It all happened in Europe.
A Polish guy moves to Germany, later wins a Hackathon in Amsterdam. Today, Adrian Barwicki is currently in Istanbul building honest.cash.
Honest.Cash is a blogging platform similar to Medium with two main differences:
1. Users can earn money by creating and curating content.
2. It also offers censorship-resistance.
Even if a piece of content is removed (they follow German law), it will always exist on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.
Censorship-resistance is and will continue to be a fight going forward. Adrian has his gloves on.
