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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

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Aug 05,2019
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Tags: bitcoin cash , bitcoin sv , bitfinex , bittorrent , btt , cftc , craig wright , curtin university , ey , kodakone , ledgerx , links , mit media lab , new york , north korea , quadrigacx , roger ver , tether , tron

Is it just me, or has it been a quiet week in crypto?
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News: Facebook Libra in the House and Senate, CFTC investigates BitMEX, India to ban holding cryptos, Justin Sun’s kidney stones

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 23,2019
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Tags: 7digital , anthony pompliano , arthur hayes , bitfunder , bitmex , blockchain , btc-e , cftc , china , coinbase , david marcus , dmitri vasilev , emusic , facebook , fca , hugh haney , ico , icox innovations , india , japan , jon montroll , justin sun , libra , links , new jersey , nouriel roubini , pocketinns , quickbit , sbetone , sec , silk road , tamir koch , united kingdom , united states , volodymyr kvashuk , wex

“Hey everyone. Is it normal and safe to buy bitcoin by mailing envelopes full of cash to someone? Let me know.”
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News: Bitcoin’s $13,000 not-even-a-bubble, how Tether say Tether works, Craig Wright shows up in Florida, Facebook Libra

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 30,2019
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Tags: australia , bitcoin , bitfinex , blockchain association , bruce reinhart , cftc , coinbase , craig wright , crypto briefing , david marcus , defend crypto , ethfinex , facebook , foreign policy , india , ira kleiman , kik , kin , koinex , ledgerx , libra , links , martin walker , robinhood , tether , world of money

I’d question even calling this a “bubble” — because there’s no evidence of an influx of retail get-rich-quick dreamers. The only visible cause is manipulation.
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News: LocalBitcoins less local, Cryptopia, QuadrigaCX, crypto banking, Telegram, Wirecard, EOS Voice, Kik and Defund Crypto, Wright gets a copyright competitor

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 03,2019
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Tags: amy castor , asx , australia , barclays , bundesbank , cftc , chainalysis , civil , coinbase , craig wright , cryptopia , defend crypto , deutsche boerse , eos , facebook , globalcoin , hodlcast , iota , jaguar , kik , links , localbitcoins , quadrigacx , ransomware , telegram , visa , voice , wei liu , wikipedia , wirecard

So much for the “business deals in parking lots” market.
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News: McAfee may be in US custody, NY AG v. Bitfinex/Tether, Cryptopia shuts, Quadriga money still gone, Tapscott busted

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On May 16,2019
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Tags: alex tapscott , anthony pompliano , bakkt , binance , bitcoin , bitfinex , blockchain , cftc , craig wright , cryptopia , darknet , ey , flexa , ico , john mcafee , kevin o'leary , links , new york , nextblock , quadrigacx , reggie fowler , ripple , sec , stellar , tether , xrp

HOW DO THESE EXCHANGE HACKS KEEP HAPPENING, IT IS A MYSTERY FOR (checks stopwatch) THE AGES
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News: Bitfinex and Tether latest, Craig Wright: man of action, India to ban cryptos

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On May 03,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: australia , bitfinex , blockchain capital , brave , brock pierce , cftc , craig wright , dave kleiman , david rosenthal , india , internet archive , jersey , jimmy nguyen , kara haas , links , matthew edman , peter mccormack , sec , tether , tron

Wright: “I was shot twice, and evidence of it is likely to still exist on the Internet for all my efforts to have destroyed it.” Which is why he posted it to Medium, where nobody will ever see it.
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