Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

[Typhoon]

Here's Binance . . .

Mish Talk | Binance's Alleged Crypto Audit . . . , Not Even Its Auditor Would Vouch For It

Binance says an audit shows proof of reserves of customer funds. But its auditor will not vouch for the reserves nor the methodology demanded by Binance.

[Zack Morris]

Well, FTX is now history.

Now more interested in the so-called stable coins, eps Tether and whether each unit is actually backed by a US dollar or liquid equivalent [US govt bonds, etm.] or not.

https://www.revolver.news/2022/11/sam-b ... ypto-bcci/

You know what’s really funny about all this crypto intrigue? It’s all thanks to guys like yourself. Self-proclaimed anti-globalists, anti-elitists, “free thinkers”, imbibers of the alt-media mainline, red pill addicts.

The elites dislike crypto. The broader tech industry doesn’t like it, either. The default attitudes are dismissal and derision. Yes, there is a mainstream clique that spent the last few years shilling and trying to profit from it, but that was *after* *you* anti-establishment galaxy brains convinced yourselves you could stick it to the man by trading tokens on an append-only database, thereby turning into an investment class for the Little Guy. After a new generation of overachievers tried to short cut their way to becoming Masters of the Universe by building their *own* financial system rather than competing in the existing one.

When crypto plunges, who suffers? Not the banks. Not the “elites”. Not even most tech workers. It’s the paranoiacs whose patronage inflated these sh*tcoins into one of history’s greatest Ponzi schemes. It all happened organically.

Maybe instead of these word salads about Jeffry Epstein (lol), or fanciful theories about the Democrats protecting SBF (double lol), you guys should just admit you have a problem? A happy life grounded in reality can still be yours.

[Nonc Hilaire]

The fraudulent nature of cryptos became obvious when btc futures came out. Cryptos do not pay interest, so there is no value in futurity. Blatant ponzi scam.

What was not seen was the use of cryptos to by government actors to launder money.

The cryptocons are gypsy scam artists. Put all your money in this crypto paper bag and hold onto these magic beans (white paper). People don’t realize they just made an unsecured loan with no legal recourse.

[Typhoon]

Well, FTX is now history.

Now more interested in the so-called stable coins, eps Tether and whether each unit is actually backed by a US dollar or liquid equivalent [US govt bonds, etm.] or not.

https://www.revolver.news/2022/11/sam-b ... ypto-bcci/

You know what’s really funny about all this crypto intrigue? It’s all thanks to guys like yourself. Self-proclaimed anti-globalists, anti-elitists, “free thinkers”, imbibers of the alt-media mainline, red pill addicts.

Mis-stereotype much?

The elites dislike crypto.

Probably. Why speculate in crypto when one can insider trade at minimum risk.

The broader tech industry doesn’t like it, either. The default attitudes are dismissal and derision. Yes, there is a mainstream clique that spent the last few years shilling and trying to profit from it,

Or foist so-called "tech" stocks, burning billions, onto the market. For example, the now-collapsing SPACs are as much a scam as cryptocurrency.

but that was *after* *you* anti-establishment galaxy brains convinced yourselves you could stick it to the man by trading tokens on an append-only database, thereby turning into an investment class for the Little Guy. After a new generation of overachievers tried to short cut their way to becoming Masters of the Universe by building their *own* financial system rather than competing in the existing one.

Well, Fried-Bankman's credentials were true-blue white-shoe.

As were those of his largest investors:

FT. "The regulator accused him [SBF] of defrauding venture capitalists and other equity investors who pumped $1.8bn into Bahamas-based FTX since May 2019. Before its failure FTX had won the backing of several of the world’s best-known investors including BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan."

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When crypto plunges, who suffers? Not the banks. Not the “elites”. Not even most tech workers. It’s the paranoiacs whose patronage inflated these sh*tcoins into one of history’s greatest Ponzi schemes. It all happened organically.

Probably. The "elites" would simply bail themselves out dumping the debt on the "little guy" as they did during the 2008 financial crisis.
Not to mention the Fed put and interest rate suppression.

Capitalism for the thee, socialism for me.

Maybe instead of these word salads about Jeffry Epstein (lol), or fanciful theories about the Democrats protecting SBF (double lol), you guys should just admit you have a problem? A happy life grounded in reality can still be yours.

As you raise the tangential issue, Epstein was the pimp, Maxwell was his procuress. Why no charges against their clients, the Johns, that were the ones actually having sex with underage girls?

A bit rich coming from someone who only writes in consultant platitudes.

Jonathan Turley. "The arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried yesterday was sudden and unexpected in light of Bankman-Fried’s plan to testify before Congress. As a criminal defense attorney, my reaction to the arrest last night remains unchanged: this is the first time that I can recall where prosecutors moved aggressively to stop a defendant from making self-incriminating statements.

His testimony would have been entirely admissible and likely devastating at trial.

I previously wrote how Bankman-Fried was doing harm to his case by speaking in the media and to Congress. So why would the Justice Department move to stop the self-inflicted damage? You have a major target who was about to voluntarily testify for hours.

