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News: IOTA blackmail, Coinbase banking and lawsuit, ezBtc vanishes, Ross Ulbricht appeal fails, Wright motion denied, Butterfly Labs, TimiHealth

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Aug 15,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: algorand , anthony pompliano , australia , barclays , bellingcat , bitcoin cash , bitmain , bitmessage , bitmex , bitusd , brenna smith , butterfly labs , cas piancey , clearbank , coinbase , cosmos , craig wright , dash , david smilie , decred , deversifi , dwp , ethfinex , ezbtc , facebook , harmony , hmrc , ico , ifinex , iota , ira kleiman , irs , israel , jonathan warren , keywordcrypto , kik , kin , libra , links , malta , matic , nicholas weaver , ontology , paolo ardoino , reggie middleton , ross ulbricht , sarah jamie lewis , sec , silk road , smart contract , tether , timihealth , trail of bits , united kingdom , veritaseum , waves , will harborne , zcash

“I mean at a certain point as a lawyer you have to have a one word conversation with your client — ‘no.'”
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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
Comments: 0
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
Comments: 0
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: Craig Wright hearing transcript, US Congress staff unimpressed with Facebook Libra, Reggie Fowler court date, Ledger Wallet bad firmware, Roubini/Hayes debate

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 07,2019
Comments: 1
Tags: arthur hayes , bitcoin , bitmex , china , craig wright , daniel kelman , europe , facebook , fca , frances coppola , ira kleiman , joseph stiglitz , jp koning , ledger , ledger wallet , libra , links , nouriel roubini , overstock , ravid yosef , reggie fowler , tether , uk , united kingdom , united states , vechain , wal-mart , wala

“Well, let me get this straight. A company you didn’t buy until 2014 is listed as a beneficiary of a trust document you claimed was formed in 2012?”
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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
Comments: 0
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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