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WIRED Is Wrong: We Don’t Need to Regulate Bitcoin Apr 22, 2016

There are more calls for Bitcoin regulation – but when will we understand this bleeding-edge financial technology enough to regulate it properly? Who decides that? Rushing to regulate too soon would end up being more costly than simply letting Bitcoin grow and develop in complete freedom.

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Crime Stats Show the Real Story of Gun Controls Oct 16, 2015

We see the news every week: Gun crime is out of control, and the only solution is stricter gun controls. It's one of the most emotional issues of our time. But what happens when you take a step back, and look at the actual statistics? What I discovered about the relationship between gun control and gun crime in the US will surprise you.

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It’s time to take gambling out of the state’s hands Sep 18, 2015

Supporting a gambling system that is free of state influence would positively impact society by removing one of many taxes that clearly distinguishes between rich and poor. Government social engineering introduces unintended consequences which make what is arguably a dumb, but mostly harmless habit much worse than it needs to be.

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Perfectly selfish reasons to accept immigrants Sep 11, 2015

There is no need for guilt or compassion in a decision about accepting immigrants. To do that means to improve well-being of everyone. Claims that there are too many of them for the economy to absorb or that they would spread religious extremism will become true only because of Europe's own approach towards immigration and its lack of liberty.

By Tomas Forgac Vote19 3
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Sharing economy, not politicians helps regular folks Aug 28, 2015

A ride with Uber was one of the most beautiful examples of not only its value for the regular folk, but also the works of an unhampered free market and its unparalleled ability to efficiently allocate resources.

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Anarcho-Capitalism or Anarcho-Communism: One Is a Contradiction Jun 5, 2015

Anarchists often put themselves into one of two categories: “anarcho-capitalist” or “anarcho-communist.” Without going into a long discussion on capitalism vs. communism, I would like to explain why anarchism is compatible with only one of these concepts.

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Bitcoin: People’s Money II. – Erik Voorhees Mar 24, 2015

Tonight's guest was Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift and author at moneyandstate.com

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Bitcoin and Interest Rates Mar 19, 2015

Bitcoin economy would put an end to the sort of reckless debt investing that inflated the housing bubble before 2007 and still distorts the prices of housing, higher education, and just about anything else that can be financed by debt.

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Jeffrey Tucker, Roger Ver and Tomas Forgac discuss Bitcoin

Bitcoin: People’s Money I. Feb 20, 2015

Date: Feb 19th, 2015 We could have hardly had better guests than Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, Jeffrey Tucker, and Roger “Bitcoin Jesus” Ver, investor in some of the most successful Bitcoin companies like Blockchain.info, BitPay, and Kraken. We spoke about Jeffrey’s latest book “Bit By Bit: How P2P Is Freeing the World”, businesses that Roger is involved in, their path to Bitcoin, and how it relates to the philosophy of liberty and the Austrian school of economics. Scroll below the video for shownotes [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtuBzZ9mxQE&w=750&h=562] You can also watch on Spreecast including chat Guests: Jeffrey Tucker Author, Bit by...

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Euro vs. Bitcoin

Euro vs. Bitcoin: Same Crap, Different Name? Feb 16, 2015

Recently, a friend of mine asked me if mass adoption of Bitcoin wouldn't introduce problems similar to those of Eurozone because countries would loose ability to control their own economies and it would bind them in single currency. This is a very intelligent person I'm talking about, which made me realize how many misconceptions are out there, so I asked for his permission to publish my answer.

By Tomas Forgac Vote14 5

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