I have never been a fan of Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Mostly because I don’t see a use case, besides crimes like money laundering. There is a mostly untold story about how Silicon Valley Billionaires lurched from the Democratic to the Republican party just in the last few months. It happened very quickly and happened after a brief meeting with one of the candidates. As best I can tell it is all about cryptocurriencies and huge windfalls coming to venture capital firms like Andressen Horowitz if crypto regulations are loosened. There may be better articles on the subject but I haven’t found them. Of course it isn’t complicated. Rich guys promised lots of money for supporting a different candidate. From The American Prospect magazine.
Day: October 22, 2024
El Pais
I am always looking for good news sources, since I generally find the commercially supported news in the US (and elsewhere) lacking. BBC has been my go-to for a long time but like much of the UK it seems to have taken a bit of a slide, post-Brexit. I like Al Jazeera but it is very Mideast oriented. I never really warmed up to NPR in the US. I watch PBS News but it also seems to be spending more time on longer stories that are not that interesting to me. France24 is good, and maybe I should spend more time with it. I guess I am really looking for good international news that is to the point and not sensationalism / tabloid. Lately I have been enjoying the Spanish press outlet El Pais. It’s only been a few weeks but it is checking all my boxes for news. Give it a look.
Steven A. Guccione 