The Next Decade, Part 3: The Road Blocks(And Roads Around?)

The Next Decade, Part 3: The Road Blocks(And Roads Around?)

Bitcoin Banks (or Binks). It’s happening. Guaranteed. Done deal. In the bag. It’s just a question of when? Germany cleared banks to custody and handle Bitcoin and Bitcoin accounts for customer starting 2020. Who will be the first? This is one thing that people will spaz out about, and I get why, but ultimately I … Read more

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht: 'Why Defend A Murderer?'

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht: 'Why Defend A Murderer?'

Ross Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for creating the Silk Road darknet marketplace, is free. Ulbricht is a freedom fighter to some and a dangerous criminal to others. The former know Ulbricht as described in Forbes, “a principled libertarian and cypherpunk in the same vein as WikiLeaks founder Julian … Read more