the block | Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

Critical journalism in the crypto ice age

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 28,2020
Comments: 2
Tags: breaker , coindesk , decrypt media , modern consensus , the block

The crypto media frantically circles a dwindling pool of promotional cash.
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News: Craig Wright and the bonded courier, Reggie Fowler plea hearing, four Tether class actions, WB21, Boaz Manor and BCT, Cobinhood, Libra, Blockchain Creme

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 19,2020
Comments: 2
Tags: amy castor , anchorage , andres rivero , bct , bison trails , boaz manor , calibra , calvin ayre , cobinhood , coincenter , colin platt , cosmetique bio naturelle suisse , darren soto , dave kleiman , david schweikert , defi , dexon , diogo monica , edith pardo , frank chaparro , george cabrera , gram , hodlonaut , ico , ieo , ira kleiman , joe lallouz , libra , links , makerdao , mercy corps , michael gastauer , michael pettis , nchain , nick grossman , peter mccormack , petro , reggie fowler , ric shreeves , roger knox , roger ver , sec , shaun macdonald , suzan delbene , telegram , the block , tom emmer , union square ventures , united states , venezuela , wb21

Coding the deckchairs on the Titanic.
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News: IDAX and Upbit hacks, Binance threatens The Block, Tether sued again, Libra Association, Craig Wright attorney fees, EOS centralises,

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Dec 01,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: binance , bitfinex , blockchain , cbdc , cftc , china , craig wright , cz , defi , eos , gold , gram , idax , ira kleiman , james grimmelmann , libra , links , onecoin , pavel durov , quadrigacx , silk road , telegram , tether , the block , upbit , virgil griffith , xrp

Come see me on the Intelligence Squared panel in London on Thursday afternoon — free!
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News: Libra and stablecoins and FinCEN, China still hates crypto trading, Tether

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Nov 22,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: all t&a consulting pty ltd , australia , axa , benoit coeure , bis , bitfinex , blockchain , china , europe , facebook , federal reserve , fednow , fincen , fizzy , iaqua , ico , intelligence squared , irs , kenneth a. blanco , lance gooden , libra , links , monero , paul vigna , royal bank of canada , silvergate bank , stablecoin , sylvia garcia , tether , the block , united states , valery kovalevskiy , voatz , world chess

And I’m doing another Intelligence Squared on Thursday 5 December — and this one’s free!
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FacebookCoin is being announced on Tuesday — and we still don’t know why it’s a crypto

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jun 15,2019
Comments: 4
Tags: facebook , globalcoin , libra , the block

Facebook are stressing that everyone should call their coin Libra, and not Facebook-anything. And definitely not ZuckerBucks.
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Breaker Mag is shutting down

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On May 01,2019
Comments: 3
Tags: breaker , ditto pr , singulardtv , the block

Some reminiscences on Breaker, one of the crypto media crop of 2018.
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News: Ripple’s partners are fog, Bitcoin ups and downs and downs, Kik vs SEC, unbanking the banked

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Feb 02,2019
Comments: 0
Tags: augur , binance , bitcoin , bittorrent , bluewallet , digiconomist , doc.com , emin gun sirer , euro exim bank , kik , kin , lightning network , links , michell espinoza , nvidia , pantera capital , quadrigacx , quinn dupont , ripple , santander , the block , tron , xrp , zigzag

QuadrigaCX’s Litecoin “cold” wallets are being drained as I write this.
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The Block — The Buttcoin Standard: the problem with Bitcoin — by me

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Jan 31,2019
Comments: 5
Tags: larry cermak , mike dudas , the block

Today’s post is over at The Block — Mike Dudas asked Twitter for a really good skeptical take on Bitcoin and crypto, and lots of people suggested me.
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News: Augur election bet, Po.et cuts staff, BCTerminal sues The Block, Razer Silver cryptominer scam

by: David Gerard
In: Uncategorised
On Dec 17,2018
Comments: 1
Tags: arisebank , augur , basis , blockchain terminal , cftc , coinbase , eos , ethereum , hyperledger , initiative q , iota , japan , links , pantera , po.et , pwc , razer , sec , the block , tim may

Finally — Blockchain comes to the Apple II!
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