Libra before Libra — the rise and fall of Facebook Credits
Libra wasn’t Facebook’s first foray into payment systems. A decade ago, it set up Facebook Credits — to cash in on pay-to-win games.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard
Libra wasn’t Facebook’s first foray into payment systems. A decade ago, it set up Facebook Credits — to cash in on pay-to-win games.
PayPal “remains supportive of Libra’s mission” — so that’s nice.
Advocates of failed technologies grasp at the Gartner Hype Cycle because it tells them their success is inevitable.
The Trustory debate is now up on Periscope and YouTube!
Watch me debate Bitcoin as a reserve currency tomorrow!
One piece of cryptocurrency transparency I’d really like to see from UNICEF — a full conflict-of-interest accounting of the crypto hodlings of everyone there promoting “blockchain.”
Crypto in general is a complicated machine to funnel decreasing supplies of actual-money from retail suckers to about twenty guys.
What are some of the ways things could go bad if Libra gets huge — even given Marcus’ responses?
One for crypto fans, but surprisingly good for a Kindle Unlimited quickie.
Burniske and Tatar published this book in the throes of a manic asset bubble, explicitly encouraging naive retail investors — retirees — to throw their savings into the bubble. Let’s see how it’s aged.