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Cryptocurrencies and counterculture

5 Nov 2021 5 minute read 17 comments SirGerardThe1st

Revolutions are not an instantaneous break in the functioning of a system, but a process that has a beginning and a long development. Even when there is a bloody event that causes a change in the administration of a system, the changes proposed by th...

An explanation of banks

30 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments blacc_sage

Everytime you walk in a bank you get a feeling. Not a good one. You must understand they are all about profit. All the fee's the overdrafts. They print money to give away as a loan. Everytime you deposit money. That's why the best route is a Credit U...

Another own goal from banks: Portuguese Novo Banco blocks payment for millions of vaccines and syringes to Venezuela

30 Sep 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Kovichni

A Portuguese bank is holding almost 11 million Euros meant as payment for 13 million doses of various vaccines and 30 million medical syringes for Venezuela, based on illegal sanctions against Venezuela from solely the United States. Which is btw why...

Meet Leen Thijsse: The photographer who's talent made him a millionaire property owner, now washing dishes after being conned by his bank

22 Sep 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Kovichni

Not many stories will give you a better insight into the scummy world of banks and the government laws, or lack thereof, which enable this corrupt entity to get away with nothing less than sheer robbery. Leen Thijsse basically started his journey by...

Bitcoin anyone? Banks and payment services BLOCK accounts of anti-vaxxers in Netherlands

18 Aug 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Kovichni

Yes it's really happening, and though many names/organizations being rejected or blocked are absolute nutters and I personally am all for wearing masks and taking the vaccine I myself want to choose, this censoring, banning and blocking of those who...

Don't Trust Your Bank Too Much!

13 Aug 2021 4 minute read 2 comments Eybyoung

Did you know why Satoshi Nakamoto made Bitcoin? Because he has the vision to change the world financial system. He wants people to have freedom with their own money, to have full control of it without trusting any intermediaries such as banks and the...

Did Ethereum's London Hark Fork Cause Bitcoin's New High Since May?

7 Aug 2021 2 minute read 5 comments Allen Taylor

You’ve likely heard that Ethereum upgraded its network on Thursday. It’s the biggest news of the week. Called the London hardfork, Changehero wants to tell you why it’s so damn important. Since then, the blockchain has burned 36 percent of new coins ...

650 US banks are going to propose BTC

13 Jul 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Clemnms51

As a French and European citizen, I know that many people have problems when it comes to investing in cryptocurrency. Indeed, some transactions are literally blocked by our banks with some dark pretexts such as "fighting the terrorism" or other bulls...

Will low interest rates increase risk-taking in banks?

6 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments BBAMarketPerspectives

Will low interest rates increase risk-taking in banks? What happens when there is persistent low interest rates? How do low interest rates influence bank profitability and risk-taking? A recently released research analysis by Ender and Neuhoffer (202...

Anarchy is not the absence of rules, but of regulators (part 2)

5 Jul 2021 14 minute read 15 comments SirGerardThe1st

If you didn't read Part 1, you can do it here. Lysander Spooner believed that it was beneficial for people to be self-employed to enjoy the full benefit of their work rather than share it with an employer. His life passed in the 19th century before t...