By Wendy McElroy The book New Libertarian Manifesto (NLM) by libertarian-anarchist Samuel E. Konkin III (SEK3) launched a movement that has grown amazingly over the last few decades: Agorism. This is the movement of peaceful revolution through counter-economics. Counter-economics is “the study or practice of all peaceful human action which is forbidden by the State.” … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Is Agorism in Action
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Crypto Employment Abounds With More Than 8,000 Jobs in 2020
By Jamie Redman During the last year, the cryptoconomy has picked up pace after a drawn-out crypto winter. When market prices were low and startups were short on capital, a bunch of firms laid off employees in 2018. A year later, and digital currency companies are hiring. Following Thousands of Layoffs, Crypto Companies Start Hiring Again Cryptocurrency and … [Read more...] about Crypto Employment Abounds With More Than 8,000 Jobs in 2020
Rap Superstar Akon Creates World’s First “Crypto City” in Africa to Fight Controlled Economy
By Matt Agorist While many other rappers in the hip hop world use their spare time and money to pose for photos with large amounts of cash while degrading women, rap superstar and Senegal transplant Akon is using his fame and changing the world. In 2018, he began a solar investment program in Sierra Leone to bring thousands of solar powered lights and traffic lights to the … [Read more...] about Rap Superstar Akon Creates World’s First “Crypto City” in Africa to Fight Controlled Economy
Unnecessary Evil: How Government Regulations Kill Crypto Startups and Encourage Crime
By Graham Smith Thanks to the EU’s most recent money laundering directive, a small business called Post-a-coin, which sold cute postcards pre-loaded with tiny amounts of bitcoin, is being forced to shut down. Meanwhile, the most heinous criminals in history are continuing to facilitate violence, trafficking and laundering of cash with impunity. Also Read: Why the Counter … [Read more...] about Unnecessary Evil: How Government Regulations Kill Crypto Startups and Encourage Crime
NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract
By Kai Sedgwick The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA and crypto communities by surprise. Disregarding an NBA threat to ban him from the professional basketball league, the 26-year-old point guard – who tellingly describes himself as “a tech guy with a jumper” on Twitter – … [Read more...] about NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract