The Ferguson Public Library Could Use Bitcoin Community's Support
After a long night of violent protests in St. Louis, the last thing Missouri could expect in its neighborhood was an open library. It was really a tough decision for the Ferguson Municipal Public Library's one and only full time employee Scott Bonner to open up the library in a riot-hit area. He however went ahead with his guts, only to mark his protest in a peaceful manner while providing a safe and nurturing educational place for children when the schools were closed. This was the moment when Ferguson actually grabbed the attention of the entire world, where a simple and kind act....
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The mainstream and alternative media have invested thousands of man-hours into chronicling the violence, civil rights violations, and general chaos that has become Ferguson, MO. And the issues there have led to many protests nationwide as people look for justice. Alas, we may never find true justice and harmony, and many businesses burning in Ferguson may never recover, or return. There is one thing that may come out of this that springs eternal hope for the future of Ferguson. A beacon of light, not generated by a Molotov cocktail, but by a vision of hope for a better future. Also read:....
Amid protests, riots and overall unrest in the aftermath of a grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, are finding solace in an unlikely place: the city's public library. Demonstrations in protest of the jury's decision have been taking place all week in Ferguson and around the US, as people in major metropolitan areas across the nation show their solidarity. As a result, many local businesses in the St Louis suburb have closed their doors, and schools in the area have shut down for....
Ransomware authors may take a lesson from the current situation in the St. Louis Public Library system, which is currently on complete lockdown due to an attack that was discovered last Thursday. The authors demanded $35,000 to decrypt the system, which is vital for the operation of the library and includes such things as who currently has which book and the public Internet service. In the past, nationwide, several government agencies have given in to the demands of ransomware. (See Hacked’s posts on the subject.) But St. Louis library officials allowed their IT people to work overnight,....
Historian and senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Niall Ferguson says bitcoin is winning the Covid-19 monetary revolution. Hailing the virtual currency as a great place for the rich to store their wealth, Ferguson also notes that the bitcoin’s resilience has forced critics as well as institutional investors to alter their views about the leading crypto. Cash Use Declining Ferguson names bitcoin basher Nouriel Roubini alongside one financial journalist as some of the critics that are now having second thoughts about bitcoin. In an opinion piece, Ferguson....
Author, professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the U.S., China and Bitcoin. The post Interview: Niall Ferguson On Bitcoin And Financial Evolution appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.