China’s recent aggressions towards bitcoin are foreshadowing how other governments will likely react to the cryptocurrency’s popularity. While it took some by surprise, I think what we are seeing is a clear picture of what happens when the state realizes the threat posed by bitcoin to its own fiat currency. China has in the past, made moves to bolster the yuan as a formidable opponent to the petrodollar. By suggesting pegging the yuan to gold […]
The Bitcoin Group is a production of blogger and youtuber MadBitcoins. A play off of the popular evening news program The McLaughlin Group this half hour video is streamed live every friday afternoon at about 3 or 4pm PST. Host Thomas Hunt is joined by 3 panelist discussing current events and news stories in the bitcoin space. Below is the second episode and features technologist and entrepreneur Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Peace News now host Derrick […]