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Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard

  • About the author
  • Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: The Book
  • Book extras
  • Business bafflegab, but on the Blockchain
  • Buterin’s quantum quest
  • Dogecoin
  • Ethereum smart contracts in practice
  • ICOs: magic beans and bubble machines
  • Imogen Heap: “Tiny Human”. Total sales: $133.20
  • Index
  • Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money
  • My cryptocurrency and blockchain commentary and writing for others
  • Press coverage: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain
  • Press coverage: Libra Shrugged
  • Table of Contents
  • The conspiracy theory economics of Bitcoin
  • The DAO: the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code
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Crypto collapse? Get in loser, we’re pivoting to AI

3rd June 202312th September 2023 - by David Gerard - 27 Comments.

The same grift by the same grifters.

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Crypto collapse: Bittrex files chapter 11, Binance loses market makers, FTX gets a tax bill, bitcoin gets apes

14th May 202314th May 2023 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Unvaxxed bitcoin is the new bitcoin.

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Crypto collapse: Treasury comes after DeFi, SEC comes after crypto exchanges, stablecoin bill, FTX first interim report

16th April 202316th April 2023 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

A coin from the floor of a stable.

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The Block fires a third of staff — Larry Cermak is CEO, Wintermute’s Evgeny Gaevoy joins board

31st March 20231st April 2023 - by David Gerard - 10 Comments.

New, from Skeptic’s Lens!

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Crypto collapse: Silvergate implosion continues, Signature Bank, Tether lied to banks, Voyager, Celsius

5th March 20235th March 2023 - by David Gerard - 1 Comment

Greed and stupidity.

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Crypto collapse: Crypto.com’s shadow bank Transactive, US banks and crypto, Binance not so good with actual money

5th February 2023 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Everything’s fine! Your funds are “safeguarded.”

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Celsius Network: Final report from the examiner — lies, incompetence and Ponzi schemes

1st February 20232nd February 2023 - by David Gerard - 9 Comments.

The secret ingredient is crime.

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Crypto collapse: FTX family subpoenas, SBF witness tampering, Celsius bids revealed, more crypto banking woes

28th January 202328th January 2023 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

What’s a little witness tampering between friends?

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Crypto collapse: Genesis bankrupt, CoinDesk for sale, Bankman-Fried attacks FTX lawyers, Bitzlato busted

21st January 202321st January 2023 - by David Gerard - Leave a Comment

Ladies and gentlemen, we got ’em.

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SEC sues Genesis and Gemini, Genesis owes $3 billion to creditors

13th January 202313th January 2023 - by David Gerard - 4 Comments.

Don’t stop believin’.

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Table of Contents

  • The conspiracy theory economics of Bitcoin
  • Dogecoin
  • Buterin’s quantum quest
  • ICOs: magic beans and bubble machines
  • Ethereum smart contracts in practice
  • The DAO: the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code
  • Business bafflegab, but on the Blockchain
  • Imogen Heap: “Tiny Human”. Total sales: $133.20

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