david marcus | Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

News: Libra stumbles on, Bitmex leaks customer list, Crypto Capital Corp arrest and indictment, Tether appeal, Blockchain for China, Kleiman v. Wright settlement fails, Telegram tokens delayed, UK tax for cryptos

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Nov 04,2019
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Tags: advcash , binance , bis , bitfinex , bitmex , blockstack , calibra , cas piancey , cbdc , china , christian catalini , craig wright , crypto capital , daml , david marcus , digital asset , encyclosphere , everipedia , facebook , federal reserve , gram , gramvault , hmrc , initiative q , ira kleiman , ivan manuel molina lee , jack dorsey , james wilson , jihan wu , jp koning , kik , kin , lael brainard , larry sanger , libra , links , litecoin , long blockchain , mark zuckerberg , medialab , oz yosef , patrick mckenzie , ravid yosef , reggie middleton , sendgrid , sergey vasin , square , telegram , tether , twitter , united kingdom , veritaseum , xrp

“BITCONNECT SAID TO EXIT LIBRA CONSORTIUM FOR FEAR OF BAD PRESS”
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News: EOS settles with SEC, PayPal dumps Libra, digitised gold, Coinbase triples fees, Bitcoin Foundation is dead

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Oct 04,2019
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Tags: apple , bitcoin foundation , bitfinex , block.one , coinbase , dante disparte , david marcus , dignity gold , eos , facebook , fca , karatbars , libra , links , nebulous , new york , ohio , paypal , sec , sia , siacoin , tether , tim cook , united kingdom , wework

PayPal “remains supportive of Libra’s mission” — so that’s nice.
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David Marcus responds to nations’ concerns about Facebook’s Libra — with shallow platitudes

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Sep 17,2019
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Tags: david marcus , facebook , libra

What are some of the ways things could go bad if Libra gets huge — even given Marcus’ responses?
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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: NY AG on Bitfinex/Tether’s New York ties, Craig Wright tries to move Kleiman v. Wright, IRS on criminal investigations into crypto, regulators still hate Facebook Libra, Trump vs Libra and Bitcoin, more crypto exchange hacks

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 15,2019
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Tags: anthony pompliano , bitfinex , bitpoint , bitsane , blockstack , carlauren , craig wright , cryptotaxgirl , dave kleiman , david marcus , donald trump , facebook , finn bruton , galaxy digital , giancarlo devasini , ifinex , ira kleiman , irs , jerome powell , libra , links , matthew edman , michael novogratz , new york , stuart hoegner , tether , voatz , wells fargo

Perhaps iFinex can argue that two plus two only appears to make four, when actually it makes three, or five, or six hundred and sixty-six.
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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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Facebook’s planned “cryptocurrency” — which almost certainly isn’t one

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Mar 02,2019
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Tags: david marcus , facebook , libra , morgan beller

You can say “crypto” all you like — but if you’re dealing in actual money, you have to work to the rules of actual money.
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