Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Critical journalism in the crypto ice age

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 28,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: breaker , coindesk , decrypt media , modern consensus , the block

The crypto media frantically circles a dwindling pool of promotional cash.
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by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 24,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: amy castor , cali haan , quadrigacx , sheona mcdonald

Amy Castor and I came to Vancouver for the weekend, to be interviewed by Sheona McDonald for a CBC documentary on the collapse of the Quadriga crypto exchange.
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News: Hester Peirce and Bruce Springsteen, the $350,000 DeFi hack, FCoin exchange collapse, Voatz still bad, IOTA still broken, merchants still nonexistent

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 18,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: aleksi grym , australia , bruce springsteen , bzx , cbdc , christian kern , compound , consensys , crypto capital , david rosenthal , defi , dydx , ens , fcoin , fsight , fulcrum , helix , hester peirce , huey lewis and the news , ico , iota , jacob kostecki , jian zhang , jpmorgan chase , justin sun , larry harmon , lightning network , links , moneygram , nikolai durov , off market today , preston byrne , pundi x , quadrigacx , quorum , ripple , sec , suicide , telegram , ton , trinity , uniswap , visa , voatz , warren buffett , wbtc

“It has been [0] days since the last inexplicably rare loss of customer funds from a Bitcoin exchange”
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s “safe harbor” proposal for ICOs will only enable scammers

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 08,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: hester peirce , ico , sec

How big an exit scam could you set up, given three years free?
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News: IOTA, Massive Adoption, Mastercard v. Libra, DRM in JPEG plans, Reggie Fowler plea deal fails, more Silk Road busts, ICO grace period, the Bitcoin market

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 06,2020
Comments: 1
Tags: ajay banga , billy bambrough , bitcoin , bitcoin cash , btc.top , cas piancey , cbdc , christian catalini , christian noyer , craig wright , david sonstebo , frederik temmermans , galaxy digital , gary davis , gram , hester peirce , ico , iota , ira kleiman , jacob kostecki , jamie bartlett , jedrek kostecki , john caruso , jpeg , libra , links , massive adoption , mastercard , omfif , onecoin , otc , reggie fowler , richard heart , ross ulbricht , sec , sergey ivancheglo , silk road , steve kurz , telegram , tether , tom morris , trezor , variety jones , venezuela , virgil griffith , zima digital assets

Mastercard throws Libra under the bus so hard, it bounces twice.
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This is all Elizabeth Sandifer’s fault

The loved one’s reaction: “Oh dear God this is a thing that is happening. Sandifer, you bastard, what have you unleashed???”
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News: Jacob Kostecki and Massive Adoption, Quadriga, Vodafone hangs up on Libra

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 29,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: apra , australia , bakkt , bitfinex , blockchain association , cbdc , chainalysis , chamber of digital commerce , crypto capital , ey , gita gopinath , ico , jacob kostecki , libra , lightning network , links , malta , massive adoption , michelle mone , miller thomson , poland , quadrigacx , rob mcnealy , saft , satsforstudents , sec , singapore , telegram

When you’re a serial foulup — with other people’s money, not just your own — running a conference is ill-advised.
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Wikipedia Signpost: Crypto and bitcoins and blockchains, oh no!

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 27,2020
Comments: 2
Tags: decred , ditto pr , liz bagot , wikipedia

Wikipedia despises spam. If you try to buy your way into Wikipedia, we despise you too.
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Avant Card — a central bank digital currency from 1990s Finland

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 25,2020
Comments: 11
Tags: aleksi grym , avant card , cbdc , finland

The Bank of Finland loved the idea — but forgot the bit where the users had to love it too. Your market is users, not other vendors.
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News: Craig Wright and the bonded courier, Reggie Fowler plea hearing, four Tether class actions, WB21, Boaz Manor and BCT, Cobinhood, Libra, Blockchain Creme

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 19,2020
Comments: 2
Tags: amy castor , anchorage , andres rivero , bct , bison trails , boaz manor , calibra , calvin ayre , cobinhood , coincenter , colin platt , cosmetique bio naturelle suisse , darren soto , dave kleiman , david schweikert , defi , dexon , diogo monica , edith pardo , frank chaparro , george cabrera , gram , hodlonaut , ico , ieo , ira kleiman , joe lallouz , libra , links , makerdao , mercy corps , michael gastauer , michael pettis , nchain , nick grossman , peter mccormack , petro , reggie fowler , ric shreeves , roger knox , roger ver , sec , shaun macdonald , suzan delbene , telegram , the block , tom emmer , union square ventures , united states , venezuela , wb21

Coding the deckchairs on the Titanic.
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Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

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