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Common sense now has it that “the markets” are Britain’s new rulers. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is co-governing with them, so the story runs, in contemplating “eye-wateringly” difficult decisions to cut public spending, as would a putative Labour successor, Rachel Reeves. Thus, just as libertarian dreams of stupendous unfunded tax cuts to drive growth are now over, so are social democratic hopes of building a just society. Allegedly, the implosion of Trussonomics has made the lights go out across the political spectrum; the future offers only variants of austerity.I disagree....

As of 22 October, Spain managed to overtake El Salvador and become the third largest crypto ATM hub in the world. The European country, at press time, was home to 215 crypto ATMs. El Salvador, on the other hand, was home to 212 ATMs. The EU leader – Spain Data from Coin ATM Radar showed Spain had the most number of crypto ATMs in the European region. The country accounted for 14.65% of the total ATMs on the continent. Switzerland stood at number two with 142 ATMs, followed by Romania with...