Author: Allan Stevo

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard something along the lines of the following from traditional bankers, slightly innovative money managers, and even some of the staff of cutting edge bitcoin exchanges alike: “We can take clients from everywhere in the world except for Iran, North Korea, and of course the United States. Those are the three we refuse to make any exception for.” The three rogue nations. The nations that don’t get along with other nations – two of which were put on the list of rogue nations involuntarily, their inhabitants involuntarily cut off from the international banking … Continue reading →

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A number of years back; I had the pleasure of spending a week with the intense Michael Gogulski. Gogulski, who then lived in Bratislava, and may still, was the first person I knew to use the internet virtually borderlessly. He was on the cutting edge of tech despite being in a place that geographically was not. Few people even today use it as borderlessly as he was using it a decade ago. It was no surprise to hear him referenced as a local Bitcoin guru the other day in Slovakia. Anyone in the know would surely turn to someone as … Continue reading →

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If there’s ever a year that the centuries old Electoral College might crumble, it’s this one. America had two candidates running for President with incredibly high unfavorable ratings, the official campaigns, and their surrogates were emotionally manipulative and negative in their campaigning, and we exist in a society that has forgotten how to win or lose – for participation ribbons go to everyone. This is a fine recipe for taking down a cherished institution that is so based on trust that it has long been considered a rubber-stamp, as certain of outcome and as devoid of human input or error … Continue reading →

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