2022-5-28 20:18 |
During the Oslo Freedom Forum, four international human rights activists considered Bitcoin’s role in enabling democracy. origin »
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As the concept of “democracy” regresses before our eyes, Bitcoin presents a new way of ordering society and incentivizing progress.
2022-1-11 16:47 | |
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Capitalism is an often cited scapegoat for the issues of the economy, but it is quite misunderstood in relation to democracy.
2021-9-19 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin rose to $36,500 today, clearly breaking $35,000 after some resistance for much of the day. The unfolding events in Washington seem to have given it a push, increasing its...
2021-1-7 01:32 | |
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Jeff: Live from BTC manager world headquarters This is one confirmation with Jeff and David and I’m Jeff. Dave: I’m Dave. Jeff: And holy cow, the markets been exploding we got Bitcoin over $12,000 and holding Etheruem at over $400 and holding the deep five market cap the decentralized finance market capRead MoreRead More.
2020-8-26 16:16 | |
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In this episode we cover the democratization of Cryptocurrency. Can it be used to fix everything from potholes to getting jobs? What about using it with Black Lives Matter and traditional politics? Is bitcoin more stable than fiat currencies? All this and more in today’s episode as we talk with Bill and Joshua with PeepsRead MoreRead More.
2020-6-15 16:35 | |
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Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of exchange called money to facilitate trade. During this timespan, the evolution of money has evolved into a system of information, a social contract, and a ranking system.
2019-7-22 05:00 | |
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It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important aspects of everyday life. In fact, in developed countries, most central banks are institutions that are privatized from political interference and history explains why.
2019-7-10 03:00 | |
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A new model of raising funds for political purposes is being put forth by a company called Peeps Democracy. As reported by MIT Technology Review, July 6, 2019, their new platform We the Peeps wants to let ordinary people raise money and vote on how the money gets used.
2019-7-8 13:00 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC), a digital currency not bound by the traditional rules of fiat, may seem nebulous and useless, but geopolitical and macroeconomic events are quickly proving its viability. Over the past week, Hong Kong has.
2019-6-13 15:00 | |
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The world’s largest democracy recently held its general elections and as many political pundits had predicted, India’s mandate remained firmly with Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). However, for Modi, the battle is only half-won.
2019-6-9 20:00 | |
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Top 20 market cap coin, Tezos, is making cryptographic history with its first round of on-chain upgrade proposals, named “Athens. ” The two Athens proposals will see incremental changes introduced to the Tezos blockchain, without the need for a disruptive hard-fork.
2019-5-21 17:04 | |
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By CCN: Charlie Munger, a 95-year-old billionaire investor and Warren Buffett’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway, expressed concern over the rate at which money is printed by democratic governments. Ironically, Munger, a skeptic of bitcoin, may have accidentally pointed out the merits of the dominant cryptocurrency.
2019-5-8 19:45 | |
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In a report titled, “Freedom on the Net 2018: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism,” an independent human rights watchdog, Freedom House, has uncovered alarming levels of declining Internet freedom across the world.
2018-11-11 12:00 | |
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As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.
2018-11-7 19:56 | |
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Jim Rickards Has No Faith in Bitcoin [BTC]: Says It Fails Every Test The notion that democracy is the best form of government was first exposed by the ancient Greeks. While the likes of Plato and Aristotle will most likely not be big fans of what democracy has morphed into today, the associated freedom is […]
2018-10-27 20:06 | |
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As a company looking to give users full control over their digital rights, Blockstack is piloting a new app mining program that encourages designers to create new applications directly on Blockstack’s platform and earn rewards in bitcoin.
2018-10-24 00:30 | |
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The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 3 Crypto Anarchism and Civil Society. The Technology is the Revolution. by Wendy McElroy Not only is democracy mystical nonsense, it is also immoral.
2018-10-20 18:00 | |
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What Is Qobit? Qobit is a social trading and investment platform specially designed for the cryptocurrency world. Qobit aims at providing cryptocurrency investments and trades with democracy and in doing so, makes it more accessible and reliable for both experienced investors and beginners.
2018-10-15 07:06 | |
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In Aristotle’s words “Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. ” The statement was powerful and highlighted that what lies at the core of democracy is the opinion of the people who are all identified equally.
2018-10-12 05:00 | |
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With the Midterm elections on any everyone’s mind as people begin to register, a Medium article published September 27, 2018, talked about the benefits that implementing blockchain technology could bring to democracy as a whole.
2018-10-1 06:00 | |
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The Canadian government has postponed the release of its final regulations for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The final published regulations were due this fall, but the government now says they won’t be published in the Canada Gazette until late 2019.
2018-8-28 20:18 | |
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The fact that great responsibility accompanies great power has become crystal clear in the blockchain world. While blockchains are most commonly connected with commerce, the potential impact of distributed ledgers is being discovered in fresh sectors daily.
2018-8-10 20:51 | |
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American troops serving overseas will be able to cast their votes in West Virginia through a mobile voting platform based on blockchain technology in the federal elections in November 2018.
2018-8-7 23:05 | |
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A plan which aims to destroy fake news by using blockchain technology, similar to that used by Bitcoin, is set to be released in a bid to cut down on sending out mis-leading information. The term, ‘fake news’ has been around for decades however, it only became popular after Donald Trump frequently used the term after he was successfully elected in the 2016 U.
2018-8-6 16:00 | |
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The U. S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers for conspiring to influence the 2016 U. S. presidential elections. The indictment alleges these officers used Bitcoin to fund their hacking operations.
2018-7-15 06:00 | |
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A pioneering female CEO has been promoting Bitcoin in Afghanistan since 2013 and sees it needed in her home country now more than ever.
There’s a new bill in the works to fight against child sexual abuse material and other risky services on the internet — but it will come at a cost to online privacy. The post EARN IT: The US Anti-Encryption Bill That Threatens Private Speech Online appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein and Syrian entrepreneur Moe Ghashim to discuss how cultural context shapes the way people view bitcoin, including stories from the Middle East.
It may be some time before blockchain technology has solved all the world's problems, yet blockchain and human rights are showing good progress already. The post How Blockchain Is Being Applied to Human Rights appeared first on CoinCentral.