Bitcoin Advocacy Group to Join US State Department’s ‘Digital Freedom’ Program
Partners in the State Department effort will contribute their experience in freedom of expression, addressing digital surveillance and online scams, emerging technologies and privacy.
The US Department State Department has launched a program to “advance diplomatic efforts on digital freedom and freedom of expression” using a Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization as a partner. In a Friday X post, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI)saidthat it would be a founding partner in the US State Department’s Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP), alongside Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. According to the organization, the program will allow its employees “to work alongside state department experts and defend digital freedoms around the world. ”“FTEP brings private sector talent to the Department for limited-term assignments to advance diplomatic efforts on key issues including online freedom of expression, privacy-enhancing technologies, countering digital surveillance, and responsible AI governance,”saidthe State Department. Source:Bitcoin Policy InstituteSince its creation as a “non-partisan research and advocacy” organization in 2021, the BPIhas endorsed attemptsto codify US President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a strategic crypto reserve into law. As of July, lawmakers in the US Congress have not passed legislation to follow Trump’s March 2025 executive order. Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’sEditorial Policyand aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.