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Crypto is going sideways: Avi Eisenberg trial begins, Uniswap gets a Wells notice, Bitfinex Securities in El Salvador

Here’s our latest. This time we’re over at Amy’s blog. [Amy Castor] In this edition: DeFi hotshot Avi Eisenberg goes on trial Matt Levine makes an exceedingly foolish regulatory proposal Bitfinex sells a hotel token in El Salvador Uniswap gets a Wells notice Central bank digital currencies: the users don’t care a lot   Your subscriptions...

Tue Apr 16, 2024 02:20
Pivot to AI: Hallucinations worsen as the money runs out

Amy is still busy, so David wrote this one up. Expect proper spelling and eschewing the AP style guide. We need your support for more posts like this. Send us money! Here’s Amy’s Patreon, and here’s David’s. Sign up today! If you like this post — please tell just one other person. “GPT5 has averaged photos of all website owners and created a...

Fri Apr 12, 2024 01:35
Crypto is going great: KuCoin busted, how Kickstarter shot itself in the foot with blockchain, Tether goes AI

By Amy Castor and David Gerard We write for money! Here’s Amy’s Patreon and here’s David’s. For casual tips, here’s Amy’s Ko-Fi and here’s David’s. If you liked this post, tell just one other person. Send them a link! This really helps. “he actually is satoshi and has access to the satoshi bitcoin horde, but wants nobody to know this. so he’s...

Mon Apr 8, 2024 02:13
Vortax: a fake scam AI company. Just like the old ICO days!

Amy is busy with all manner of disconcerting nonsense that at least isn’t crypto. So let’s have some fun with a scammer while we wait for her! Lots of AI companies sell a fake product — where the product doesn’t work or where the “completely automated” system is a lot of underpaid workers in a cheap country. Amazon is the most recent example —...

Thu Apr 4, 2024 00:14
Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne’s suit against the Wall Street Journal and threats to blogs

By Amy Castor and David Gerard You can sponsor our efforts to produce more work like this. Here’s Amy’s Patreon and here’s David’s. For casual tips, here’s Amy’s Ko-Fi and here’s David’s. Help our work: if you liked this post, tell just one other person. Christopher Harborne, who owns 12% of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer...

Tue Mar 26, 2024 15:45
Bitcoin goes up, so it must come down. What goes into the price of BTC?

Bitcoin has set yet another new all-time high — $73,835 on Coinbase BTC-USD on March 14. This means bitcoin is good now! All our past objections are resolved. Going forward, we only deal in Finances U Desire. The number is up, but the market is still super-thin. BitMEX BTC-USDT had a flash crash on Monday evening to just $8,900. We’re not in a bubble....

Wed Mar 20, 2024 00:29

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