That is ordinarily a dream for prosecutors, but the Justice Department moved quickly to prevent that from happening. At that stage, Bankman-Fried was not charged or in custody. He was not protected by Miranda or other constitutional rules from self-incriminating statements."

https://jonathanturley.org/2022/12/13/e ... -congress/

[Zack Morris]

Here we go with the conspiracy theories. Right on cue First, they were protecting him — “why hasn’t he been indicted yet?” — and now they arrested him *too quickly*?

What could he have possibly revealed to Congress that he hasn’t already said? SBF has been unwittingly incriminating himself playing dumb. The testimony from the new CEO of FTX was far more damning than anything SBF could have delivered today.

[Typhoon]

Here we go with the conspiracy theories. Right on cue First, they were protecting him — “why hasn’t he been indicted yet?” — and now they arrested him *too quickly*?

What could he have possibly revealed to Congress that he hasn’t already said? SBF has been unwittingly incriminating himself playing dumb. The testimony from the new CEO of FTX was far more damning than anything SBF could have delivered today.

Takes it up with your white-shoe "elites". They're the ones coming up with the speculative conspiracy theories and posting them online.

[Heracleum Persicum]

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Bitcoin is and was a scam by "authorities" to fleece Russian, Chinese and other idiots .. now music stopped

and

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All these rubbish hot air stuff were NSA fronts.
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[Typhoon]

You're going on about cryptocurriencies, so-called, but posting an image about social media.

[Typhoon]

Here you go.

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Why do they all make a face as though they've been buggered by surprise?

[Miss_Faucie_Fishtits]

It's the soy face compilation.......'>.......

[Doc]

It's the soy face compilation.......'>.......

Every different type of Youtube video has a standard set of faces or headlines or both they make in the title photo.

I gave away

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=I%20g ... source=web

I dropped

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=I+dropped&source=web

I made

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=I+made&source=web

Coming Economic Crash

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=comin ... source=web

12 years climate change

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=12+ye ... source=web

Wild women gone wild alone in the wild woods

https://search.brave.com/videos?q=Wild% ... source=web

[Typhoon]

It's the soy face compilation.......'>.......

I'm a bit surprised that this expression has become so widely used. Don't people find it annoying . . . at best?

[Miss_Faucie_Fishtits]

It's the soy face compilation.......'>.......

I'm a bit surprised that this expression has become so widely used. Don't people find it annoying . . . at best?

Very much annoyed..... which is why it's a meme.....'>......

[Typhoon]

It's the soy face compilation.......'>.......

I'm a bit surprised that this expression has become so widely used. Don't people find it annoying . . . at best?

Very much annoyed..... which is why it's a meme.....'>......

I see.

More surprise buttsex face . . .

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I always had the impression that people promoting Ponzi schemes tried to present themselves as serious, sober, and worldly to instill their suckers with a sense of trust and confidence, not batsh*t crazy.

Perhaps I've been mistaken.

[Nonc Hilaire]

Do these YouTubers all have the same handler?

[Typhoon]

Do these YouTubers all have the same handler?

I recall reading the text-based scammers purposely use poor grammar and spelling mistakes to weed out anyone who would be put off by such text.

Perhaps this is the visual equivalent.

[Nonc Hilaire]

Do these YouTubers all have the same handler?

I recall reading the text-based scammers purposely use poor grammar and spelling mistakes to weed out anyone who would be put off by such text.

Perhaps this is the visual equivalent.

Unlike spelling errors, videos require a trained producer. Likely this is a single operative handling a flock of assets.

If so, video & audio levels should be similar.

[Typhoon]

[Typhoon]

Fortune | There’s a theory that the price of Bitcoin is being propped up—and the academic who proved manipulation in 2017 suspects it may be happening again

[Typhoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcKL_x_aoA

abcKL_x_aoA

[Typhoon]

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[Doc]

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LOL

My answer would be is that it is digital toilet paper.

[Typhoon]

WSJ | The U.S. Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist—And Bitcoin’s Anonymity

Federal authorities are making arrests and seizing funds with the help of new tools to identify criminals through cryptocurrency transactions

“If there’s one thing the blockchain does really well, it preserves evidence perfectly,” said Jonathan Levin, a pioneer cryptocurrency sleuth and one of the founders of Chainalysis.

When bitcoins are stolen, the criminal is now “like a guy that robbed a bank in the snow,” said Matthew Price, . . .

[Heracleum Persicum]

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CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals presents a case for a great reset of the global financial system, through the emergence of a BRICS nations currency backed by commodities, including gold.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUqWEViDt64


watch it sitting down .. no good watchin standing

[Typhoon]

FT

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and money laundering by a New York jury in a landmark criminal verdict that is likely to condemn the former crypto tycoon to decades in prison and bolster US authorities’ attempts to bring an unruly financial sector to heel.

The decision in the highest-profile cryptocurrency-related trial to date was delivered just after 7:40pm on Thursday, following less than five hours of deliberation by the jury’s nine women and three men over seven charges including wire fraud on FTX customers and conspiracy to commit securities fraud and money laundering. He was convicted on all counts.

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Bankman-Fried could still face further charges in a trial tentatively scheduled for March, on allegations including bribery of foreign officials and campaign finance violations.

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Bankman-Fried, who will appeal against the verdict, will be sentenced on March 28. He would face 110 years in prison if he receives the maximum penalty on all counts on which he was convicted, although most defendants receive a lesser sentence