While the United States Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the Federal court for the eastern district of new york hands down Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. McDonnell: judge Jack B. Weinstein rules that Bitcoin (the world’s first decentralized digital currency) is a commodity, not a medium of exchange.

       [added 3/29/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

7/9/2018                  7/30/2018

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Cryptocurrencies Should Be Regulated Like Commodities, Judge Rules | Zero Hedge
www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-07/cryptocurrencies-should-be-regulated-commmodities-judge-rules

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,213,590,712,228

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