As Ferguson Burns, their "Bitcoin Library" Remains
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:....
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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....
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....
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.
Digital currency markets have seen some volatile action this week and during the last 24 hours following the XRP charges, a number of coins shed a great deal of value. At the time of publication, the entire crypto-economy is valued at $629 billion and because XRP lost so much value, bitcoin’s dominance index has risen above the 68% mark. Just recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. and two of its executives. According to the U.S. regulator’s complaint, Ripple Labs “raised over $1.3 billion through an....