Politics

You are reading this because I am free to write it. I am free to sit here, in a coffee shop, working on my laptop, writing whatever feels necessary*. That freedom is guaranteed by the First Amendment. It is a basic constitutional…

Crypto has at least one more foothold in Washington, after a Republican Congressman recently outed himself as a crypto hodler. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) submitted his annual financial disclosure, which included modest assets in Bitcoin,…

California has a history of eccentric candidates, from Ronald Reagan to Arnold Schwarzenegger. This year promises to be exceptionally colorful, with candidates ranging from “Transhumanist Lecturer” Zoltan Istvan to Trump-challenger Rocky De…

A Congressional hearing held today conducted an overview of the cryptocurrency and ICO markets. It looked at rapid recent growth, the potential opportunities for raising capital that cryptocurrencies and ICOs could offer to businesses and…

An overwhelmingly positive response to blockchain technology was evident today, as a House of Representatives congressional subcommittee, led by Ralph Abraham, Chairman of Science, Space and Technology, welcomed industry leaders to Beyond…

Asset seizure without charging a citizen with a crime is, I believe, an illegal activity. Aside from being wholly unconstitutional in nature, and a sign of the times, I fear it is a definitive sign of an unhealthy society. We see it all…