Jungle.World: “Bitcoin is less about technology than psychology” — original English transcript
Malte Voß interviewed me for the German magazine Jungle.World, 25 January 2018. Here’s my original answers in English.
UNICEF tries the “mine cryptos for charity” trick, makes repeated false claims along the way
UNICEF is trying the same terrible idea that Bail Bloc tried to pump Monero with. This time it’s for refugees in Syria, and they want you to mine Ethereum. Please just donate directly.
News: SEC getting annoyed, KodakCoin ICO doesn’t launch, Samsung mining chips, crypto and your security clearance, an incompetent Ponzi
Ethereum was invented to serve as an immutable public ledger of simple yet costly programming errors.
News: Bitfinex/Tether subpoena, AriseBank vs SEC, Facebook bans crypto ads
And the cheapest way to get a good video card now? Buy a high-end pre-built PC and rip it out.
Well, that’s just made my day dumber: a vaguely threatening email demanding bitcoins
I guess this is my life now — nonsensical demands for bitcoins.
How to read a crypto market depth chart, and why people went ‘HOLY CRAP’ at the overnight Tether chart
Tether, the “pegged” US dollar substitute token, crashed to $0.93 on Kraken last night. Here’s why this is important, and what a market depth chart shows.
News: Coincheck hack, YouTube ads with crypto miners, Cobinhood exchange goes Tether-only
Plus some interesting and useful opinion pieces.
What do ICO “advisors” do? Paid endorsements, and … that’s about all
Back in the innocent days of a few months ago, I thought ICO advisors were there to advise. I might multiply my rate for ICO advice 100× going forward.
“Children of Satoshi”: an ICO-funded TV action drama about Bitcoin
Coming soon: expensive crowdsourced Bitcoin fan fiction.
News: Friedman LLP parts with Bitfinex, Weiss Crypto Ratings, Netherlands, SEC, ICOs, Venezuela, Arsenal
I’m 5000 words into a 1500-word article on Tether, and 1000 words into a 300-word intro to IOTA. Meanwhile, elsewhere …