David Gerard

The early history of “Central Bank Digital Currency”

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 07,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: ben broadbent , cbdc , david andolfatto , federal reserve , jp koning , richard gendal brown , sina motamedi

JP Koning and Richard Gendal Brown accidentally the whole CBDC.
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Libra book cutting room floor: Libra as “stablecoin”; the early history of stablecoins

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 05,2020
Comments: 1
Tags: bitusd , libra , stablecoin , tether

I wrote a short history of stablecoins for the prospective Libra book, but decided it was a bit of a digression. So I’ve posted it to the blog for your amusement instead.
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CoinDesk’s new scammer identity protection rule

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 03,2020
Comments: 3
Tags: cade metz , coindesk , marc hochstein , scott alexander , slate star codex

Do you want to rock the boat, or become the boat? Or, at least, the rudder?
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News: Wirecard, Abramoff and AML BitCoin, Mr Craig Wright’s Ph.D. thesis disappears

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 30,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: alexander vinnik , aml bitcoin , asx , balancer , beth bloom , blockchain , brazil , btc-e , charles sturt university , craig wright , crypto.com , david gay , defi , drew hinkes , ey , facebook pay , fca , hex capital , ico , imf , jack abramoff , jan marsalek , john kiff , kingold jewelry , links , marcus andrade , mark tolentino , markus braun , new zealand , paypal , pix , sec , tanveer zia , telegram , truegbp , usdc , venmo , whatsapp pay , wirecard

“Techbrorati in Berlin idolized this guy. Don’t let them say otherwise.”
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What the collapse of Wirecard means for crypto

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 27,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: allied wallet , bdo unibank , bpi , crypto.com , dan mccrum , ey , fca , financial times , germany , global trading solutions , ivan manuel molina lee , jan marsalek , louis freeh , mark tolentino , markus braun , philippines , tenx , wirecard

Of course Wirecard were into crypto. Just a little, you understand.
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News: Estonia not so keen on crypto, Peter Todd settles sexual assault defamation claim, how Compound works, bye bye Wirecard

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 21,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: andreesen horowitz , bitclub , bitcoin , brazil , centra , coinbase , coinsquare , compound , crypto.com , danske bank , defi , dj khaled , donald trump , estonia , ethereum , ethereum foundation , facebook pay , financial times , floyd mayweather , high street capital , hvidzdak capital , isis lovecruft , latvia , libra , links , michelle whitedove , peter todd , reddit , robert farkas , russ medlin , sean hvidzdak , seb , shane hvidzdak , steve mnuchin , swedbank , sweden , tenx , venezuela , whatsapp pay , wirecard , zelle

My “not buying cryptos to launder money” shirt is raising a lot of questions answered by the shirt.
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Bancor releases smart contract security hole, hacks self, only loses a few hundred thousand dollars of user funds

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 18,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: bancor , defi , emin gun sirer , ico , smart contract

“20. Bancor reimplemented math.”
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News: Quadriga report, Coinbase VCs want to dump their dead altcoins, India to re-ban cryptos, Civil is dead

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 15,2020
Comments: 1
Tags: amit bharadwaj , ben mezrich , bitcoin billionaires , bitfinex , blockstream , brilliant.org , canada , cas piancey , civil , coinbase , coinsquare , cole diamond , craig wright , dave portnoy , emin gun sirer , europol , fomo3d , gabriel jimenez , gerald cotten , hester peirce , holli bohren , ico , india , japan , joselit ramirez , justgame , justin sun , libra , links , malta , mark karpeles , marshall islands , martin walker , moneygram , mt gox , nick szabo , occ , osc , quadrigacx , reserve bank of india , revil , russia , sca ontier , sec , sterling daines , steve tendon , tether , the crypto company , tim swanson , tornadocash , tron , united states , venezuela , wasabi wallet , western union , winklevoss twins

And some light summer reading.
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Saudi Arabia goes blockchain! … maybe? Who knows

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 12,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: blockchain , ripple , sama , saudi arabia , tradelens

Ginned-up non-news keeps the content engines churning. Quick! More copy! There’s ads to fail to sell!
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The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 06,2020
Comments: 25
Tags: binance , brave , brendan eich , coinbase

How does this keep happening? It is a mystery.
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David Gerard

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