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PRESIDENT TRUMP UNITES CRYPTO…AGAINST HIM

14 Jul 2019 5 minute read 1 comment dragonwolftech

On Thursday, July 11th, 2019, a miracle happened. Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, managed to unite (however briefly) the various factions in Cryptocurrency…against him.  In a series of tweets, President Trump declared his views...

Moving Beyond Government with Cryptoassets and Blockchain

2 Jul 2019 5 minute read 22 comments Daniel Goldman

For the last 10,000 years or so, government has served a purpose. But it’s no longer needed. Now is the era of blockchain governance.   I’ve been pushing for blockchain and cryptoasset based alternatives to much of what government does, for quite s...

Wayfair’s Catch-22

27 Jun 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Daniel Goldman

What should a business do when it’s contracted to supply resources used in an unpopular activity?   The Issue I’m not going to get into the whole issue with the border in this discussion. I have written other articles about my views on immigration....

Fight for Digital Privacy Rights Continue in Tech-Focused California

24 Jun 2019 7 minute read 6 comments Matthew Rosenquist

It is shameful that top technology innovation companies, who prosper and have a thirst for vast amounts of private user-data, are fighting to water-down protective regulations.  California and a handful of other states are leading the way to protect...

Moving Beyond Government with Cryptoassets and Blockchain

24 Jun 2019 5 minute read 5 comments Daniel Goldman

For the last 10,000 years or so, government has served a purpose. But it’s no longer needed. Now is the era of blockchain governance. I’ve been pushing for blockchain and cryptoasset based alternatives to much of what government does, for quite s...

Bitcoin “manipulators” at large...

4 Jun 2019 1 minute read 13 comments restmode

Last night between June 3 and June 4 the price of Bitcoin fell more than $700 because someone sold 25,160 bitcoin which translates into more than 200 million USD. This transaction is rather peculiar and it reminds me of a couple of weeks ago in May w...

5 Reasons Why Crypto will Beat Fiat Currency Hands Down

25 May 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Cryptofivers

It is no doubt that the entire world knows about crypto and fiat but fiat is headed to extinction. As much as crypto is a new technology, more people keep adopting it. In a few years, crypto will beat fiat currency hands down. Here are the reasons wh...

Beyond Talking Points Ep 2 – CNN Town Hall Extravaganza

1 May 2019 1 minute read 0 comments MattKeck

  Matt and Matthew discuss their takeaways from the five CNN Town Halls that aired on 4/22/19 (Klobuchar, Warren, Sanders, Harris, and Buttigieg). We cover a lot of issues and have a few back and forth disagreements. Soundcloud and YouTube links bel...

Consequences of the $15 Minimum Wage

25 Apr 2019 4 minute read 0 comments MattKeck

It won’t be long before the minimum wage becomes a hot topic in the 2020 presidential election. In 2016, candidate Bernie Sanders often spoke about the need to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour for all workers. I find the conversation...

The Tyranny of the Majority: Why Democracy Shouldn't Be Sacred

1 Apr 2019 2 minute read 1 comment MattKeck

Leading up to the midterm election, and now, during the fallout, I found myself asking a blasphemous question: is there a better form of government than democracy? This question may seem incomprehensible to some. Since the election of 2016, and the d...