David Gerard

News: BitFi hack, Court of the Blockchain, BitForex fake volume, .luxe for Ethereum domain names, crypto mining still environmentally awful, Bitcoin still useless, Tether

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Aug 04,2018
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Tags: bitcoin , bitfi , bitfinexed , bitforex , brock pierce , dubai , ethereum name service , gdpr , goldman sachs , john mcafee , jon truby , links , louis freeh , minds + machines , mmx , sec , tether , vili lehdonvirta

You can definitely trust John McAfee on all crypto-related matters. Maybe.
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The ICO that Grant Shapps quit — OpenBrix, a property website on the blockchain

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Aug 03,2018
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Tags: ft alphaville , grant shapps , ico , jemima kelly , openbrix , phil millo , shahad choudhury

Jemima Kelly from FT asked UK Member of Parliament Grant Shapps just one question about the OpenBrix ICO, and hilarity ensued.
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News: TRON paying BitTorrent seeders, crypto miners in games, SIM hijacking, blockchain is useless, Bitcoin is useless, James Mickens

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 31,2018
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Tags: abstractism , beautyon , bittorrent , blockchain , emusic , hypebot , james mickens , links , paul krugman , steam , tron

I particularly commend the James Mickens video.
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Augur’s big problem is not the assassination markets — it’s being a bucket shop

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 30,2018
Comments: 2
Tags: assassination markets , augur , elaine ou , prediction markets , sand hill exchange

Assassination markets on Augur are in the news lately — but I think their practical problem’s going to be the SEC and CFTC — who really don’t like bucket shops.
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News: Intelligence Squared podcast, SEC rejects Bitcoin ETF, eMusic are broke, Ethereum ponzis incompetent as well as bad, Brock Pierce on Australian TV

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 27,2018
Comments: 0
Tags: andreas brekken , australia , bittorrent , brock pierce , emusic , gdpr , lightning network , links , sec , tether , tron , winklevoss twins

Brock Pierce getting yelled at is quality television.
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eMusic releases its blockchain ICO plan! … it’s not very good

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 24,2018
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Tags: blockchain , emusic , rocknerd

eMusic’s plan: 1. Collect a large pile of money. 2. Write an all-new music platform that does everything! 3. Pay people in eMusic magic beans. This has a number of flaws.
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