizing the Lightning Community and fiat in a non-custodial means 🇻🇪https://t.co/jkXRIAdqF7
— Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ (@gladstein) April 26, 2022
Francisco Calderón responded, “So stunning to see my flag right here. Thanks Alex and the Human Rights Basis for supporting this challenge and share our imaginative and prescient of a greater future for all folks.”
- A half of a bitcoin went to, “Rene Pickhardt for his ongoing work on the Lightning Community: to make funds extra dependable and enhance routing and effectivity, whereas additionally mentoring different builders and offering beneficial schooling within the area.” To the grant, Pickhardt responded, “Thanks a lot for supporting us and our work! That is extremely appreciated and actually makes a distinction!”
Extra data: http://www.rene-pickhardt.de/
- One other half went to, “Ruben Somsen and Dhruv for his or her pioneering work on Bitcoin spacechains that would someday be used to create greenback belongings and enhanced privateness for Bitcoin customers throughout the globe.” Ruben responded, “I’d additionally wish to thank Dhruv for his completely invaluable collaboration with me on this challenge (observe him when you don’t already!), and the Human Rights Basis for recognizing the large potential and serving to us to allocate our time to it with a beneficiant donation.”
6/ 150 million satoshis to media shops worldwide to assist develop protection of:
-Bitcoin/cryptocurrency adoption
-The rise of CBDCs
-The weaponization + politicization of fiat forexWith assist from @paxful, 50M sats every to:
–@eltoquecom 🇨🇺
–@DVB_English 🇲🇲
–@dailymaverick 🇿🇦— Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ (@gladstein) April 26, 2022
- A half to every of those, “shops worldwide to assist develop protection of: Bitcoin/cryptocurrency adoption; the rise of CBDCs, and the weaponization + politicization of fiat forex.” These grants have been sponsored by Paxful. The corporate said, “Placing these sats to good work. We’re proud to assist unbiased journalism, getting us one step nearer to bringing Bitcoin to the 100%.”
- From Cuba – https://eltoque.com/
- From Burma – http://english.dvb.no/
- From South Africa – https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/
- The ultimate half to “Netblocks to review the impression of presidency restrictions on the Bitcoin protocol. The grant will assist lengthen public curiosity analysis and reporting to cowl emergent threats to connectivity for the Bitcoin community.”
Netblocks responded, “Digital forex has develop into an enabler of human rights, however little is known in regards to the impression of community restrictions on Bitcoin and the blockchain of community disruptions and web shutdowns. Because of the Human Rights Basis for supporting this analysis”
Extra data: https://netblocks.org/
The Human Rights Basis Gave 25 Million Satoshis To:
- 1 / 4 of a bitcoin to, “Paulo Sacramento for his work on the Bitcoin Design Information, a challenge whose final aim is to make bitcoin non-custodial functions extra intuitive and accessible.” Extra data here and here.
9/ 25 million satoshis to @FarooqAhmedX and pals at “Bitcoin Pakistan” to translate numerous BTC assets into Urdu
Spoken by greater than 60 million folks worldwide, Urdu is a top-20 international language with valuable little Bitcoin content material 🇵🇰
That can change 🙂
— Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ (@gladstein) April 26, 2022
- One other quarter to, “Farooq Ahmed and pals at “Bitcoin Pakistan” to translate numerous BTC assets into Urdu. Spoken by greater than 60 million folks worldwide, Urdu is a top-20 international language with valuable little Bitcoin content material.” Farooq responded, “Actually excited to carry some Urdu content material for the Bitcoin group in Pakistan. There’s actually no assets obtainable in Urdu as of proper now. And lots of people have been asking for that at “Bitcoin Pakistan.”
That’s it for this quarter. See you all in September. And keep in mind, your challenge can apply here, right now.
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