Tag: Blockchain
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Note: This is not investment advice. “Have fun being poor!” I’m pretty sure someone is going to say that in the comments. But to invest in Bitcoin, I need a reason. Let me run through why the possible reasons to own Bitcoin don’t hold up. A Store of Value —…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, BTC, Celsius, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Finance, Investing, Money, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Many average people lost their life savings in bad crypto investments. But the real victims of the crypto craze lost much more. Journalist Zeke Faux travelled 9,000 miles to meet some of them. He tells their stories in his excellent new book Number Go Up. A Mysterious Text Message The…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cambodia, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Investing, Money, Tech, Tether+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
“I have never cheated any honest men, only rascals. They wanted something for nothing. I gave them nothing for something.” Joseph “The Kid” Weil, early 20th century con artist The lure of easy riches is hard to resist. In 2021, I had the opportunity to invest in countless crypto projects.…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, BT, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Tech, Tether, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
“It’s like the narrative would be way sexier if it was like, ‘Holy s—, this is the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme.’” Sam Bankman-Fried As markets ripped in late 2021, the total value of all cryptocurrency approached $3 trillion. Just 12 years prior, crypto didn’t exist. The boom created a wave…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Finance, FTX, Investing, Money, SBF, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted on all counts in federal court yesterday. His own testimony may have helped seal his fate. ‘I Cannot Recall’ From The New York Times: Mr. Bankman-Fried’s decision to take the stand allowed him to argue he had no intent to steal money and defraud…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, BTC, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Finance, FTX, Investing, Law, Money, Sam Bankman-Fried, SBF, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
The best venture firms in the world stand to lose billions in the FTX collapse. But one man saw through Sam Bankman-Fried. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! His name is Alexander Pack. Pack planned to invest millions in FTX, until the red flags started to mount. Pack, managing partner…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Sequoia Capital is the greatest venture capital firm of all time. So how did it lose $214 million on FTX? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Sequoia made two large investments in the crypto exchange, which went bankrupt earlier this month. Sequoia has since marked down those investments to zero.…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi, Finance, FTX, Investing, Money, Sam Bankman-Fried, SBF, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Hedge funds trusted crypto exchange FTX with billions of dollars. Now, they stand to lose it all. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Some funds have lost most of their assets and may cease to exist. From a report out overnight in the Financial Times: Hedge funds have billions of…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Coinbase, Crypto, Finance, FTX, Hedge funds, Investing, Money, SBF, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Let’s say I create $1 million worth of Frankcoin. Will you loan me $1 million with my Frankcoin as collateral? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! Not if you’re in your right mind, you won’t. But that’s exactly what lenders did for Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research. From…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Finance, FTX, Investing, Money, SBF, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
It’s going from bad to worse at Tiger Global Management. As crypto exchange FTX implodes, Tiger could lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! From a new report in Forbes: Tiger Global Management appears to have just taken another hit. The hedge fund headed by…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Finance, FTX, Hedge funds, Investing, Money, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Tremendous 