Buttcoin
- www.theregister.com FBI claims corrupt LA cops helped crypto CEO's cash grab
Feds tell thrilling tale of crypto crooks, Facebook scams, fast cars, guns, betrayal … and leg extensions?
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Crypto colonists brand Balaji’s Network School fees 'sketchy' - 2 days to pay month's rent in advance despite not knowing location
protos.com Crypto colonists brand Balaji’s Network School fees 'sketchy'Applicants to Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School were told they had two days to pay a month’s rent up front despite not knowing its location.
- www.web3isgoinggreat.com BingX hacked for $52 million
Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange BingX suffered a $52 million loss across a broad range of cryptocurrencies. The thefts occurred across two attacks that were hours apart. The attack appears to have targeted one of the exchange's hot wallets.Some accused the exchange of trying to cover up the thef...
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Hi my name is Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Nakamoto
and I have long ebony black hair (that's how I got my name) with Objectivist streaks and helpful tips that reaches my mid-back and icy rational eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people tell me I look like Vitalik Buterin (AN: if u don't know who he is get da hell out of here!). I'm not related to Satoshi Nakamoto but I wish I was because he's a major fucking hottie, allegedly. I'm a Bitcoiner but my teeth are straight and white. I have pale white skin. I'm also an anarcho-capitalist, and I go to a magic school called Ethereum in Zug, Switzerland where I'm in the seventh year (I'm seventeen). I'm a Libertarian (in case you couldn't tell) and I wear mostly black. I love the Ron Paul forums and I buy all my ideas from there. For example today I was wearing dark markets with matching escrow around it and a black leather iPad cover, grey weed logo bag and black combat boots. I was wearing no makeup, none of that clown paint. I was walking outside Mom's basement. It was snowing and raining so there was no sun, which I was very happy about. A lot of banksters stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them.
- davidgerard.co.uk No, the bitcoin price did not move from debates, Trump buying ‘crypto burgers’ or anything other than shenanigans
Bitcoin does not react to macro signals — only to internal market shenanigans.
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You should not set memecoin creators on fire! They're doing it to themselves. You can punch them in the face, though. It's marketing.
www.wired.com People Are Setting Themselves on Fire and Getting Punched in the Face to Pump Their Crypto CoinsTo compete against thousands of crypto meme coins flooding the market, creators are resorting to elaborate and sometimes dangerous stunts for attention.
archive: https://archive.is/M6EbD
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Newsweek: did the Harris-Trump debate CRASH BITCOIN?? - with 3 paras of me saying "lol no"
www.newsweek.com Bitcoin price dips after debate with Harris leaves pro-crypto Trump rattledThe cryptocurrency's value dropped on Wednesday following the presidential debate and amid a wider decline in risk-driven assets.
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I’m on a Twitter space talking about cryptocurrency with author Jake Donoghue — Thursday 12 September, 19:00 UTC
davidgerard.co.uk I’m on a Twitter space with Jake Donoghue — Thursday 12 September, 19:00 UTCThat’s 8pm UK time, 3pm eastern time or 12 noon Pacific time.
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Playing energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin
www.economist.com Why Texas Republicans are souring on cryptoPlaying the state’s energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin
> On the hottest and coldest days, when demand for electricity peaks and the price rockets, the bitcoin miners either sell power back to providers at a profit or stop mining for a fee, paid by ercot. Doing so has become more lucrative than mining itself. In August of 2023 Riot collected $32m from curtailing mining and just $8.6m from selling bitcoin.
Archive link: https://archive.md/O8Cz9
- decrypt.co If You Bought Bored Ape NFTs at the Peak, You’ve Lost 93% of Your Investment - Decrypt
As the floor price for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs fell below $27,000, a pioneering Ape put its community-driven storyline on pause.
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what the fuck could possibly go wrong, really
archive: https://archive.is/DSqXA
good thing Mark did nothing wrong
- pivot-to-ai.com The return of Jacob Wohl! Yeah, he’s into AI now
Jacob Wohl has long been famed for his entrepreneurial genius. He started as a 17-year-old hedge fund hotshot who managed to get banned from futures trading by the age of 20. Wohl then started Sure…
wasn't sure where to put this one, but decided Wohl is the most crypto guy ever who didn't actually get into crypto
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Molly White breaks down a "Kamala should go easy on Crypto" poll
www.mollywhite.net Annotated: Paradigm’s July 2024 Democratic Public Opinion PollAnnotating Paradigm’s July 2024 poll of Democratic voters on their crypto opinions.
I don't have much to add here, but I know when she started writing about the specifics of what Democrats are worried about being targeted for their "political views" my mind immediately jumped to members of my family who are gender non-conforming or trans. Of course, the more specific you get about any of those concerns the easier it is to see that crypto doesn't actually solve the problem and in fact makes it much worse.
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Matt Whyglesias maintains his crypto curiosity
therevolvingdoorproject.org Matt Yglesias’ Weird Approach To Crypto | Revolving Door ProjectMatt Yglesias recognizes cryptocurrency can be dangerous. He also wants Harris to be nicer to crypto. Why? Pure vibes.
