Your questions about Facebook Libra — as best as we can answer them as yet
I asked some crypto contacts what questions normal people have been asking them about Facebook’s whacky crypto-Bitcoiny thing — and any questions they had themselves.
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News: Tether clogs Ethereum, Quadriga venue move, KodakOne sends copyright-trolling email, Telegram TON proceeding, no official Chinese stablecoin, Lightning in decline, don’t be your own bank
Ethereum is the World Computer! As long as you don’t try to use it for any sort of real application.
Wright loses big to Kleiman — judge rules Kleiman estate owns half the Satoshi stash
“Dr. Wright’s story not only was not supported by other evidence in the record, it defies common sense and real-life experience.”
News: Craig Wright loses big to Kleiman, tokens from SAFTs are securities, Patrick Byrne, IOTA again
BITCOIN IS IMMUNE TO GOVERNMENT CONFISCATION! Except if you’re in real life.
New York v. Bitfinex — “Fundamentally, Respondents misperceive the respective roles of the Attorney General and the Court.”
“Respondents’ contention that this proceeding should be dismissed because Petitioner failed to properly serve the April 24 Order is meritless.” This correctly translates as “don’t waste my time.”
News: IOTA blackmail, Coinbase banking and lawsuit, ezBtc vanishes, Ross Ulbricht appeal fails, Wright motion denied, Butterfly Labs, TimiHealth
“I mean at a certain point as a lawyer you have to have a one word conversation with your client — ‘no.'”
Peter McCormack responds to Craig Wright’s defamation claim — and it’s blistering
Craig Wright sued Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack for calling him a “fraud” on Twitter. McCormack’s lawyers responded on 9 August.
News: QuadrigaCX claims process starts, Bitfinex/Tether letters, LedgerX doesn’t launch futures, BitTorrent Token is useless, Craig Wright loses defamation action, Bitcoin SV three-way split
Is it just me, or has it been a quiet week in crypto?
Greece: “Blockchain: Utopia or U-Turn?” videos are up
And in conclusion, Greece is awesome and you should always say “yes” if an offer of Greece comes up.
News: Bitfinex/Tether v. New York, Facebook-only Libra, Justin Sun, IRS letters, unbanking the banked
How to get through Bitfinex’s bulletproof Know Your Customer process — click the “Not a US Resident” button.