Believe it or not privacy has been classified as a fundamental human right by the United Nations However with the rise of the Internet this seeming right has been breached time and time again as consumers continually trade their precious information for what they see as improvements however incremental in their quality of life Decentralized technologies whether it be Bitcoin blockchainbased smart contracts crypto assets or otherwise give users an opportunity to optout of Silicon Valleys and worldwide governments ceaseless thirst for copious amounts of data

The Greek government made a stunning move on December 1st declaring that selected Greek taxpayers were mandated to declare on their tax forms assets such as cash under the mattress jewelry and precious metals like gold and silver Currently the law only applies to certain taxpayers lawmakers journalists public servants etc and includes a minimum asset level for required reporting at least 15000 euros in cash or at least 30000 euros in jewels or precious metals Many believe however that this is merely a first step towards requiring complete asset declaration by all taxpayers in all amounts Is Bitcoin a potential weapon against required asset declaration Will this new regulation bring more people into the Bitcoin ecosystem

Republicans have proposed a new coronavirus relief package with a second round of stimulus check payments a draft summary of the proposal confirms According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin the new package will be the exact same proposal as last time