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News: NY AG on Bitfinex/Tether’s New York ties, Craig Wright tries to move Kleiman v. Wright, IRS on criminal investigations into crypto, regulators still hate Facebook Libra, Trump vs Libra and Bitcoin, more crypto exchange hacks

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 15,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: anthony pompliano , bitfinex , bitpoint , bitsane , blockstack , carlauren , craig wright , cryptotaxgirl , dave kleiman , david marcus , donald trump , facebook , finn bruton , galaxy digital , giancarlo devasini , ifinex , ira kleiman , irs , jerome powell , libra , links , matthew edman , michael novogratz , new york , stuart hoegner , tether , voatz , wells fargo

Perhaps iFinex can argue that two plus two only appears to make four, when actually it makes three, or five, or six hundred and sixty-six.
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News: Craig Wright hearing transcript, US Congress staff unimpressed with Facebook Libra, Reggie Fowler court date, Ledger Wallet bad firmware, Roubini/Hayes debate

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 07,2019
Comments: 1
Tags: arthur hayes , bitcoin , bitmex , china , craig wright , daniel kelman , europe , facebook , fca , frances coppola , ira kleiman , joseph stiglitz , jp koning , ledger , ledger wallet , libra , links , nouriel roubini , overstock , ravid yosef , reggie fowler , tether , uk , united kingdom , united states , vechain , wal-mart , wala

“Well, let me get this straight. A company you didnt buy until 2014 is listed as a beneficiary of a trust document you claimed was formed in 2012?”
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News: Bitcoin’s $13,000 not-even-a-bubble, how Tether say Tether works, Craig Wright shows up in Florida, Facebook Libra

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 30,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: australia , bitcoin , bitfinex , blockchain association , bruce reinhart , cftc , coinbase , craig wright , crypto briefing , david marcus , defend crypto , ethfinex , facebook , foreign policy , india , ira kleiman , kik , kin , koinex , ledgerx , libra , links , martin walker , robinhood , tether , world of money

I’d question even calling this a “bubble” — because there’s no evidence of an influx of retail get-rich-quick dreamers. The only visible cause is manipulation.
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Foreign Policy: Facebook’s New Currency Has Big Claims and Bad Ideas — by me

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 24,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: carlos maslaton , facebook , foreign policy , libra , xapo

My latest for Foreign Policy is up at last. Here’s audio of the Carlos Maslatón quote.
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News: Quadriga was even worse than we thought, FATF crypto guidance finalised, Facebook Libra roundup

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 21,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: alex sobel , coinbase , craig wright , donald duck , ey , facebook , ft alphaville , gerald cotten , kodakone , libra , links , mozilla , native society , quadrigacx

I think we can definitely speak in terms of Gerald Cotten’s “alleged” death.
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News: FATF money laundering regs on crypto exchanges, Binance cuts off the US, Tether big in China, Bitcoin energy consumption, unofficial Telegram public sale, Cathio, IPFS, Visa’s non-blockchain

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 16,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: atm marketplace , binance , bitfinex , blockchain , cathio , china , circle , cointelegraph , daily stormer , everipedia , financial action task force , gram , ibm , ico , ipfs , john bambenek , kara haas , kodakone , leo , links , mahbod moghadam , mapr , nicehash , picolo , sec , telegram , tether , tron , visa

And the FUDCon 2019 exploratory committee. With T-shirts for PTK:SV and PTK Classic.
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Craig Wright has to show up in Florida on 28 June — or else

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 15,2019
Comments: 3
Tags: brad patrick , craig wright , dave kleiman , ira kleiman

Craig Wright has to explain why he shouldn’t be found in contempt. Never piss off your judge.
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FacebookCoin is being announced on Tuesday — and we still don’t know why it’s a crypto

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 15,2019
Comments: 4
Tags: facebook , globalcoin , libra , the block

Facebook are stressing that everyone should call their coin Libra, and not Facebook-anything. And definitely not ZuckerBucks.
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Aion is not at all the “first” Java Blockchain. So what is it?

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 10,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: aion , ben evans , blockchain , ico , java , matthew spoke , mike mason

Aion and Java: the first to be … second or third.
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News: SEC v. Kik, Poloniex CLAM disaster, Facebook GlobalCoin, ICOx’s Catholic coin, Lightning Network node profits

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 09,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: bitcoin car talk , cathio , clam , daml , defend crypto , digital asset , digital ocean , facebook , fbi , fsb , globalcoin , ico , icox innovations , kik , kin , lightning network , links , lnbig , mark karpeles , microsoft , nodejs , npm , poloniex , quadrigacx , rick santorum , ryan x. charles , sec , simon liu , solidity , voatz , warren buffett , zcash , zerocoin electric coin company

And me on Bitcoin Car Talk!
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