institute newspaper logo sized

Government Tells Living Man That Legally, He’s Dead — And Must Remain That Way

by | Mar 18, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.    Romania — Despite a 63-year-old man presenting himself as alive and well before judges this week, a Romanian court has ruled that due to a technicality, he must remain legally deceased. In 1992, Constantin Reliu moved from Romania to Turkey, where he found work as a chef. According to local media reports, the last time he returned to his native country was in 1999. This was also the last time he was in contact with his family. In 1999, a devastating earthquake struck Turkey, killing nearly 17,000 people. Hearing nothing from her...

read more

IBM Announcement Proves the Blockchain Has Officially Gone Mainstream

by | Mar 12, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.    In January, tech giant IBM was able to happily report to investors that after 22 consecutive quarters — nearly six years — of declining revenue growth, the company saw gains in the last quarter of 2017. In a news release, executives clearly identified the reason for the turnaround at IBM, a century-year-old institution that began as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. “During 2017, we strengthened our position as the leading enterprise cloud provider and established IBM as the blockchain leader for business,” IBM chairman and...

read more

Top General Issues Warning Over US-China Collision Course in Africa

by | Mar 8, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.    Djibouti — China is the rising world power. This much is clear, but nowhere is that reality felt more than behind closed doors in Washington, D.C. The global hegemony of the United States is being challenged, and the contest is perfectly encapsulated in what’s happening now in the small African nation of Djibouti. Strategically located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea on the route to the Suez Canal, Djibouti is home to both U.S. and Chinese military bases, and the two are only miles apart. The U.S. base houses around 4,000...

read more

SEC Warns of ‘Potentially Unlawful’ Platforms That Trade in Cryptocurrency

by | Mar 8, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.    A federal crackdown may be looming over the cryptocurrency world. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a warning on “potentially unlawful” online platforms used to trade digital assets. “The SEC staff has concerns that many online trading platforms appear to investors as SEC-registered and regulated marketplaces when they are not,” reads the statement. “Many platforms refer to themselves as ‘exchanges,’ which can give the misimpression to investors that they are regulated or meet the regulatory standards...

read more

SEC Warns of 'Potentially Unlawful' Platforms That Trade in Cryptocurrency

by | Mar 8, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.    A federal crackdown may be looming over the cryptocurrency world. On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a warning on “potentially unlawful” online platforms used to trade digital assets. “The SEC staff has concerns that many online trading platforms appear to investors as SEC-registered and regulated marketplaces when they are not,” reads the statement. “Many platforms refer to themselves as ‘exchanges,’ which can give the misimpression to investors that they are regulated or meet the regulatory standards...

read more

For the First Time, A Country Just Made a Cryptocurrency Its Legal Tender

by | Mar 7, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media's Steemit blog.    Republic of the Marshall Islands — In a move that, for anyone following the progress of cryptocurrencies, was truly inevitable, the world’s first country has adopted a digital asset as legal tender. From the Associated Press (AP): “The tiny Marshall Islands is creating its own digital currency in order to raise some hard cash to pay bills and boost the economy. “The Pacific island nation said it became the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as its legal tender when it passed a law this past week to...

read more

Seoul: North Korea Open to Denuclearization, Offers to Halt Missile Tests

by | Mar 6, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.   Korean Peninsula — Extending the progress made at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, officials from South Korea said on Tuesday that the North is now open to the idea of abandoning its nuclear weapons program and would even halt missile tests while negotiations with the United States were underway. The announcement comes after a rare two-day visit by South Korean envoys to the North’s capital of Pyongyang in which they met directly with leader Kim Jong-un. During that meeting, it was also agreed that Kim and South Korean President Moon...

read more

FB Asks Users If It Should Allow Pedophiles to Ask Kids for Sexual Pictures

by | Mar 5, 2018 |

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media.   In a move that’s baffling at best and rather appalling at worst, Facebook has been busted asking users if they think it’s alright for adults to solicit “sexual pictures” from minors on its platform. While this may sound ridiculous on the surface — because it is — nevertheless, it happened. On Sunday, the social media behemoth sent surveys out to a group of its users with questions on the issue of child grooming, the process of adults befriending children for the purposes of sexual abuse or other nefarious ends like trafficking and...

read more

Podcasts

scotthortonshow logosq

coi banner sq2@0.5x

liberty weekly thumbnail

Don't Tread on Anyone Logo

313x0w (1)

313x0w (1)

313x0w (1)

Pin It on Pinterest