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The Unmet Promise of Reparations  The UN just called slavery the gravest crime against humanity. The US voted no . Not a single soul in the digital currency space is asking the obvious question. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026 — the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade — the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution. Spearheaded by Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama and backed by all 54 nations of the African Group, the measure formally declared the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity . It called for reparations as, in the resolution's own language, a concrete step toward remedying historical wrongs. The hall broke into applause . UN General Assembly Vote ▪︎ 193 Member States ▪︎ 123  In Favour ▪︎ 3  Against ▪︎ 52  Abstentions The three countries that voted against it were Argentina , Israel , and the United States . The entire European Union — including...