# Politics
**URL:** https://bisq.community/c/politics/15.md
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## [All about Bitcoin & politics](https://bisq.community/t/all-about-bitcoin-politics/29)
**Author:** [@Global\_Mod](https://bisq.community/u/Global_Mod)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/all-about-bitcoin-politics/29 "2017-03-19T23:02:31Z")
All about Bitcoin & politics....
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## [DEX, DAO and Determination](https://bisq.community/t/dex-dao-and-determination/6004)
**Author:** [@peoples](https://bisq.community/u/peoples)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/dex-dao-and-determination/6004 "2018-08-22T23:32:40Z")
I’ll mount my soapbox for a bit and see if anyone is tempted to discuss. What the hell is going on! BISQ represents the first and best opportunity for acclaimed self-sovereign key holders (bitcoin maximalists, crypto a…
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## [Something is strange with Overstock.com](https://bisq.community/t/something-is-strange-with-overstock-com/3809)
**Author:** [@citkane](https://bisq.community/u/citkane)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/something-is-strange-with-overstock-com/3809 "2017-12-14T19:13:30Z")
Do a Google on overstock.com and you are going to find out how they are blockchain crusaders, proudly accepting Bitcoin and other Altcoins to buy goods online with. I tried to actually buy something from them last night…
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## [Security, paranoia, politics and trust](https://bisq.community/t/security-paranoia-politics-and-trust/3804)
**Author:** [@citkane](https://bisq.community/u/citkane)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/security-paranoia-politics-and-trust/3804 "2017-12-13T19:02:15Z")
Continuing the discussion from EDITED Title: Scammer tries to defame Arbitrator (NOT): Firstly, thanks all involved for the phenomenal genius and reality of Bisq. I want to make it my defacto trading platform, so I am d…
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## [A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace](https://bisq.community/t/a-declaration-of-the-independence-of-cyberspace/1724)
**Author:** [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/a-declaration-of-the-independence-of-cyberspace/1724 "2017-12-13T13:48:36Z")
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace by John Perry Barlow.
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## [B2X statement](https://bisq.community/t/b2x-statement/3155)
**Author:** [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/b2x-statement/3155 "2017-10-14T03:42:40Z")
My statement regarding B2X I am personally strictly opposed against B2X (Segwit2X). Bisq as a collaborative effort has no opinion. Only it’s contributors.
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## [EU Parliament states Virtual Currencies cannot be anonymous](https://bisq.community/t/eu-parliament-states-virtual-currencies-cannot-be-anonymous/1725)
**Author:** [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/eu-parliament-states-virtual-currencies-cannot-be-anonymous/1725 "2017-05-26T18:53:15Z")
EU Parliament states Virtual Currencies cannot be anonymous https://bravenewcoin.com/news/eu-parliament-states-virtual-currencies-cannot-be-anonymous/
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## [Tx spam by Bitfury supported timestamping service](https://bisq.community/t/tx-spam-by-bitfury-supported-timestamping-service/1959)
**Author:** [@ManfredKarrer](https://bisq.community/u/ManfredKarrer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/tx-spam-by-bitfury-supported-timestamping-service/1959 "2017-05-08T09:04:22Z")
FYI: 174k txs with about 25 Sat/bytes, mostly mined by BitFury. Current requried tx fee is about 200 Sat/Byte. Those are one of those spammers who are causing the issues that many txs get stuck for days and peo…