Human Rights Foundation: Special Announcement

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Announces that targeted funding is scaling open source Bitcoin work with concrete backers and programs: Reynolds Foundation funds developers in the Global South, Human Rights Foundation and Oslo Freedom Forum underwrite grants and visibility, and organizations like Open SATs, Brink, Vinum and BR Trust run regional support. Notes BitMEX is restarting grants, universities (MIT) are building Bitcoin research institutes, and legal funds like P2P Rights Fund and the Campaign to Free Samourai are financing defense for developers.

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1. 0:00Importance of Open Source Software
2. 0:31Supporting Open Source Contributors
3. 1:03The Reynolds Foundation and Open Source Support
4. 1:31Medical Research, Education, and Freedom
5. 2:00Support from the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom Forum
6. 2:29Support for Regionalized Work in SATs
7. 2:58The Importance of Bitcoin Research Institutes and Open Source Support
8. 3:22Defeating Government Attempts to Stop Privacy and Open Source Tools
9. 3:52The Importance of Individual Responsibility

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