Adam Kokesh on Bitcoin and Free Market Money
The rising career of Adam Kokesh maintains a steady and distinct focus on liberty and individual empowerment. Since serving in the United States Marine Corps in Iraq, he has built a reputation as an anti-war, pro-freedom activist and outspoken independent journalist. His peaceful civil-disobedience and direct actions range from mega-phone powered....
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Back in March Bitcoin.com reported on investor Roger Ver challenging the Vermont senator, Bernie Sanders to debate with Adam Kokesh. Ver had offered $100,000 to get Sanders to discuss Socialism Vs. Libertarianism with the Iraq war combat veteran turned peace activist. Now the stakes have been raised to $250,000 with one month for Sanders to accept. Will....
In 2013, the digital anthropologist Lui Smyth conducted a survey of the most common uses of bitcoin. He found bitcoin was used to buy web services, software, hardware, gambling services, and (in the heyday of the Silk Road) narcotics. Topping the list though, when measured in terms of the number of transactions, was tipping and donations. The public block chain provides much anecdotal evidence for this. All one needs to do is search the tipping addresses of people or groups who openly advertise that they take bitcoin tips. Here, for example, are tipping accounts for Adam B Levine and....
Recently, Bitcoin investor and ex-American citizen Roger Ver issued a video challenge on Adam Kokesh’s Youtube channel to Bernie Sanders. In the challenge, Ver begins with a preamble on what he views as the immoral roots of paying taxes and goes on to explain why he believes in voluntaryism vs. socialism. The video concludes by Ver saying he will donate $100,000 USD worth of Bitcoin to the charity of Bernie Sanders’ choosing if he accepts a live and in-person 3-hour long debate with Adam Kokesh anywhere within the United States between now and the end of 2016. Ver has made headlines in....
About a week ago, at the NYC Consensus conference I was fortunate enough to get to spend four hours over dinner with Adam Back of Blockstream, and Kristov Atlas of Blockchain.info My Dinner with Adam Back. I’ll do my best to summarize the topics of conversation over those four hours, although I’m sure I will miss some important points. Firstly, Adam....
Bitcoin acts as better money for everyone — especially the unbanked — because it responds only to free market forces.