Are Presidential Candidates Clueless about Bitcoin and the New Economy?
The world economy is undergoing one of the biggest transformations ever. This transformation is being driven by the Internet of Things and new disruptive technologies, such as Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology. The impact of this change will be all encompassing and dramatic, affecting governance, businesses, and even our way of life.....
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U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain clueless about the latest technological innovations, such as: artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and one of the biggest inventions ever, Bitcoin. These innovations are the very technologies currently transforming human civilization. However, alarmingly, the two major....
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FairDebates.com, a project dedicated to changing the U. S. Presidential debates, is now accepting bitcoin as an option for contributing to the organization's efforts to force the Commission on Presidential Debates to include independent candidates. FairDebates.com has launched a petition and is allowing supporters to contribute using bitcoin. "With thousands of liberty-minded supporters, Fair Debates is a natural fit with bitcoin," said Ron Nielson, FairDebates.com senior advisor. "Over the past several months, increasing numbers of those supporters have expressed interest in contributing....
Emails published by WikiLeaks raises concerns about the future of Bitcoin under the presidency of Hillary Clinton. With just a few weeks to go for the US presidential election, all eyes are on the presidential candidates — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. While the whole world is concerned about the potential outcome of the elections and what the new president may mean to the overtly complicated global geopolitical situation, the cryptocurrency community has its own set of concerns. There has been plenty of mudslinging between the candidates during the presidential debates. The recent....