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.
Telegram’s $1.7 billion problem coming in October — KYC/AML on Gram tokens
I wonder how Telegram’s regulatory efforts are going — given how much their GRAM plan looks like Facebook’s Libra.
Kleiman v. Wright — international deposition and discovery requested from Craig Wright’s biographer, his wife and his boss
I wrote on my Patreon last night “Now I’m going to get on with book writing and hoping that no more amazing documents drop this week …”
News: Facebook Libra in the House and Senate, CFTC investigates BitMEX, India to ban holding cryptos, Justin Sun’s kidney stones
“Hey everyone. Is it normal and safe to buy bitcoin by mailing envelopes full of cash to someone? Let me know.”