David Gerard

UK Financial Conduct Authority draft “Guidance On Cryptoassets” — respond by 5 April

24th January 201928th February 2019 - by David Gerard - 2 Comments.

Even if you’re not in the UK, this will affect you — because all the regulators talk to each other, as they try to understand crypto.

News: US investors lose $1.7b on Bitcoin, Lightning Network, Cryptopia hack, QuadrigaCX founder/CEO dies, Tether timeline update

18th January 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

“Crypto is a tax on libertarians the same way lottery is a tax on the poor.”

Brave web browser no longer claims to fundraise on behalf of others — so that’s nice

13th January 20197th June 2020 - by David Gerard - 5 Comments.

Despite Brendan Eich tweeting for about five days to defend Brave’s previous behaviour, his web browser is no longer displaying apparent donation pages for creators who never signed up.

News: no crypto banking in India, SEC, Texas treats stablecoins as money transmission, cross-EU crypto rules, Bitmain CEOs step down, Tron is nonsense, Girlfriend on the Blockchain

12th January 201913th January 2019 - by David Gerard - 2 Comments.

Girlfriend on the blockchain, I know it’s serious.

KodakOne claims ONE MILLION DOLLARS of … hypothetical copyright-trolling income

11th January 201915th January 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Not answered: just how KodakOne’s “artificial intelligence” is supposed to automatically divine the correct email address to send a notice concerning any random web page.

News: Georgia state senator jailed over Bitcoin miners, Bitmain CEOs, stablecoin money laundering, FCA, Kleiman v. Wright, Deltec and Tether, notes from the crash

2nd January 20192nd January 2019 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

“In reality, ‘blockchain’ has always just been an attempt to ride crypto’s cool factor. So if coins crash, people stop caring about blockchain.”

The Telegram ICO’s TON blockchain has questionable security, and will probably centralise

29th December 201818th April 2019 - by David Gerard - 3 Comments.

I’m pretty sure Nikolai Durov is confident nobody could outsmart him here — he’s thought about it really hard, after all. But what happens when someone comes at the Telegram Open Network with a hammer?