Bitcoin Is the CIA’s Greatest Scam, Claims Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson has reignited one of Bitcoin’s most charged debates—privacy, provenance, and the politics wrapped around the origin—by telling an audience on his “This Is The Turning Point” tour that he believes the asset traces back to the US intelligence community. Pressed during an open-mic Q&A on whether he invests in Bitcoin and whether he […]
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Jeffrey Tucker, via Wikimedia Commons. It is no secret that the cryptocurrency industry is fraught with scams. Some of the more high-profile bitcoin scams-such as Mt. Gox-receive mainstream press coverage and reinforce the misguided stereotype that criminals are bitcoin's primary user group. Many in the Bitcoin community are understandably worried by this. However, Austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker sees a silver lining Tucker says the proliferation of bitcoin scams is actually a "bullish sign" for the bitcoin industry because scams tend to coalesce around budding industries with explosive....
On January 14, Ian Smith, the co-owner of the Atilis Gym in New Jersey appeared on Fox News with the news anchor, Tucker Carlson, and discussed his battle with the state of New Jersey’s coronavirus lockdown orders. Smith and his business partner have defied the state’s lockdown orders and remained open for months. The Bellmawr establishment has been fined $15k per day, as the company does not adhere to enforcing Covid-19 protocols. On Wednesday evening the state of New Jersey allegedly took action and seized $173,613 from the gym owner’s bank account. Atilis Gym Owner....
In a perfect world where mining difficulty was lower, bitcoin prices were higher and a warehouse full of mining rigs could be run by one man, Dave Carlson, the owner of North America's largest bitcoin mining operation, could be earning $8m a month. However, just like reports of bitcoin's death, reports of Carlson's personal earnings are, unfortunately for him, exaggerated. With the mainstream media continuing to paint bitcoin as a modern-day gold rush, Carlson's rags-to-riches story has been of particular interest, even if it hasn't always been put in the proper context. To be fair,....
Vault7 is the codename WikiLeaks gave to a planned series of releases of documents detailing the electronic surveillance and cyber warfare practices of the CIA. The famous whistleblowing website claims that it is going to be “the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency.” Part one of the series, codenamed “Year Zero,” was released on March 7, 2017. It is a set of over 8,000 documents that offers some alarming evidence of the CIA’s ability to hack into various electronic devices and use them for surveillance and cyber warfare activities. What is worse is that the....