Avik Roy: America Would Be Better Off If Bitcoin Became the World's Reserve Currency.
It would force us to "live within our means," says the president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
It would force us to "live within our means," says the president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
Millions of lower-income or unbanked people are more likely to use cryptocurrency as a payment method.
The self-described "freedom maximalist" and former hedge fund manager talks "incorruptible money," Austrian economics, and why Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is unstoppable.
Activist Fadi Elsalameen says U.S. aid doesn’t help Palestinians because of corruption. They need monetary freedom.
Last week, the price of bitcoin fell to lows not seen since 2020 while a prominent stablecoin collapsed. Does this mean it was all a Ponzi scheme?
Unfortunately, an automatic crypto purchase made with after-tax earnings won't lower your taxable income.
Despite bitcoin's steep slide, the CEO of MicroStrategy is bullish on its mass adoption.
The MicroStrategy CEO and biggest corporate owner of bitcoin is HODLING for the long haul, come bull or bear market.
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Trying to sue or zone bitcoin mines out of town is the wrong response to the tradeoffs the industry presents.
Proposed EU rules would be equivalent to tracking all cash transactions
The Massachusetts senator also came out in favor of creating a central bank digital currency
Cryptocurrencies are not the threat to U.S. financial power the elites want to present.
The artist's Rocket Factory project, which lets users build and own their own virtual spacecraft, is changing how we think about reality.
The Rocket Factory NFT project stands at the intersection of crypto, the metaverse, and persistent human longing for the new frontier.
The president's anticipated executive order stopped short of feared regulations but suggests federal unease with uncontrolled development.
Honk Honk HODL raised more than $1 million of bitcoin for the Canadian truckers. About two-thirds of it got to them.
Crypto's transcendence of national borders is a feature, not a bug.
There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money.
The government controls on the traditional banking system also apply to custodial cryptocurrency services.
Apparently the rule of law doesn’t matter if Justin Trudeau doesn’t like your peaceful protest.
Did Justin Trudeau accidentally prove crypto bros' point?
A virtual collection of 10 artworks made by Ulbricht at various stages of his life was worth $6.3 million at the time of sale.
Regarding the authoritarian country's central bank digital currency, you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them.”
Some NFT assets held their value during January's crypto crash, but not the video game monsters in Axie Infinity.
Crypto was a scene where people without proper credentials and connections in the world of high finance could strike it swiftly rich.
A House Energy Subcommittee Hearing entertains dangerous and disingenuous rhetoric against technologies for freedom.
The U.S. dominated the mining marketplace in 2021.
Local ordinances threaten upstart crypto-mining operations.
Bitcoin educator and author Jimmy Song on higher education, the morality of money, and why he thinks bitcoin complements Christian theology
"You know what else is used for nefarious activities?"
Politicians attack dollar-backed cryptocurrencies called “stablecoins” and the decentralized finance it enables
It's even worse than the widely-skewered broker provision.
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Turkey shows the danger of inflation and giving officials free rein to mess with money.
China sees the value in a digital currency, but only if the CCP has full control of it.
The digital tokens, secured by the blockchain, could revolutionize art markets, reduce animal poaching, and provide a cool new way for NBA fans to flaunt their collectibles.
Meet the new hype cycle about new tools for online decentralization.
The cryptocurrency is spurring use of renewable energy even as it undermines existing economic, political, and cultural elites.
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