Here is an article about the U.S. Senate debate in Arkansas on October 13. All four candidates who are on the ballot were included. They are the nominees of the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green Parties. The debate was hosted by Arkansas’s public TV station. …read more
The Tampa Bay Times politics columnist, Steve Bousquet, says here that the upcoming gubernatorial debate should include Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian. …read more
Coinbase is currently available in 19 countries, including the United States and across Europe, having recently announced our international expansion to 13 European countries followed by an additional five last week.
As we continue to expand, we’re always interested in hearing feedback from our users to make improvements to our product and the consumer experience, as well as show our appreciation to the bitcoin community. To help kickoff feedback in Europe, co-founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam will be hosting a series of meet-ups overseas in London, Paris, Madrid and Helsinki to connect with users, discuss the current and future …read more
From the outset, our team has always invested a great deal of time and energy to help educate and inform regulators and other public officials about bitcoin. But as more merchants and consumers adopt the digital currency, and as more policymakers seek to understand its core value and promise, that responsibility has become increasingly large.
Today, we’re pleased to welcome a new member to the Coinbase team, who will help us maintain and grow this commitment: John G. Collins, Head of Government Affairs.
John brings invaluable expertise on regulatory and compliance issues related to bitcoin, and a wealth of experience at the …read more
Thousands gathered at SLU to protest killings by police. The Free Thought Project’s Cassandra Rules, recounts the events of Sunday night’s massive protest during the ‘Weekend of Resistance’ in St. Louis.
St Louis, MO — On Sunday, action for the Ferguson October Weekend of Resistance, demonstrators gathered at the site of the killing of VonDerrit Myers for another very secretive act of civil disobedience.
When protesters arrived in the area, police had once again set up check points at all side streets leading to the location. Non residents were not permitted to enter, and residents were forced to provide identification to …read more
Stepping in between the State and their revenue stream can be quite hazardous.
Activists in Keene, New Hampshire have adopted a charitable strategy in dealing with unacceptable parking policies that the local government has in place.
For years, groups of Keene residents known as “Robin Hooders” have walked the streets filling expired parking meters with their own money, in order to save people from getting parking tickets.
Occasionally, when they encounter an angry parking enforcer, they are prepared to film the situation with their smart phones.
When the Robin Hooders come across a car that already has a ticket on it, they will place …read more
Even though today is Sunday (October 12), briefs were filed today by voting rights groups and by the U.S. Justice Department in the Texas government-photo ID case pending in the Fifth Circuit. Scotusblog has the details. Thanks to Thomas Jones for the link. …read more
On October 11, the Bradenton Times endorsed Bill Wohlsifer, the Libertarian nominee for Florida Attorney General. See the editorial here. The Bradenton Times was founded in 2008 and is an on-line news source. Wohlsifer is the first candidate on the Florida ballot for Attorney General, who is not the Republican or Democratic nominee, since 1916. …read more
On October 7, Twitter, which is called by some the champion of free speech among social networks, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the FBI. …
