What is censorship resistance?

In crypto, censorship resistance refers to the freedom to transact, the freedom from confiscation, and transaction immutability. Censorship resistance exists on a spectrum with Bitcoin likely being the most censorship resistant cryptocurrency or digital asset. More centralized blockchains like Solana are on the other end of the spectrum. In this article we will look more at what censorship resistance is, why it is so important, and the spectrum of censorship resistance among cryptoassets.