1.0CryptoSlatehttps://cryptoslate.comCryptoSlate Peoplehttps://cryptoslate.com/author/cs-people/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cQjVDU4Cxu"><a href="https://cryptoslate.com/people/edward-snowden/">Edward Snowden</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cryptoslate.com/people/edward-snowden/embed/#?secret=cQjVDU4Cxu" width="600" height="338" title="“Edward Snowden” — CryptoSlate" data-secret="cQjVDU4Cxu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Edward Snowden is a computer security consultant and former U.S. intelligence subcontractor best known for disclosing classified National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs in 2013. In the crypto and blockchain ecosystem, his relevance centers on privacy, censorship resistance, and the risks that centralized intermediaries can introduce to systems that claim to be decentralized. Overview Snowden’s […]https://cryptoslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cryptoslate-cover.jpg1200630