Cryptocurrency, blockchains and markets — Queen’s University Belfast, Tuesday 22 February 2022
I did a talk for William Quinn’s final year fintech class at Queen’s University Belfast. 1 hour talk, 1 hour questions.
Tag: bitcoin
News: World Wildlife NFT, Diem sale details, ECCB DCash offline
Admittedly, NFTs are not as bad as that time the WWF ended up funding mercenaries to rape, torture and kill suspected poachers. Whoops!
Bitcoin goes down — and time bombs are waiting in the market
Crypto is suffering a supply chain shortage of greater fools.
El Salvador: Bitcoin Volcano Bond laws, Chivo still doesn’t work, corruption
President Nayib Bukele is day-trading by phone with public funds and tweeting about it, and blowing hundreds of millions in public funds on magic beans.
News: David Marcus quits Facebook, WhatsApp uses Novi, corporate NFT disasters
NFT promoters need to be forced to walk the streets ringing a bell, yelling “UNCLEAN,” and wearing a scarlet ฿.
News: Square goes Block, Wikipedia NFT, El Salvador Bitcoin City plans, where the Chinese mining rigs went
“Sound stupid? Great, you’re all caught up.”
El Salvador: A $1 billion Bitcoin bond, to set up … Bitcoin City!
The Bitcoin City plan is a recycled version of a previous plan to lease 10% of El Salvador to China.
El Salvador Bitcoin, October update: Chivo fraud and dysfunction
I expect Bukele to keep promoting Bitcoin as a point of personal pride. But as a practical day-to-day currency, it’s not doing so well right now.
El Salvador: Bitcoin volcano mining starts! And Chivo still doesn’t work
You can’t even use Bitcoin to buy prepackaged FUD!