Brian Forde most recently ran for U.S. Congress in California's 45th district and was the founding Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at MIT. Previously, he was a Senior Tech Advisor in the Obama White House.
On the eve of the most important election of our time, we've seen what misinformation gets us. Fear of the unknown, fear of change. In these times, we need to be vigilant about how we examine what's new or different.
Hundreds of articles have been written about campaign contributions made with cryptocurrencies -- and all too often they get it wrong. Many of these articles are riddled with factual errors, but more distressingly engender fear of something new based on a deep misunderstanding.