News: SEC busts EtherDelta, SWIFT not using RippleNet, another Galt’s Gulch scam, Craig Wright claims to be Satoshi again
“I AM Satoshi” — Craig S. Wright, 3 November 2018.
Year: 2018
1 Kings 3:16-28 — the Judgement of Solomon when Bitcoin is brought before him
Scene: King Solomon’s court. Two harlots, LUKE-JR and ROGER VER, rock up in front of KING SOLOMON with a baby called BITCOIN.
When you sell tokens, don’t claim SEC approval — Simex and bad ideas
Also, don’t lie about registering your offering. Also, there are reasons there aren’t any crypto-backed credit cards.
News: Tether, Winklevoss vs Shrem, regulation, Consensys asteroid mining, Ethereum analysis, Proof of Work is still awful
You can see the clear synergies between an Ethereum development house and asteroid mining … right?
Initiative Q: a response from Saar Wilf
Saar Wilf, founder of Initiative Q, just emailed a response to my June post and October followup. With his permission, I’m reprinting it here.
News: Poloniex NDA to get your own money back, Bisq sets up a DAO, Bitcoin over Ethereum
The technical term for “immutable smart contract, immune to human interference” is “sitting duck for hackers.”
From the musical “Initiative Q”: “The Internet is for Scams”
I’m so sorry.
(not sorry really)
News: Crypto media pay-to-play, Bitmain IPO troubles, Sia centralises proof-of-work, Initiative Q stretches the truth
Nearly half the crypto media outlets refused payola! That’s good, right?
Initiative Q is doing the rounds again — and here’s Q’s economist on Bitcoin
My June post on Initiative Q takes off, I talk on BBC Radio about it, and Q’s economist talks about Bitcoin.
Transcript: Digital Transformation Agency on blockchain to Australian Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Tuesday 23 October 2018
The widely-reported quote was: “For every use of blockchain that you would consider today there is a better technology.” The full transcript goes into more nuance.