Marty's Ƀent Issue #1371: The government is losing control and eroding civil liberties Anyone who currently owns an LLC will be required to report the names, addresses, birth dates and tax identifier numbers (SSN or EIN) of LLC members to FinCEN beginning next year or face a $250,000 fine and up to ten years in prison.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #922: Bitcoin advocates are penetrating governments at all levels Stay vigilant, but also stay positive. Good things are happening. The battle of ideas intensifies.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #481: Brad Sherman, the best Bitcoin shill? In just 72 seconds, this tenured politician bankrolled by a number of banks explained how the US weaponizes the US Dollar against other countries in an attempt to maintain its "grasp" on the status as a global Robocop and final ruler on who can transact with who.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #419: Why do we put up with this? You work your ass off to have almost half your paycheck taken so the government can turn around and completely spit in your face by paying an exorbitant amount of money for some face cream.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #357: The cypherpunk ethos Cypherpunks have not been coy about their aversion to the State. They overtly oppose the State's persistent encroachment on civil liberties and are actively working to undermine the State's power over the individual by using cryptography as a neutering agent.
Marty's Ƀent Issue #356: China, The US, The Fourth Turning & Bitcoin As a distant observer, it seems as if the powers who control the helm of the world financial system are beginning to flail out more violently as they have been backed into a corner and are running out of ammo.