Censorship, surveillance, and disinformation campaigns are being employed at an unprecedented scale, aiming to sow confusion and mistrust among those who dare to question. The rise of ur-media is dismantling these carefully constructed illusions of Reality, Inc. From “The Withdrawal Issue”.
The crypto community was split in half when a proposal about Bitcoin sidechains was reintroduced. While the proposal aims to expand the utility of Bitcoin, its limitations cause controversy. A blockchain merge-mined with Bitcoin that also employs gas fee-friendly economics might hold the answer.
How a second layer on Bitcoin is designed and functioned has implications for how it affects the base layer. That makes the nature of how a second layer functions very important.
Jason Maier, author of The Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin, explains the status quo in education, and how fiat currency is enabled by financial maleducation. From “The Withdrawal Issue”.
The Federal Reserve attempts to silence criticism of its FedNow service, highlighting the clash between centralized control and decentralized freedom in the financial world.