Rocknerd: the Cryptorave in Athens, Saturday 16 February 2019
I finally wrote this up and posted it over at Rocknerd. Excessive quantities of pseudish babble wrapped around a surprisingly good live techno gig. Photos by Jemima Kelly.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard
I finally wrote this up and posted it over at Rocknerd. Excessive quantities of pseudish babble wrapped around a surprisingly good live techno gig. Photos by Jemima Kelly.
“It shows how an accused fraudster might sell himself and his fantastical story using the modern tools of the internet age.”
You can say “crypto” all you like — but if you’re dealing in actual money, you have to work to the rules of actual money.
And lots of good opinion pieces.
A few notes on my Greek visit, and a heartwarming tale.
Just call me Tom Marvolo Ripple — Lorp Volpemort.
The brief from editor James Palmer was “this is why crypto’s implausible/BS as an alternative national currency” using the latest fiascos, particularly the QuadrigaCX disaster, as a launching point.
If you made up the Quadriga saga as a story about lost pirate treasure, the target audience would have to be about four, because eight year olds wouldn’t buy it.
A short rant about ICOx Innovations, the company behind KodakOne, and their offshoot BitRail’s “cryptocurrency” for guns.
Remember that time your bank manager died, and suddenly all your money was gone?