Ross Ulbricht's Sentencing Indecent, Based on Procedural and Substantive Errors, New Amicus Brief Argues
Drug Policy Alliance and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, others, speak out against Silk Road founder's absurd life sentence without parole.
Cryptocurrencies
The Real Power of Cash Is Its Anonymity
Getting rid of the $100 bill is one more trim on our freedom to be left alone.
New Hampshire's Free State Project Eschews Presidential Primaries While Changing State Politics
These pioneering libertarians, soon to be 20,000 strong, have already changed Granite State laws.
Bitcoin Isn't Dead—But It Is Threatened by Tech Infighting
The cryptocurrency's crucial censorship-resistant property is not stewarded as cautiously as it should be by those in the Bitcoin community.
Will 2016 Be a Record Year for Bitcoin?
Prices of the cryptocurrency are expected to reach a record high next year.
Leave Satoshi Alone!
This month saw journalists engaged in yet another failed attempt to discover the identity of Bitcoin's creator.
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto?
And does the identity of Bitcoin's creator really matter for the future of this 'fatherless' cryptocurrency?
Wired Presents Very Convincing Circumstantial Case They've Identified Bitcoin Creator 'Satoshi Nakamoto' [UPDATED! Let the Debunking Commence!]
Perhaps obscure, unsuspected Australian computer whiz Craig Steven Wright invented the cryptocurrency, controls 1.1 million of them.
Before You Watch Dark Net, Make Sure You've Seen Deep Web
A new Showtime series sounds pretty alarmist about everything that makes the Internet great.
Ban Encryption? It's an Impossible Idea Whose Time Will Never Come
Of course government officials want to ban privacy-oriented technologies. They were created to thwart the grasping creatures.
Bitcoin Is a 'Fatherless' Technology. Great Attribute or Fatal Weakness?
Can Bitcoin grow and evolve without a founding figure?
Has Bitcoin Already Been Co-opted by Wall Street?
Nathaniel Popper answers in his new book, Digital Gold.
The Freeman's Max Borders: Libertarians Should Be More Optimistic About the Future
Bitcoin and other disruptive technologies are having an important impact on developing countries.
Bitcoin: Great Libertarian Hope or Already Co-opted By Wall Street Banks?
Q&A with Nathaniel Popper on his new book, Digital Gold.
Lawman Johnny Lawsky's Legacy: Bitcoin Firms Flee New York
Ten startups have turned off their services in the Empire State to avoid applying for a BitLicense.
Augur May Become the Greatest Gambling Platform in History. Is There Anything the Government Can Do to Stop It?
A blockchain-based prediction market that won't be controlled or managed by anyone.
George Gilder: Net Neutrality Is a 'Ludicrous' Idea That Will Shrink the Economy
The legendary tech writer on net neutrality, the FCC, and why Bitcoin is the missing eighth layer of the Internet.
Bitcoin May Be Too Late for Greece, But Not Other Countries Headed In That Direction
Counteracting government thieving
No, the Greek Banking Crisis Isn't About to Turn the Country Into a Bitcoin Paradise
If there ever were any Greeks to speak of transferring their savings into bitcoins, chances are most have stopped.
Federal Agent Investigating Silk Road Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Money Laundering
Carl Mark Force had also inked a $240,000 movie deal about tracking down "Dread Pirate Roberts."
OpenBazaar, an Online Platform for "Censorship-Resistant Trade," Gets $1 Million In Backing From Venture Capital Heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures
Investors give a vote of confidence to a libertarian-themed tech venture.
Bitcoin's Long-Term Viability Threatened by Block Size Limits
If unaddressed, an arbitrary protocol quirk implemented by Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could soon undermine the scalability and long-term viability of the cryptocurrency.
New York Just Announced the Final Details of the BitLicense, a New Regulatory Regime For the Bitcoin Industry, and They're Pretty Frightening
The BitLicense will provide a "moat" protecting Wall Street from Bitcoin.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown in Playboy (Not Like That) on How We'll Soon Send Money Quickly, Anonymously, and From Anywhere
Historically uncool QR codes are poised to be a main driver of anonymous e-payment.
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Gets Life in Prison
Reporting from outside the courthouse, Kurt Loder caught up with Ross' mother, Lyn, and filmmaker Alex Winter.
Judge in Ulbricht/Silk Road Case Did Not Believe that the Site Could Reduce Drug Use Harm
Even Though There is No Reason Not to Believe It.
Ross Ulbricht Gets Life Sentence for Silk Road Conviction
The sentence is a miscarriage of justice, and will likely harm drug users down the road.
"Things like Silk Road that Help Erode the Horrendous Drug War will Continue to Change Policy on a Big Level." Alex Winter on his New Documentary Deep Web
The documentarian chronicles the rise, fall, and importance of Silk Road.
Benjamin Lawsky, Wall Street's Latest "Sheriff," Trades in His Badge To Take Money From the Companies He Used To Regulate
New York's top financial regulator prepares to turn his Rolodex into gold.
Bitcoin's Regulatory Nightmare Is About to Get More Frightening
New York's BitLicense will further complicate an already byzantine regulatory regime.
Bill Barhydt Has a Bold Plan to Use Bitcoin and the Sharing Economy To Boost the Flow of Cash Into Third World Countries. Will Regulators Stand in the Way?
Bitcoin has the potential to take the friction out of sending money abroad, but delivering on that potential isn't easy.
Overstock.com Announces Plans to Integrate Bitcoin Into Its Business Operations
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is working to encourage broad consumer adoption of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin and the Cypherpunks
Will recent breakthroughs in computer science make truly free markets a reality?
What Effect Should the Revelations About Silk Road Investigators' Crimes Have Had on Ross Ulbricht's Trial?
Any Libertarian Seemed Suspicious in the Hunt for "Dread Pirate Roberts"
Here Comes Ethereum, an Information Technology Dreamed Up By a Wunderkind 19-Year-Old That Could One Day Transform Law, Finance, and Civil Society
Can Ethereum help eliminate corruption and bureaucracy in the developing world?
The Blockchain: A Supercomputer for Reality
"Everything that can be decentralized, will be decentralized."
Darkleaks: The Decentralized Information Blackmarket Opens for Business
Secrets for sale anonymously
VID: Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution (and Conviction) of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All
The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" spoke out prior to her son's recent conviction.
U.S. Makes Another Awful Decision to Harm Somalis
Continuing crackdown on U.S. remittances to the Somalia endangers innocent lives.
Silk Road Trial Roundup, Week One: Mt Gox Bitcoin Exchange Operator Mark Karpeles Was Thought by Federal Agent to Be Dread Pirate Roberts
Testimony Says Ross Ulbricht Wasn't Always the Feds' First Target
Press Enter for Ecstasy
Wall Street Journal review of the new book, Drugs Unlimited: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High, by Mike Power
Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All
The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" speaks out.
