THE DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES

CBDCs are digital cash. Unlike traditional (physical) cash, which can be transacted anonymously, digital cash is fully programmable. This means that CBDCs enable central banks to have direct insight into the identities of transacting parties and can block or censor any transaction. Central banks argue that they need this power in order to combat money laundering, fraud, … Read moreTHE DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES

Bitcoin Equals Freedom by Ross Ulbricht

Something special happened in the first year or so after Satoshi gave us Bitcoin, something no one expected and many thought was impossible. Try to imagine Bitcoin back then, before you could buy things with it, before there was an exchange rate, before anyone really knew what, if anything, would happen with it. Bitcoin didn’t … Read moreBitcoin Equals Freedom by Ross Ulbricht