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Daily Archives: January 14th, 2014

What could go wrong, bitcoin edition

Okay, I'm not an economist, so I can't give you chapter and verse about why this does not bode well, but it seems to me that packaging derivatives to protect bitcoin investors just can't end well: Coinbase now handles bitcoin transactions for more than 19,000 businesses and 750,000 individuals. The tiny San Francisco startup offers […]

Bad moon rising

An Appeals Court has just struck down the FCC's attempt to impose net neutrality. That ruling, and the rise of the app, may very well spell the end of the independent voices, such as your humble blogger, that have, to a some extent, managed to fight back against the now very much right wing mainstream […]