Massive Cyber Attack Reportedly Hits 16 British Health Facilities, Causing Chaos In Emergency Rooms

Massive Cyber Attack Reportedly Hits 16 British Health Facilities, Causing Chaos In Emergency Rooms

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Several hospitals across the U.K. were reportedly hit by a massive cyber attack Friday, causing internal turmoil since staff couldn’t access files and were forced to reroute emergency patients. Tom Donnelly, a spokesperson for the country’s National Health Service (NHS), said the assault and its effects are still…

Investment Firm To Use Bitcoin To Avoid US Sanctions On Iran

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read A Swedish investment company is using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to avoid U.S. financial sanctions, allowing investors to invest in the economy of one of the world’s foremost sponsors of terrorism. Brave New World Investments, established by Mairtin O’Duinnin and Mikael Johansson, allows international investors to put money…

Venezuelan Currency Slowly Getting Replaced By Pepe Memes

Venezuelan Currency Slowly Getting Replaced By Pepe Memes

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Venezuela’s economy is so awful, its citizens are increasingly turning alternative currencies, including Bitcoin and even internet memes. Software developers use Bitcoin and “Rare Pepe” trading cards to mask their transactions. Such crypto-currencies grant anonymity, meaning it’s harder for Venezuela’s socialist government to control the tech industry….

Best of 2016 Review: Voice & Exit
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Best of 2016 Review: Voice & Exit

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The Liberty Conference Focused on the Future: Voice & Exit by Avens O’Brien I attend a lot of liberty-themed conferences every year. Last year, I attended the International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington DC, I took photos at Anarchapulco in Acapulco, headed to regional Students for Liberty and Young…

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Satoshi Nakamoto Unmasked, Bitcoin Creator Reveals His True Identity

Craig Steven Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto by Joey Clark After years of speculation,  Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has revealed himself to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. In an interview with the BBC, Wright claims, “I was the main part of it, but other people helped me,” including the now deceased Hal Finney, a world…

Bitcoin Venezuela
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The Stunning Rise of Bitcoin in Venezuela

by Ben Ramanauskas Ever since Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, Venezuela has been subjected to socialist policies. For example, it has undertaken a colossal social spending program, combined with price and labor-market controls. As the Government spent more and more, it was forced to rely on the profits of the State-owned oil company,…

McAfee Criticizes US Foreign Policy, Advises Against Bitcoin

Entrepreneur and LP Candidate Discusses BTC and ISIS in New Interview [dropcap size=small]J[/dropcap]ohn McAfee recently shifted gears from the Cyber Party and is now running with the Libertarian Party. McAfee discussed his policies in an interview with libertarian podcast Revolution Report Live, the primary talking points of the interview being foreign policy, tech freedom, and Bitcoin.    …

The 10 Most Common Types of Libertarian
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The 10 Most Common Types of Libertarian

This week, Judd Weiss released his annual Freedom Fest photo album on Facebook, taken at “The World’s Largest Gathering of Free Minds” in Las Vegas. It is truly one of the largest and “big tent” style events you can find in the US for liberty-oriented people. It’s certainly one of my favorite liberty events the…