The greatest, most existential debate in the entire Bitcoin community revolves around how much (if any) cooperation there should be between the alternative currency network and state regulators. Fortunately, its decentralized nature allows the user to make many of his or her own decisions on the matter, something which I believe will only increase as … Read more
We should have competition in the production of money. I have long been a proponent of Friedrich August von Hayek scheme to denationalize money. Bitcoins are a first step in this direction. – Frank Schaeffler, member of German parliament’s Finance Committee The story of the German Finance Ministry stating Bitcoin is a form of “private money” has … Read more
Are we going to see more leaks? Yes. A lot [of Anonymous members] are mid- to high-rank NCOs. They are well-respected, have connections, and overly large security clearances. A lot of people who are part of the [Anonymous] culture are just dying at this point for something to come across their table that isn’t already … Read more
As is true with respect to other great evils, the measures by which war might be made altogether impossible for the future may well be worse than even war itself. – F.A. Hayek in The Road to Serfdom Those who preach a “New Order” which is no more than a projection of the tendencies of … Read more