David Gerard

City A.M.: “Approach Blockchain with Caution” — as text

The text of of my article “Approach Blockchain with Caution,” from last week’s City A.M.
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News: BBC on Kodak KashMiner, Indian crypto ponzi, China crypto gambling, Vinnik to France, Ethereum clog, institutional investors don’t want cryptos

I posted about the KashMiner that never was, five days before the BBC.
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News: Bitcoin $9000, Tether $1.08, US cross-agency task force, Bancor hack, DIRT, Augur, LSE, Ethereum Classic

CRYPTO STANDS FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM.
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Kodak pt 7: Kodak KashMiner, the Bitcoin cloud mining scheme that … never existed

“Thank you for your inquiry. We did not make an announcement, the KashMiner is not a Kodak licensed product.”
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City A.M.: “Approach Blockchain with Caution” by me

Today’s post is in this morning’s City A.M. — with Scared Business Guy versus BlockBot.
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Eddie Hughes MP on why the UK needs a Chief Blockchain Officer … whatever a “blockchain” is

Hughes’ report is full of exciting ideas — but only the excitement, and not the necessary substance.
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News: International crypto tax crimes force, Coinbase Custody and ETC, ERC-20 vulnerability database, UBI Blockchain, Li Xiaolai tells the truth, Lightning Network

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain is CDN$1.99 in Canada, July only!
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Intelligence Squared: “Blockchain: Quantum leap forward or digital snake oil?” last night — Monday 2 July 2018

Last night’s event was great fun, and if you weren’t there you missed out.
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Cryptocurrency ads to the general public are unethical misselling, and should be banned

One hundred percent of people selling cryptos to retirees are scammers.
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News: Me at Intelligence Squared on Monday, darknet busts, Ross Ulbricht appeal rejected, Bitfinex/Tether, Expedia drops Bitcoin, GiveCrypto

No, there wasn’t a double-spend on Tether — just an exchange error. And the Lightning Network still doesn’t work. And don’t forget Intelligence Squared on Monday!
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