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Crypto boss finds fraud trial a serious pain in the neck
www.theregister.com Crypto boss stabbed in neck while testifying in courtThankfully his injuries are not life threatening
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Doom Coin: a short story about the post-apocalypse, it has bitcoins in
davidgerard.co.uk Doom CoinThose confined for a long period may long for the warmth of the baking sun, but there is one thing that gives an even more intense feeling of pleasure: the crisp freshness of air early on a spring …
- arstechnica.com Ex-bank CEO gets 24 years after falling for crypto scam, causing bank collapse
Former bank CEO ignored warnings that he was being scammed while tanking bank.
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the Kamala Harris "pro-crypto" news is such arrant nonsense that even a crypto mag debunks it
protos.com Kamala Harris ‘pro-crypto policy’ is yet more fake newsKamala Harris didn’t say anything new about crypto this week, but that didn’t stop millions of people from thinking she did.
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hold up hold up kids, Matt Whyglesias has IMPORTANT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS for Harris: look more "moderate" by (checks notes) getting into bitcoin
> 15. She needs to fix that by saying and doing some things that help make her public image more moderate, ideally things that are either true (“some people belong in prison and it’s that simple”) or lacking in policy substance (“my parents moved to this country because it’s the greatest place on Earth, and I think my party and our school system need to get back to teaching kids patriotism”). But it also wouldn’t hurt to throw people a bone on a relatively unimportant policy issue (Bitcoin?) or two that demonstrate separation from Biden.
archive: https://archive.is/pHm5c
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Let them fight: Airbnb host adds ‘no crypto mining’ rule after tenant installs 10 rigs
protos.com Airbnb host adds ‘no crypto mining’ rule after tenant installs 10 rigsAirbnb owner Ashley said the guest ran up a $1,500 electricity bill and also installed an electric vehicle charging point.
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$12 million taken by whitehats from Ronin bridge.
web3isgoinggreat.com $12 million taken by whitehats from Ronin bridgeThe Ronin bridge, which bridges crypto assets to the Ronin Network used by Axie Infinity and other gaming projects, has once again suffered a breach — though a considerably smaller one than the recordbreaking $625 million theft in March 2022. An update to the bridge code introduced a flaw with respe...
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/23305524
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The end of the Parliamentary Blockchain Party
davidgerard.co.uk The end of the Parliamentary Blockchain Party — guest post13 out of the 15 lost their seats and one did not stand for re-election.
- davidgerard.co.uk Tether and Northern Data. Part III: the whistleblowers
When your former CEO sues you, that’s not a good sign.
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Petition: Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji
35 crypto companies made a Change Dot Org petition called "Bitcoin Deserves an Emoji"
F that
Sign this one instead: "Bitcoin is Stupid and Does Not Deserve an Emoji": https://www.change.org/bitcoin-is-stupid
- www.eurogamer.net Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports
The International Olympics Committee walked away from its partnership with Nintendo and Sega for the long-running Mario…
Saw the title and knew I had to post here. Not quite as big of a self-own as Square selling Tomb Raider for a blockchain / AI pivot; but amusing nonetheless.
> Join the excitement of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with nWay's officially licensed, commemorative Paris 2024 NFT Digital Pin collection! > > You can claim a legendary or epic pin showcasing the Paris 2024 mascot holding a flag and waving. You can add these digital gems to your collection through Magic Eden’s friendly NFT marketplace as part of Coinbase's Onchain Summer event. Be sure to have an ETH L2 Base-supported wallet to secure yours today!
Remember when companies let you download wallpapers or something instead of figuring out what the heck an ETH L2 Base-supported wallet is?
I remember.
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Spotted in the wild
This is a real plate, not one of those fake vanity plates. The Sox may have the worst season in the history of baseball this year, but that's not necessarily related.
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Person who exercises her free association rights at conferences incites ire in Jameson Lopp
protos.com Bitfinex hacker Razzlekhan was job hunting at Bitcoin 2024Razzlekhan, who conspired to launder tens of thousands of bitcoin, told attendees she was searching for work as a crypto consultant.
- www.forbes.com ‘Are You Ready?’—Elon Musk Fans Wild Rumors Donald Trump Will Create A U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve And Trigger Crypto Price Chaos
Wild rumors are swirling that Donald Trump could announce he'd create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve during his much-hyped appearance at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville next week...
- amycastor.com Tether and Northern Data. Part II: the partnership
When FTX blew up, Tether lost its ‘banker.’ It needed a new one.
- cbnumy.blogspot.com Trump Bitcoin Conference fundraiser tickets top out at $844,600 for Nashville soiree
The highest-priced ticket is set at $844,600 per individual. The premium tickets, which feature a roundtable discussion with Trump, are set...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17780653
- techcrunch.com WazirX halts withdrawals after losing $230M worth crypto assets in security breach | TechCrunch
WazirX paused withdrawals on its platform Thursday after losing $230 million in a security breach in a "force majeure event"
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internet gambling person all in on AI+blockchain+IPv6 internet
There's so much material here. Do we have a buzzword bingo card for this board?
Original link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/calvinayre_calvin-ayre-is-all-in-on-metanet-the-better-activity-7218998633617141763-Syuz
Archive link: https://archive.is/VD7Yn
There's video! And an article! On his own site: https://coingeek.com/calvin-ayre-is-all-in-on-metanet-the-better-more-inclusive-and-dynamic-internet-video/
There's even some connection to the news of the moment (about Craig Wright): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Ayre#Bitcoin_involvement