Canadian Trucker Gets $8000 in BTC During Livestreamed Protest

A live recording of the ongoing protest against Canadian Corona protocols caught a Canadian trucker benefiting from a crypto fundraiser.  Donors are turning to non-custodian crypto exchanges to fund the ongoing trucker protests.   Amidst the recent events in Canada, a moment of joy prevailed when a Canadian trucker received $8000 in Bitcoin out of the +$900,000 raised for the Freedom Convoy 2022 campaign. A witness revealed how the incident unfolded play-by-play. According to Tim Pastoor, the trucker received an…

Canada’s National Police Blacklist 34 Crypto Addresses Involved With Trucker Convoy

Canada’s government is expanding its crackdown on donations to protestors objecting to vaccine mandates in Ottawa. In new efforts, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have ordered crypto exchanges to not facilitate transactions with blockchain addresses linked to the movement. Following The Money As reported by The Counter Signal on Wednesday, FINTRAC companies in Canada have been ordered to cease transactions with 34 specific crypto addresses. These include 1 Monero, Litecoin, and Cardano address, two Ethereum addresses, and 29 Bitcoin…

Here’s How Canada’s Truckers Will Use Their $900k Bitcoin Donations

After reaching its donation goal of 21 BTC, Bitcoin for Truckers has announced plans on how and where it will allocate funds to support Canada’s “Freedom Convoy”. The fund has transformed into a far more critical lifeline for the movement than its initial plans. This could be a result of the increasingly draconian laws related to fundraising for the protest that it faces. How Will Truckers Redeem The Bitcoin? Nobody Caribou – a liaison between Bitcoiners and truckers in Ottawa…

Canadian Trucker Convoy Raises $450,000+ Using Bitcoin, Bypassing GoFundMe Restrictions

Tallycoin – a crowdfunding platform built on top of Bitcoin – has amassed over $450k in BTC in support of “Bitcoin For Truckers”. The fundraiser supports the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” that's been protesting against covid restrictions on Parliament Hill for over a week.  The event highlights Bitcoin as a censorship-resistant alternative to GoFundMe, which is reversing $10M in user donations to the same movement.  Bitcoiners Unite With Truckers According to Tallycoin, Bitcoin for Truckers has just passed its fundraising goal…