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by rvz 1580 days ago
> It's becoming clearer that Bitcoin is the "currency" of the far right.

Does this extend to all cryptocurrencies or is it just Bitcoin?

A Ukrainian organization called 'Come back Alive' who have just been de-platformed by Patreon [0] are now turning to Bitcoin donations [1]. Does that make them far right?

Or maybe the starving Afghans who are under sanctions due to the Taliban are trying to survive by using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies managed and accepted by NGOs helping them survive [2]. Perhaps they are all far-right too?

[0] https://blog.patreon.com/on-the-removal-of-come-back-alive

[1] https://decrypt.co/93810/patreon-suspends-ukrainian-ngo-come...

[2] https://theintercept.com/2022/01/19/crypto-afghanistan-sanct...