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Mueller Report: Russia Funded U.S. Election Snooping, Manipulation with Bitcoin

By CCN. com: It is no news by now that the long-awaited Mueller Report has revealed extensive Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election. While much attention has been focused on whether or not president Donald Trump was in any way complicit with these efforts, what is less reported is that the report showed that state-backed Russian operatives used bitcoin extensively in their attempts to impede Hilary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s campaign. дальше »

2019-4-22 09:46


Bet on It! Mueller Report Will Unleash Next Wild Trump Tweetstorm

By CCN — Here’s a safe bet: Now that Attorney General William Barr has published a redacted version of the Mueller report, social media addict Donald Trump is going to tweet about it. Here’s a more interesting wager: How many times? Political junkies can capture a piece of that action over at PredictIt, a prediction market launched by the Victoria University of Wellington as an academic research project and regulated by the CFTC. дальше »

2019-4-18 20:26


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Sweden Changed Its Official Currency To Bitcoin (For 30 Minutes)

Hackers convinced Twitter to give them control of the account for Sweden’s ruling political party – then used it to change the country’s official currency to Bitcoin. Swedish Government: ‘Time To Buy’ Bitcoin Speaking in an interview with local news outlet Trijo, one of the five hackers involved in the stunt this week said he did it because he thought socialism “was wrong. дальше »

2019-4-17 15:00


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Hackers tweet Bitcoin nonsense and racism via Sweden’s top political party

Hackers have defaced the Twitter account of Sweden’s governing party with hate speech and declared they would replace the Swedish krona with Bitcoin. The strange tweets began early this morning, when the “Socialdemokraterna” account reportedly changed its name to “Bitcoindemokraterna,” and promised its leader’s would resign, confirmed Expressen. дальше »

2019-4-15 16:30


Ethereum [ETH]: ProgPow is not only a technical discussion but also a political one, says developer

Programmatic Proof-of-Work [ProgPoW] has been one of the key topics of discussion in the Ethereum community, with some favoring its implementation, while others staunchly against it. Kristy-Leigh Minehan, a developer working on ProgPow, recently spoke about the reason behind the debate, in an interview with BlockChannel. дальше »

2019-4-12 21:30


Erotic feminist film director Erika Lust: Porn, like burgers, shouldn’t be free

Over the last few years, there’s been a rise in feminist porn with more inclusive attitudes about the future of sex positivity, both on- and off-screen. Since the beginning of porn, erotic movies have been predominately made for men, by men, using women as an accessory to masculine sexuality — but Erika Lust, an award-winning Swedish erotic film director, screenwriter, and producer, is working to change the face of the porn industry. дальше »

2019-4-11 15:50


Give People Free Money: India’s Opposition Pledge Borrows AOC Playbook

India’s primary opposition political party, the Indian National Congress, has launched a controversial policy this week. It plans to give free money for the poorest 20 percent of the population. The policy is similar to the growing movement for Universal Basic Income (UBI), touted by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang. дальше »

2019-4-9 15:25


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New Chrome Extension Exposes Twitter Users’ Cryptocurrency Bias

A new Chrome browser extension called Coinflict of Interst for the Twitter cryptocurrency community aims to expose “bias” in the content well-known figures upload to the social network. Coinflict Chrome Extension Seeks Out ‘Ulterior Motives’ The brainchild of open source developer Luke Childs, ‘Conflict of Interest’ is currently available as a browser extension for Opera, Google Chrome and Firefox users. дальше »

2019-3-26 14:00


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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

2019-3-23 17:29


What is MMT and Why Is It Causing A Stir in America?

At a time when some market observers are increasingly of the opinion that America may be heading toward a recession, a fringe financial theory is starting to make its way around Washington DC. Pushed by bipartisan support from prominent politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and – some would argue Donald Trump himself – Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which has hitherto been regarded as a borderline lunatic idea is making a serious comeback into the political and economic conversation. дальше »

2019-3-19 14:11


Governments Exploit Christchurch Tragedy to Enforce Censorship and Thought Policing

No sooner had the victims of the Christchurch attack fallen than governments were clamoring to mine the tragedy for political capital. Despite the shooting having been live streamed on Facebook, antipodean officials have directed their ire against fringe websites in a desperate bid to control the narrative and criminalize curious civilians. дальше »

2019-3-19 22:05


What businesses can learn from the political divide in the US

By the time you read this, I hope you’ve at least received your far-delayed tax return due to the US government shut down. But no matter who blinked first to end the shutdown (or possibly start it again), chances are another self-inflicted crisis will likely happen between now and 2020 because Washington politicians don’t remember how to work together. дальше »

2019-3-17 16:30