The importance of firm foundations in Web3
Laws are the building blocks of economies, but law enforcement is what ensures these orders are kept, and thus, stringent directives are not all that bad and, most often, beneficial to society.
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Prometheus: Choosing to be bound
The Promethean position argued that rebellion is only warranted when authority is not validly installed or no longer aligned with its mandate.
Anarchy is anti-society, they just don’t know it
Anarchy is the hatred against the monopoly of power, manifested in a ‘state’ or governmental body, which has the ability to enforce and manage the legal system.
Could Taproot’s ‘privacy’ features make BTC illegal?
The Taproot “upgrade” moves BTC even further away from the original 2009 Bitcoin protocol and enables participants in a contract to hide not only their identities, but their public keys as well.
Bitcoin for an honest society, not anarchy
Jerry Chan takes a look at how the bubble of 'crypto' got so big, and the larger battle being fought on the global mind stage, that of the anarchists vs the rest of society.
Blockchain Intelligence Group’s William Callahan talks tools for more lawful blockchain industry at CoinGeek New York
A former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, William Callahan and the Blockchain Intelligence Group have thought a lot about what it takes to make the blockchain industry more legitimate and more lawful.
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler speaks on digital currency
The U.S. securities regulator plans to take enforcement action on the blockchain and digital currency industry, according to Chair Gary Gensler.
Taproot: Centralized changes put every BTC user at risk
What the Taproot update does is make the responsibility for laundered coins to fall more broadly on the shoulders of every participant in the network.
Kentucky’s cease and desist order to BlockFi
Kentucky's Department of Financial Institutions has issued a cease and desist order to BlockFi over its BlockFi Interest Accounts.
Texas files cease and desist against BlockFi
The state of Texas has filed a Cease and Desist order against BlockFi and claims that BlockFi's Interest Accounts are unregistered securities.
Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith ordered back to jail
Judge Castel has ordered Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith to go back to jail until his trial begins in September 2021.
BlockFi ordered to cease and desist by NJ Attorney General
BlockFi, the popular cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, has been issued a cease and desist order by NJ's Attorney General.