Blake Anderson: BTC Lets Individuals Wage War Against Institutionalized Theft, Violence
CoinTelegraph: You’ve been self-employed as a cryptographic economist and computer scientist since 2012. Can you share some of the things you’ve been working on? Blake Anderson: When I began working with Bitcoin, I spent much of my time going over why it had value and where the incentive system would eventually lead. I remember specifically telling one of my venture capitalists connections early on that if BTC were to replace 10% of FOREX trade as the medium of exchange it would equate to a price of well over 1 million USD per BTC. I did everything I could to get people exposure to a....
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As an MIT educated computer science and economics entrepreneur, Blake Anderson has managed multiple information technology projects with a focus on infrastructural and math-based security for Fortune 50 corporations. Having completed more than 200 enterprise-scale information projects, his work in security has provided millions of end users with the means to secure the most valuable data on Earth. He has also resided in Austria while researching 3D tangible assembly automation. Among Blake's interest are individualism, capitalism, economics and motivating himself as well as others. While....
Anderson has been accused of laundering crypto through different countries. Former Manchester United player and Golden Boy Award winner, Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, commonly known as Anderson, is subject to a current investigation by the Rio Grande do Sul State Public Prosecutor’s office on the use of various cryptocurrencies for fraud and money laundering. […]
The current minimum wage in Venezuela is still just US$12.84. Hyperinflation has been plaguing the Venezuelan economy for quite some time now. It is also one of the reasons why the government decided to mint new coins and banknotes. The next step in the long recovery process is hiking the minimum wage by 50%. An intriguing decision that can affect Bitcoin adoption in the country. President Nicolas Maduro shocked the world by hiking Venezuela’s minimum wage all of a sudden. It is not the first time this happens, although the latest 50% increase seems rather steep. In fact, it is the fifth....
Alternative wages handler Bitwage has announced the launch of its service to individual clients in Europe. In a major venture outside the US, the company is offering its Bitwage Payroll for Individuals (BPI) to allow employees to receive up to 100% of their salary in one of over 20 currencies and assets. Bitwage also distributes EU bank accounts to....
The new decree that makes official the recently announced Venezuelan minimum monthly wage rise has been revealed in the Official Gazette, with no mention of its supposed peg to the petro, the national cryptocurrency. The law published mentions that the wage will be 130 VES, using the national fiat currency as a unit of account, something that contradicts statements of the Venezuelan president.
Official Gazette Reveals Real Salary Raise for Venezuelans
The recent publication of the Oficial Venezuelan Gazette, a magazine where laws and decrees are published when approved, revealed....