As BitcoinTransactionVolume Triples SinceOctober, Europe Prepares ToRegulate, TaxThe Digital Currency http://feedly.com/k/1ffaOR4 Representing numbers that would put the adoption curve of Obamacare to shame, the Bitcoin equivalents of Paypal, BitPay, announced last week that it has now processed over $100 million in BTC transactions in 2013, has increased its merchant base to over 15,500 approved merchants in over 200 countries, but most importantly, has seen a … Seguir leyendo As Bitcoin Transaction Volume Triples Since October, Europe Prepares To Regulate, Tax The Digital Currency

As theRomans do… http://feedly.com/k/1kLxn10 TextkindlytranslatedbyAnne-Marie de Grazia The symposium “ l’Eurocontrol’Europa ?” which took place on Saturday, December 7th in Rome, organized by the Nuova Italia and A/Simmetrie foundations, gathered an audience over 300 strong at the old Rome stock market. The speakers included Prof. Alberto Bagnai (University of Pescara), Diego Fusaro, a Marxist philosopher and research professor at the University of Milan, Brigitte Granville … Seguir leyendo Reunión en Roma contra el euro

GaiusPublius: `LiberalismDoesn`t Carrythe Critique ofCapitalismthatProgressivismDoes` http://feedly.com/k/IVf0dL ByGaiusPublius, a professionalwriterlivingontheWestCoastoftheUnitedStates. Followhimon Twitter @Gaius_PubliusandFacebook. CrosspostedfromAmericaBlog I’vebeenfascinated lately with the meaning of the terms “liberal” and “progressive.” It’s clear that what we now call “liberalism” is really a variant, a side branch of the real thing, and should be more properly named “FDR liberalism” or “social liberalism.” Today’s “liberalism” — FDR-liberalism — is an offshoot of pre-FDR liberalism … Seguir leyendo Gaius Publius: `Liberalism Doesn`t Carry the Critique of Capitalism that Progressivism Does`

Finanza: El Bitcoin bajo la lupa de la UE http://feedly.com/k/IK7tix La Autoridad Bancaria Europea ha puesto sobre aviso a los inversores por los riesgos de fuertes fluctuaciones en el cambio de moneda y en la ciberseguridad para aquellos que utilicen monedas virtuales como el Bitcoin, informa Financial Times El aviso sigue al que han efectuado las autoridades británicas y llega cuando los bancos centrales están … Seguir leyendo Finanza: El Bitcoin bajo la lupa de la UE

Italia: El fascismo al final de la horca http://feedly.com/k/IKmnFq Linkiesta, Milan – Las manifestaciones de "Forconi" [literalmente, los que portan horcas] que paralizan las ciudades italianas desde hace días han tomado por sorpresa a casi todo el mundo. Pero sus reivindicaciones no partidistas contra la austeridad y las élites enmascaran similitudes inquietantes con los principios del movimiento autoritario que llevó al poder a Mussolini. Ver … Seguir leyendo Italia: El fascismo al final de la horca

Italy’s "PitchforkProtests" SpreadtoRome; Interior MinisterWarnsof "DriftIntoRebellion" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/VF9T4ugSY6c/italys–pitchfork–protests–spread–to.html Over the past four days "pitchfork protests" have spread to numerous cities, disrupting road and rail travel in protest at state of economy. The pitchfork movement started with a loose group of Sicilian farmers concerned about rising taxes and cuts to agricultural state funds, then evolved into a nationwide umbrella grouping of truckers, small businessman, the unemployed, low-paid … Seguir leyendo Italy’s “Pitchfork Protests” Spread to Rome; Interior Minister Warns of “Drift Into Rebellion”