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State Department’s Freedom Tech Excellence Program pairs digital-freedom agenda with private-sector embeds — but leaves key governance details undisclosed

The newly announced Freedom Tech Excellence Program will place private-sector experts from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir and Anduril inside the U.S. State Department to work on encryption, anti-surveillance and AI governance — a move that raises questions about partner selection, oversight and budgetary transparency.

Michael Carter

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State Department’s Freedom Tech Excellence Program pairs digital-freedom agenda with private-sector embeds — but leaves key governance details undisclosed

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TD Bank enters stablecoin custody as AI agents reach 100M on-chain payments

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State Department’s Freedom Tech Excellence Program pairs digital-freedom agenda with private-sector embeds — but leaves key governance details undisclosed

U.S. State Department

Freedom Tech

digital freedom

Bitcoin Policy Institute

Palantir

Anduril

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6 min read

The Biometric Infrastructure Pivot: Why World ID's $52M Fresh Funding Ends the Experimental Identity Era

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The Livestock Credit Pivot: Why Tokenized Agriculture Ends the Collateral Constraint Era

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