A sovereign state is a political organization with a centralized government that has supreme independent authority over a geographic area. It has a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither dependent on nor subject to any other power or state. The existence or disappearance of a state is a question of fact.
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The human cost of a year of internet blackouts in Kashmir
Exactly a year ago, the Indian government scrapped the controversial Article 370 from the country's constitution to strip ...
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Trump extends the Huawei ban to 2021
In case you were hoping the Donald Trump's government would ease its restrictions on Huawei anytime soon, I've got some bad ...
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Here's everything European businesses need to know about California's data legislation
European businesses are understandably preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, but they need to be ready to comply with ...
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UN suffered a serious hack — and then tried to cover it up
The United Nations suffered a critical breach in its networks last year, and subsequently tried to cover it up. The hackers ...
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Moonday Mornings: IRS readies to tax your cryptocurrency — no matter what
It's the start of another week and that means it's time for Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain ...
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Moonday Mornings: Racehorse mogul allegedly stole $110M from OneCoin, bought horses
It's the start of another, which means we have another bunch of cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from over the weekend ...
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Railway workers caught mining Bitcoin with state electricity in Ukraine
Employees at the Ukranian Railways have been caught red-handed secretly running a Bitcoin mining farm, costing the state ...
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Nicolas Maduro refuses to give up on Venezuela's state cryptocurrency El Petro
It seems that the government of Venezuela isn't ready to give up on its state-issued cryptocurrency ambitions.
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Fraudulent PlexCoin ICO's showrunners fined nearly $7M
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been busy dishing out enforcement actions over the past few weeks – and ...
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Ohio businesses can no longer use Bitcoin to pay taxes – but will they care?
Ohio has suspended its BitPay-based cryptocurrency payment system, OhioCrypto.com, preventing businesses from paying taxes ...
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China is following Facebook's playbook to issue a centralized digital currency
China's proposed token will supposedly be able to be used without an internet connection, too. What are the odds it never ...
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European Central Bank bigwig outlines why Facebook's Libra isn't real cryptocurrency
Here's a challenge: replace all Libra/Facebook references in this speech to the name of your favorite shitcoin. All the concerns ...
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California man laundered $25M through his own DIY Bitcoin ATM and exchange
A man from the small town of Westwood in California has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange and ATM, ...
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Overstock's blockchain mad CEO resigns after disclosing romantic relationship with suspected Russian spy
The blockchain-mad CEO of online retailer Overstock has stepped down amid a confession that he was romantically involved ...
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Maduro orders Venezuelan bank to sell Petro cryptocurrency in latest pump attempt
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered that every branch of the Banco de Venezuela should allow citizens to buy ...
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Inside North Korea's evil masterplan to siphon Southeast Asia's cryptocurrency
A British defense think-tank warns Southeast Asia's cryptocurrency sector must act fast if it is to curb the threat posed ...
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North Korean dissidents raise $14K with 100th 'post-liberation visa' on Ethereum blockchain
Civil Cheollioma Defense selling special visas for Ethereum cryptocurrency, said to allow holders entry to North Korea 'upon ...
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Why we should trust Apple and Google more than our governments
When I was younger, I was taught that the ridges and patterns found on my fingertips are so unique, that no other person ...
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Moonday Mornings: 30% of cryptocurreny startups failed in 2018
Another weekend has come and gone, meaning there's blockchain and cryptocurrency news to catch up on, thankfully Monday Mornings ...
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GOP pushes porn as the answer to border wall funding
The Republican party wants to sell access to pornography in order to fund President Trump's border wall. Because, of course ...
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Hello Big Brother: EU wants to manage your digital identity on the blockchain
Blockchain promised us freedom and liberation from centralized authorities like governments, but in the latest report from ...