The ‘Undocumented Human’: Life Without Government
Alma Sommer and Brian Stith are parents to a baby named Neo and a new idea called the “undocumented human.” Neo is a boy born into the world without documentation, such as a birth certificate or social security number that is validated by the surrounding governance. Many people are born into the world, and their parents “voluntarily” submit these....
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Last year, Bitcoin.com reported on the the Undocumented Human Tour, talking to Alma Sommer and Brian Stith about how they are raising their child Neo without governance. Now, the family is traveling around the U.S. once again, using cryptocurrencies for the voyage and even partnering up with the Bitcoin.com bus. We chatted with Alma Sommer just as they....
Can you send money across borders instantly at almost no cost? Robert Genito of Wall of Coins thinks peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchanges could revolutionize the cross-border remittance industry. Cross-border remittances to friends and family account for a significant chunk of economic activity, especially among undocumented immigrants. The undocumented living in the United States sent an estimated $26 billion in 2014 to Mexico alone, underscoring the high demand for a method of transferring wealth internationally with as little paperwork involved as possible. Wall of Coins, a service for the....
Solana Labs’ co-founder thinks the fight between Ethereum and so-called “ETH Killers” is unnecessary, as the true aim for people working in crypto should be to onboard “every human” onto Web 3.0. While many pundits have labeled Solana (SOL) as an "Ethereum killer" due to its lower fees and faster transaction times, Solana Labs co-founder Raj Gokal said the project has no desire to kill the cryptocurrency — and wouldn’t be able to if it did.Gokal made the comments in response to a Nov.10 Twitter post from the co-founder of venture capital firm Placeholder, Chris Burniske who wrote that....
Imagine if you lived life as a one of the four Bitcoin enthusiasts and miners in Northern China. Your government isn't a big fan of an unsanctioned global currency like Bitcoin seeping into the Chinese market but isn't standing its way right now. They reserve the right to shut you down at any time. Internet access is extremely limited to the proletariat, but the more money you have, the more you can get. You and your government see visions for your economic future, and they couldn't be more divergent. You hold your economic freedom in your hand or your servers. Your government holds you in....
Nigeria does not need to be one of the countries adopting a wait-and-see approach to regulate Bitcoin use and its adoption if it wants to beat undocumented capital outflow and block a potential means of funding extremists’ activities. Though its existence is still considered a new phenomenon in one of Africa’s largest economies, regulating the world’s top digital currency has to be done and very fast because of the nature of Nigeria’s key problems. Security-wise, particularly in these days of kidnappings and computer hacks for ransom, a lot more is at stake each passing day as the....