News: Tether sued, ether is a commodity, proof of work is still awful, IRS releases incomprehensible guidance
If you’re going to do crimes, don’t do them on a permanent immutable public ledger of all transactions.
Tag: cftc
News: Tether clogs Ethereum, Quadriga venue move, KodakOne sends copyright-trolling email, Telegram TON proceeding, no official Chinese stablecoin, Lightning in decline, don’t be your own bank
Ethereum is the World Computer! As long as you don’t try to use it for any sort of real application.
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
Is it just me, or has it been a quiet week in crypto?
News: Facebook Libra in the House and Senate, CFTC investigates BitMEX, India to ban holding cryptos, Justin Sun’s kidney stones
“Hey everyone. Is it normal and safe to buy bitcoin by mailing envelopes full of cash to someone? Let me know.”
News: Bitcoin’s $13,000 not-even-a-bubble, how Tether say Tether works, Craig Wright shows up in Florida, Facebook Libra
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.
News: LocalBitcoins less local, Cryptopia, QuadrigaCX, crypto banking, Telegram, Wirecard, EOS Voice, Kik and Defund Crypto, Wright gets a copyright competitor
So much for the “business deals in parking lots” market.
News: McAfee may be in US custody, NY AG v. Bitfinex/Tether, Cryptopia shuts, Quadriga money still gone, Tapscott busted
HOW DO THESE EXCHANGE HACKS KEEP HAPPENING, IT IS A MYSTERY FOR (checks stopwatch) THE AGES
News: Bitfinex and Tether latest, Craig Wright: man of action, India to ban cryptos
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.
News: Me in Athens on Sunday, Australian ICO inquiry, Ripple, QuadrigaCX, enterprise blockchain, JPMorgan Coin
Just call me Tom Marvolo Ripple — Lorp Volpemort.
News: Augur election bet, Po.et cuts staff, BCTerminal sues The Block, Razer Silver cryptominer scam
Finally — Blockchain comes to the Apple II!