Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of what the SEC's settlement with crypto giant Kraken means for the future of decentralized finance
Thousands of local, state, and federal law-enforcers have access to sensitive financial data.
Freeman, an early adopter of the virtual currency, gets slammed by a state that can't tolerate any use of money without its permission and knowledge.
After two terms in the Senate as a champion for free markets and limited government, Pennsylvania's Republican senator is heading into retirement.
Senator Warren wants to extend the financial surveillance state cooked up by drug warriors and anti-terrorism fearmongers to cryptocurrencies.
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Most dangerously of all, they're starting to make their own central bank digital currencies.
Ironically, the FTX meltdown is the best illustration yet of why the world needs bitcoin.
Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
The mainstream coverage of SBF and FTX is more than a little blasé.
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The co-founder of the crypto exchange Kraken will join Reason's livestream Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern to discuss the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried and his company, FTX.
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This is bad news for any virtual currency that was pre-mined, including ethereum.
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
Any new rules for the crypto market should protect entrepreneurs and investors from overzealous intervention, not subject them to it.
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For the first time ever, the Treasury Department has sanctioned not a person or a group but a digital tool and all who would use it.
Senior Producer Zach Weissmueller explores how the crackdown on cryptocurrency tools has implications for free speech and financial privacy.
Monetary Metals CEO Keith Weiner defends the future of gold against bitcoin podcaster Pierre Rochard.
Monetary Metals CEO Keith Weiner defends the future of gold against bitcoin podcaster Pierre Rochard.
Jamie Bartlett's gripping look at the schematics and psychology of a scam
Wherever markets are free, new wealth gets created. Then almost everyone wins.
Bitcoin's creator designed it to be radically transparent, but the tools exist to make it as hard to trace as cash.
How bitcoin can help Palestinians bypass the Palestinian Authority's control over their finances
An explosive Times report alleged that Kraken CEO Jesse Powell created a "hateful workplace," leading to an employee exodus. Is that what really happened?
Is crypto winter here?
The self-described freedom maximalist explains why he isn't put off bitcoin by its decline since last November.
It’s one of many anti-cryptocurrency policies emanating from the Empire State
It would force us to "live within our means," says the president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
Millions of lower-income or unbanked people are more likely to use cryptocurrency as a payment method.
The self-described "freedom maximalist" and former hedge fund manager talks "incorruptible money," Austrian economics, and why Satoshi Nakamoto's invention is unstoppable.
Activist Fadi Elsalameen says U.S. aid doesn’t help Palestinians because of corruption. They need monetary freedom.
Last week, the price of bitcoin fell to lows not seen since 2020 while a prominent stablecoin collapsed. Does this mean it was all a Ponzi scheme?
Unfortunately, an automatic crypto purchase made with after-tax earnings won't lower your taxable income.
Despite bitcoin's steep slide, the CEO of MicroStrategy is bullish on its mass adoption.
The MicroStrategy CEO and biggest corporate owner of bitcoin is HODLING for the long haul, come bull or bear market.
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The Department of Labor and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have strong opinions about Fidelity’s new 401K option
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Trying to sue or zone bitcoin mines out of town is the wrong response to the tradeoffs the industry presents.
Proposed EU rules would be equivalent to tracking all cash transactions
The Massachusetts senator also came out in favor of creating a central bank digital currency
Cryptocurrencies are not the threat to U.S. financial power the elites want to present.
The artist's Rocket Factory project, which lets users build and own their own virtual spacecraft, is changing how we think about reality.
The Rocket Factory NFT project stands at the intersection of crypto, the metaverse, and persistent human longing for the new frontier.