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Comptroller reveals path for crypto companies to become banks
18.11.2020
Firms could potentially become federally chartered banks allowed to provide crypto custody services by converting their business charters
Kyrgyzstan's central bank developing draft law for cryptocurrency industry
16.11.2020
Solid crypto regulations would be a long time coming for Kyrgyzstan
MIT cybersecurity experts do not trust blockchain-based voting systems
16.11.2020
“I haven't yet seen a blockchain system that I would trust with a county-fair jellybean count, much less a presidential election.”
Blockchain voting is the alternative for trusted democratic elections
14.11.2020
There is a way to give the voting system greater legitimacy and veracity: backing it with blockchain technology
Monero podcaster loses NY congressional race
9.11.2020
“Monero aligns with the ideals America was founded upon. It is America 2.0 — a protocol to preserve liberty in the digital age,” said Tuman
Pro-Bitcoin candidate wins Wyoming senate seat
5.11.2020
Cynthia Lummis first bought Bitcoin back in 2013
‘Economics Will No Longer Be the Handmaiden of Politics’: A History of the Cypherpunks, Feat. Jim Epstein
4.11.2020
An enlightening conversation with Reason’s Jim Epstein, who just released a four-part YouTube documentary on the cypherpunk movement
Australian Senator Touts Blockchain Tech for ‘One-Touch’ Government
4.11.2020
An Australian senator has come out as a big fan of blockchain, saying the technology could help facilitate government processes, tighten up financial regulation and more
Vitalik Buterin ventures three reasons why prediction markets are pro-Trump
3.11.2020
Buterin asks whether crypto prediction markets reflect the wisdom of the crowd or are they skewed by illiquidity and/or the political bias of their social base
Ripple, PayPal, and Twitter join coalition calling for fair elections
3.11.2020
“We believe voting should be safe and accessible to everyone, everywhere,” said Ripple
Blockchain can be a cryptographic tool for nuclear disarmament: study
2.11.2020
Can blockchain technology de-escalate nuclear tensions?
Crypto scammers deface Trump campaign website one week from elections
28.10.2020
Just one week before the election, President Donald Trump's website was briefly defaced by crypto scammers
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinhouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy
26.10.2020
Brad Garlinghouse said tech companies have an obligation to contribute to solving societal issues
Charles Hoskinson calls for a different kind of apoliticism than Brian Armstrong
24.10.2020
While Hoskinson is not a fan of "the Orange Goblin", he still does not appreciate unsolicited pro-Biden emails from paid service providers
Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
Pelosi, Kudlow Signal Market-Moving US Stimulus May Wait Till After Election: Report
21.10.2020
With a strong correlation between stocks and the bitcoin price in recent months, analysts say a stimulus package could boost BTC as well
Kyrgyzstan's acting president claims blockchain can ensure fair elections
20.10.2020
Can a technological fix really combat a corruption-ridden political order?
Cryptocurrency Is Just a Minor Threat to the State
17.10.2020
States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time
Armstrong says 'silent majority' supports Coinbase apolitical stance in leaked audio
16.10.2020
Leaked Coinbase audio sheds additional light on the company's apolitical sea change
People Problems
16.10.2020
Just the other day, Jeremy Keith wrote that problems with performance work isn’t only a matter of optimization and fixing code, but also tackling people problems:
It struck me that there’s a continuum of performance challenges. On one end of the continuum, you’ve got technical issues. These can...