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Starfield’s Future Desperately Needs Dogs
31.10.2023
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.Read more
Argentina Faces Presidential Runoff: Massa and Milei Vie for Leadership Amid Economic Tensions
24.10.2023
This past weekend in Argentina, a vote for the country’s next president led to a runoff between Finance Minister Sergio Massa of the Unión por la Patria party and libertarian candidate Javier Milei of the La Libertad Avanza party. In the Sunday vote, Massa received 37% while Milei...
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Sentenced to 8 Years for Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Business
2.10.2023
Following his conviction for unlicensed money transmission, money laundering, and tax evasion at the close of December 2022, Keene dweller, libertarian activist, and Free Talk Live co-anchor, Ian Freeman has been sentenced to eight years behind bars this Monday. His fellow Free Talk Live co-host...
Argentines Flock to Stablecoins Amidst Record Devaluation Numbers
18.8.2023
Argentines are flocking to purchase stablecoins to protect their savings as the peso loses value. Local cryptocurrency sources reported an increase of up to 500% in the crypto volumes moved, mostly in stablecoins like USDT, to shield incomes against the raging devaluation registered after...
Libertarian Javier Milei Wins Argentine Primaries: Experts Weigh In on Dollarization as the Peso Fades
15.8.2023
Javier Milei, a libertarian politician, won the Argentine primaries with more than 30% of the total vote, causing experts to weigh in on the dollarization plans he has vowed to apply. Milei’s government plan contemplates reducing the political apparatus in Argentina and axing the central...
Pro-Bitcoin Libertarian Javier Milei Takes Surprising Lead in Argentine Presidential Primary Election
15.8.2023
Javier Milei, a libertarian candidate who supports abolishing the central bank and has praised Bitcoin (BTC), secured an unforeseen triumph by winning the primary presidential election in Argentina.
With 90% of the vote counted, Milei from the "La Libertad Avanza" party secured 30.5%. The "Juntos...
Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei wins most votes in Argentina primary election
14.8.2023
Argentine presidential hopeful Javier Milei — a pro-Bitcoin, anti-central bank libertarian — has won a majority of the votes in a primary election
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
9.8.2023
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left
Roger Ver at Webx Asia: Reflections on Payments, Self-Custody, and the Role of Crypto Lawbreakers
28.7.2023
When asked whether he’d rather be called a “bitcoin evangelist,” or “Bitcoin Jesus” at the recent Webx seminar in Tokyo, Roger Ver responds: “I prefer to be called Roger.” The enthusiastic and outspoken figure in crypto, scattering sats around...
United States Plunges in Economic Freedom Rankings, Study Reveals
26.6.2023
American television presenter and author, John Stossel, released a video on June 20, 2023, where he delved into the findings of a recent study on global economic freedom. Conducted by the Heritage Foundation and unveiled in late February, the research unveils a stark reality: the United States...
Jeffrey Tucker Says Dollar Will Be Dethroned, Russian Official Speaks on De-Dollarization, and a Look at Historic Fractional Reserve Banking in Italy — Week in Review
23.4.2023
Bitcoin proponents eyeing fiat failures are in no shortage of news on the topic as of late, as multiple officials, economists, authors, and analysts from around the world have been weighing in on “de-dollarization” in a prolific fashion. Author and libertarian Jeffrey Tucker said...
Ron Paul on the Fall of the US Dollar as Reserve Currency: ‘It’s Always Longer Than Some Predictions’
4.4.2023
Ron Paul, a former U.S. representative and member of the Libertarian Party, has addressed recent events directed to undermine the influence of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency in international markets. Paul believes that even if this does happen, it will probably take more time than some...
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Found Guilty in Federal Crypto Trial
23.12.2022
After close to two years, following the U.S. federal government accusing the Crypto Six of unlicensed money transmission, the case is seemingly coming to an end. According to multiple reports, Keene resident and libertarian activist, Ian Freeman, the last member of the Crypto Six case to be tried...
The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded
4.12.2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. According to the most recent hearing, Freeman’s legal counsel filed a Daubert motion, which aims...
Thailand’s Crypto Utopia — ‘90% of a cult, without all the weird stuff’
30.6.2022
Get Real, Lagarde — The Underlying Asset ‘Guaranteeing’ Your Euro Scam Coin Is a Gun
24.5.2022
With the approaching tsunami of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) looming ever closer, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when central banks shill their coins at the expense of sounder assets. Recently, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde went so far as to say that...
Meet the Libertarian Bitcoiner Considering a Run for New Hampshire’s Senate Seat
24.3.2022
Bruce Fenton says he wants to tear down regulatory obstacles for the crypto industry at the federal level
Bitcoin City: The Bizarre History of Libertarian Attempts to Create Independent Cities
13.2.2022
Harry Hobbs, Senior Lecturer, the University of Technology Sydney. _____
Late last year, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele announced plans to build “Bitcoin City” – a tax-free territory in the country’s east.
The city will use bitcoin (BTC) and be powered by the nearby Conchuagua volcano....
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers: Cryptocurrency Will ‘Do Better Regulated’
26.9.2021
Former U.S. treasury secretary and chief economist at the World Bank, Larry Summers, says cryptocurrency will do better regulated in a sound way instead of being treated as a libertarian paradise. Larry Summers Sees Crypto Benefiting From Strong Regulation Lawrence Summers, who served as...
Satoshi Versus the ‘Infrastructure Bill’ — Political Permission Not Required
12.8.2021
When Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper in October 2008, it likely wasn’t with the idea that governments and central banks needed to recognize, adopt, and regulate Bitcoin for everyone’s benefit. To the contrary, if anything can be taken away from that document and...