Funding Freedom: How Bitcoin Circumvented Banks in the Canadian Trucker Protest
The use of Bitcoin by Canadian truckers during the 2022 protests is a notable example of how cryptocurrency can circumvent traditional financial systems. Protest and bank account freeze: In January 2022, Canadian truckers began protesting against vaccine mandates for cross-border travel. The Canadian government invoked the Emergencies Act, which allowed them to freeze bank accounts associated with the protest. Truckers …