BaldCoin™, the astounding new crypto asset from /r/buttcoin
I tweeted about the Lightning Network, and someone posted it to Reddit /r/btc as “Some old dude raising good questions about LN.” Of course, /r/buttcoin took its turn …
Author: David Gerard
News: 1bn Tethers, NiceHash return, India, buying Bitcoin, FCA, Lightning Network, book news
One billion Tethers! Each and every one backed by a redeemable US dollar, of course, as they state. 800 million of those being loaned out on Bitfinex for margin trading.
Book news: Paperback in Australia, Kindle discount in India, Patreon reverses fee change
Paperbacks in Australia for Christmas, cheap ebooks in India and Patreon’s reversed its awful fee revamp.
CoinDesk 2017 Buttcoin retrospective, original version
The original version of my 2017 Buttcoin retrospective for CoinDesk, for your amusement.
News: Buttcoin 2017, ICOs, Parity bailout, NiceHash post-mortem, cashing in bitcoins, Wikipedia, Lightning Network
The SEC’s action against Munchee is particularly noteworthy for how generic the dodgy ICO in question is.
Bitcoin Mining Accidents, 2017 updated version: NiceHash (with photos)
Home cryptocurrency miners using NiceHash in 2017 aren’t any more competent than home Bitcoin miners were in 2011.
News: Coinbase, Bittrex breach, NiceHash, Zero Hedge, CEBMa interview with me, not a Ponzi, Lightning Network
Sure has been a busy couple of days, and I don’t just mean the Bitcoin price peak.
All cats are from Porlock
“You thought you were going to write things. Hmph. Pet me.”
Patreon payment changes and what they mean for you
Patreon have put in a new payment structure. Every transaction now attracts a fee of 2.9% plus 35 cents, paid by the patron. Many creators are very unhappy.
News: NiceHash hack, Bitfinex makes the news, Steam drops Bitcoin, SEC vs ICO, Venezuela, book news, I have to mention CryptoKitties
All the stuff I didn’t have time to post in the past few days, plus the fallout from the stuff I did have time to post.