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The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded

DIGIT — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:30:45 +0000

On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. According to the most recent hearing, Freeman’s legal counsel filed a Daubert motion, which aims to exclude the government’s […]

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Crypto’s Sanction-Slipping Power: Why Bitcoin’s Neutrality Is Its Greatest Humanitarian Asset

DIGIT — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 10:30:52 +0000

Decentralized networks such as Bitcoin’s don’t know national allegiance, they only know math. And when you’re trying to get your savings out of an ATM, or send a payment to relatives in a war-torn environment, someone else’s politics is the last thing you want standing in the way of you and your loved ones’ well-being […]

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American Truckers Are Planning a Convoy to Washington, Group Raises Over $100K

DIGIT — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 03:19:49 +0000

While the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau try to quell the demonstrations in Ottawa by sending police to the encampment on Friday, a United States version of the Canadian trucker’s Freedom Convoy called the “People’s Convoy” is underway. According to the American Foundation for Civil Liberties & Freedom, the U.S. convoy has raised […]

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Carl Watner: The Tragedy of Political Government

DIGIT — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:05:04 +0000

“What is tragic about political government?” you might ask. Let us return to that question once we have examined the nature of political government and the State. In order to distinguish between government and other institutions in society we must look at the ways human behavior can be organized and human needs and desires satisfied. […]

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Bonus Army, Occupiers, 2020 Uprising: Bitcoin’s Peaceful Protest Is Pure Civil Disobedience

DIGIT — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 14:05:39 +0000

For twelve days straight, American citizens and a number of countries around the world have been protesting the oligarchs and police brutality. The restlessness from the uprising has slowed down some, but continues in various cities across the nation. On June 3, 2020, a reporter from Los Angeles talked to a man about the protests […]

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With Riots Erupting in US Cities, Using Tools of Peaceful Protest Can be More Meaningful

DIGIT — Sun, 31 May 2020 18:50:22 +0000

During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for the political class, and […]

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Panic Withdrawals at Indian Bank Over Alarming KYC Notice

DIGIT — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 11:30:07 +0000

Hundreds of customers went on a withdrawal spree after an Indian bank announced its revised KYC requirements. The bank’s action followed the decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to include the National Population Register letter as a valid KYC document for opening bank accounts. Customers are worried their funds could be frozen. Also […]

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Lebanese Protestors Gather at Central Bank as Financial Lockout Continues

DIGIT — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 02:45:09 +0000

Since the beginning of widespread protests in Lebanon last week, banks and lending institutions have remained closed, fueling fears of an impending nationwide cash crisis. Attempts to assuage the concerns of suffering individuals without money or options are not proving effective, as officials scramble to address the situation against a backdrop of alleged political embezzlement […]

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Hong Kong Protest Leader Hopes to Incite Run on Chinese Banks

DIGIT — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:53:04 +0000

The 11th week of protesting in Hong Kong has passed as the world has witnessed massive sit-ins at the national airport and demonstrations across several locations citywide. The 2019 anti-extradition bill protests have affected Hong Kong’s local economy, investors have dumped on the benchmark Hang Seng index, and now pro-independence activist, Chen Haotian, has called […]

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Eastern Europe: Regulation Postponed, Tax Abandoned, Banks Enlightened

DIGIT — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 01:12:03 +0000

Eastern European nations have been following closely regulatory developments in the West to better understand where the wind is blowing before addressing the challenges presented by cryptocurrencies. This strategy has proved fruitless, however, as developed western countries, and international organizations, have not been able to come up with a unified approach towards regulating the crypto […]

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