News: 2020 predictions, ICO fallout, Craig Wright, Qatar and Uzbekistan block cryptos, Bitcoin and censorship, Libra
The Bitcoin white paper’s elegant simplicity only exists in a perfectly spherical monetary system in a vacuum at absolute zero.
“Thousands” of Bomb Threats in Russia After BBC Links Businessman and FSB with $450 Million Bitcoin Theft
Guest post by Cali Haan. Includes WEX, Alexander Vinnik and BTC-e.
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) in practice — when you have a spare ETH to play with
“In Every Trade There Is An Idiot And If You Don’t Know Who It Is, It Is You.” This of course being crypto, where everyone is pseudonymous, and no one knows who anyone is, I figured that those rules didn’t apply.
News: Kraken trouble in Wyoming, Reggie Fowler plea deal, Australia clamps down on crypto exchanges
And so this is Christmas — and it turns out that banking commissioners take allegations of sanctions violations seriously.
Kraken crypto exchange sued by whistleblowing ex-employee — allegations
Fake addresses, disappearing customer funds, stock option shenanigans, and sanctions violations — allegedly.
News: Eran Eyal and Shopin charged again, some Cryptopia money found, Richard Heart and Hex, exhuming Gerald Cotten
Crypto is not a Ponzi scheme! It’s just a great platform to build other Ponzis on.
New York’s problem with Tether — as set out for the appeal judges
If you were having problems getting your head around this case, this is a good and useful summary. Plus — iFinex’s response!
News: Bitcoin trading near-dead, MooCowMoo does a Dash, Lightning Network, CBDCs are a bluff, Keybase alienates users
I must say, I was sorely disappointed to hear such disconcerting news about esteemed senior financial adviser … (checks notes) … ah, “Moo Cow Moo.”
VeriPart: 3-D printed aircraft parts, but on the blockchain — for no good reason
It’s nearly the end of 2019, and the Wall Street Journal is still running puff-pieces on stupid blockchain tricks.
News: IDAX and Upbit hacks, Binance threatens The Block, Tether sued again, Libra Association, Craig Wright attorney fees, EOS centralises
Come see me on the Intelligence Squared panel in London on Thursday afternoon — free!