Jamie Bartlett's gripping look at the schematics and psychology of a scam
If Europe really cared about e-waste it would stop mandating inefficient products.
It’s one of many anti-cryptocurrency policies emanating from the Empire State
Millions of lower-income or unbanked people are more likely to use cryptocurrency as a payment method.
The Department of Labor and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have strong opinions about Fidelity’s new 401K option
Proposed EU rules would be equivalent to tracking all cash transactions
Cryptocurrencies are not the threat to U.S. financial power the elites want to present.
The president's anticipated executive order stopped short of feared regulations but suggests federal unease with uncontrolled development.
The government controls on the traditional banking system also apply to custodial cryptocurrency services.
Regarding the authoritarian country's central bank digital currency, you do not, under any circumstances, “gotta hand it to them.”
A House Energy Subcommittee Hearing entertains dangerous and disingenuous rhetoric against technologies for freedom.
The U.S. dominated the mining marketplace in 2021.
Politicians attack dollar-backed cryptocurrencies called “stablecoins” and the decentralized finance it enables
It's time to spread cheer. Reason is here to help.
WhatsApp and iMessage are not as private as you might think.
Meet the new hype cycle about new tools for online decentralization.
A good way to know you’re living through high inflation is when you’re discouraged from talking about it.
With “keyword warrants,” anyone who queries certain terms on search engines will get caught in the surveillance dragnet.
Old rules and odd enforcement are pushing opportunities overseas.
Breaking encryption technologies always makes us less safe, no matter what the justification.
Cryptocurrency advocates fight back against major government overreach.
Watch what happens when the drive for government surveillance meets longstanding technological ignorance.
Officially adopting the currency is great news, but mandating acceptance is a problem.
Say what you will about the U.S., but its financial reporting rules are at least consistent.
We already know how to affordably expand connectivity; government-run networks ain’t it.
Non-fungible tokens for art can seem a lot like Tulipmania. But distinct digital tokens have real use cases for things like online address management.
Helping innovative companies fast-track products to market is a great way to recover from the COVID economy
Platform censorship results from centralized design. Cryptocurrency techies are building decentralized alternatives.
Some of them like the stock, but all of them think our financial system is broken.
Some trends to look for over the next four years
Bureaucracy keeps on regulating through the chaos
Government surveillance doesn't just violate privacy rights; it’s a major security risk.
Protected financial access for politically targeted industries
By lowering the “travel rule” threshold to $250, the government could access more of our financial data.
Privacy is a right, not a “high risk” and “possibly criminal” activity
Enforcement is supposed to be about protecting "consumer welfare." Overturning that goal would be bad for all of us.
Why does media coverage conclude the problem is that the government hasn’t done a good enough job of spying?
How can we build a culture that welcomes alternative tech?
We don’t trust state-controlled companies in China. Would it be different if we did more of the controlling?
This isn't a debate about consumer needs. It's all about political control.
Will tech companies resist orders to cooperate with demands for information to root out dissidents?
The very idea that our intelligence agencies could keep encryption bypasses secret is absurd.
Technological—not political—solutions will secure true freedom of speech online
Will changes to how many of us work outlast the pandemic?
Western countries aren’t immune to the siren call of surveillance via commerce-tracking.
The coronavirus is no excuse to intrude on people's lives unnecessarily. Tech provides decentralized systems for contact tracing.
They were mocked for sounding the alarm. Now they're the ones providing the solutions.
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