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Politicization of crypto and compromised media institutions

In a recent video, Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, shared his thoughts on the current political environment and how it’s affecting the cryptocurrency industry. Hoskinson, a libertarian, believes in maximizing economic freedom, personal privacy, and property rights. He says that historically, the crypto industry has been very libertarian and allowed users to do what they … Read morePoliticization of crypto and compromised media institutions

Dear Crypto & Fiat Bros

An open letter to the confused and dismissive. by Gigi https://dergigi.com/2022/11/19/dear-crypto-fiat-bros/ It should be obvious by now, but I’m afraid I’ll have to spell it out anyway: Bitcoin, not blockchain. Bitcoin, not crypto. Bitcoin, not distributed ledger technology. Bitcoin, not DeFi. Bitcoin, not Web3. Bitcoin, not CBDCs. Bitcoin, not yield farming. Bitcoin, not centralized neo-banks … Read moreDear Crypto & Fiat Bros

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