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News: Blockchain handouts, Wirecard UK, WhatsApp Pay Brazil, 10 billion tethers

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 17,2020
Comments: 0
Tags: accenture , asx , ayn rand institute , bitfinex , blockchain , brazil , california , cbdc , centre for evidence-based blockchain , coinbase , compound , craig wright , dai , defi , digital monetary trust , fca , financial action task force , gpay , jacob kostecki , jpmorgan chase , julien le goc , libra , links , mas , massive adoption , new york , philippines , singapore , stablecoin , telegram , tether , ton , whatsapp pay , wirecard , yodel bank

It’s right there in the white paper — cryptocurrency is about government handouts.
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News: Numbers go down, MakerDAO, but mostly coronavirus

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Mar 20,2020
Comments: 2
Tags: australia , bank of england , beanie babies , bitcoin , bitmex , cbdc , coindesk , coinsby , consensus , craig wright , crypto capital , daniel mihai , dave kleiman , defi , ethcc , gary gorton , icobox , lamborghini , links , luke wilson , makerdao , michael novogratz , mining , new york , nikolay evdokimov , ransomware , theranos , tim draper , voatz , winklevoss twins

You can’t buy pies with bitcoins. Or respirators.
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New York’s problem with Tether — as set out for the appeal judges

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Dec 13,2019
Comments: 1
Tags: bitfinex , ifinex , lex_node , new york , paolo ardoino , phil potter , stuart hoegner , tether

If you were having problems getting your head around this case, this is a good and useful summary. Plus — iFinex’s response!
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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
Comments: 0
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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News: Bitcoin crashes despite Bakkt, Crypto Rating Council, Libra, Tether stay, Kik shuts down Messenger, Craig Wright’s apparent plagiarism, CoinDesk shakeup

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Sep 30,2019
Comments: 5
Tags: bakkt , barry silbert , bitcoin , bitfinex , bitmex , blockchain , cardano , cbdc , charles hoskinson , coinbase , coindesk , craig wright , crypto rating council , deltec , facebook , gram , ibm , ico , icobox , image protect , incognito , jp koning , kik , kim , kim dotcom , kin , kodakone , kyrgyzstan , libra , lightning network , links , lnbig , new york , nikolay evdokimov , onecoin , pete rizzo , reggie fowler , sec , telegram , tether , vortex

Watch me debate Bitcoin as a reserve currency tomorrow!
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New York v. Bitfinex — “Fundamentally, Respondents misperceive the respective roles of the Attorney General and the Court.”

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Aug 21,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: bitfinex , ifinex , new york , tether

“Respondents’ contention that this proceeding should be dismissed because Petitioner failed to properly serve the April 24 Order is meritless.” This correctly translates as “don’t waste my time.”
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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
Comments: 0
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: Bitfinex/Tether v. New York, Facebook-only Libra, Justin Sun, IRS letters, unbanking the banked

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 29,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: arca , arrington xrp capital , bczero , bitfinex , bitmarket , bitmex , bitmexrekt , bittorrent , bxrekt , canada , coinlaunch , craig wright , ecoreal , ft alphaville , ifinex , iota , irs , justin sun , kai sedgwick , leo , links , long blockchain , new york , osc , pocketful of quarters , reggie fowler , robinhood , sec , sergey ivancheglo , tether , visa

How to get through Bitfinex’s bulletproof Know Your Customer process — click the “Not a US Resident” button.
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Bitfinex and Tether tell the New York AG they have nothing to do with New York

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 23,2019
Comments: 2
Tags: bitfinex , ifinex , new york , tether

iFinex needs to deny that 2+2=4. Their strategy is to deny the existence of 2 and 2, and cast doubt on the concept of addition.
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Bitfinex/Tether response to NY AG — quick Twitter thread

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jul 22,2019
Comments: 2
Tags: bitfinex , ifinex , new york , tether

Waiting all day for these documents to drop, furiously hitting F5 — and iFinex got them in right on the dot of 5:30pm New York time.
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