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'[A]ny electronic-cash model that necessitates regular human oversight will eventually be captured by the same legal regimes that govern the legacy financial system, because the presence of human actors (who, of course, can be fined, jailed, or forced into plea bargains) represents a vulnerability that government actors can and will exploit to assert control. The one-sentence explanation for bitcoin's success is that it solves this challenge in what appears to be the only way possible: by removing human decision makers entirely from the system.'
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Ukraine has passed legislation that establishes a legal framework for the country's cryptocurrency business.
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On March 16, 2022, Ukraine's President signed the bill 'On Virtual Currency.'
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A video of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling his people to give up is fake. It was made with pictures from press conferences.
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Reflecting on people's willingness to fight for what they believe is right.
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In the midst of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict, Western countries have put a plethora of sanctions on Russia in order to wear down the Russian economy. The United States and the United Kingdom recently announced additional energy sanctions against the Kremlin.
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Frustration with the costs of the Ukraine war and the accumulating economic sanctions, according to some political observers, may lead to President Putin's demise.
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Dictatorships appear to be stable—until they aren't.
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Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, reaffirmed Monday that users cannot post messages asking for the killing of Russian President Vladimir Putin or other leaders of state.
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As digital volunteers from all over the world join the fight, cyber warfare related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict is growing.