Category: Fraud

Episode 22 — Blockchain Terminal with Robert Green — Crypto Critics’ Corner

https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/08/16/episode-22-blockchain-terminal-with-robert-green/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss/ https://youtu.be/N9fmzPxbE-Q In this episode Cas and I are joined by Robert Green, a marketing consultant who had worked with Blockchain Terminal. Blockchain Terminal was a fraudulent cryptocurrency company who was claiming to build the “Bloomberg Terminal” of crypto. The biggest issue with the company is that it was run by a known fraudster named … Continue reading Episode 22 — Blockchain Terminal with Robert Green — Crypto Critics’ Corner →

Episode 20 – Algorithmic stablecoins and regulation with Frances Coppola (Part 2) — Crypto Critics’ Corner

https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/08/06/episode-20-algorithmic-stablecoins-and-regulation-with-frances-coppola-part-2/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/pHMJWwYG7ss In this episode Cas and I are joined by Frances Coppola to stablecoins and how they fit into the regulatory landscape. We also discuss some of the problems with algorithmic and partially collateralized stablecoins.  AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed You can find Frances’ Twitter here, her blog here, and her book here. Note: This post contains an affiliate … Continue reading Episode 20 – Algorithmic stablecoins and regulation with Frances Coppola (Part 2) — Crypto Critics’ Corner →

Episode 19 – Inflation, deflation, and stablecoins with Frances Coppola (Part 1) — Crypto Critics’ Corner

https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/08/02/episode-19-inflation-deflation-and-stablecoins-with-frances-coppola-part-1/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/QhB1SzOx518 In this episode Cas and I are joined by Frances Coppola to discuss inflation and deflation along with stablecoins.  AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed You can find Frances’ Twitter here, her blog here, and her book here. Note: This post contains an affiliate link to support the blog.

Episode 18 – Crypto Charity: where you donate to random people making promises and get nothing in return — Crypto Critics’ Corner

https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/07/30/episode-18-crypto-charity-where-you-donate-to-random-people-making-promises-and-get-nothing-in-return/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/MMcZjMQLo_E In this episode Cas and I are discussing the problematic history of charities in the crypto space.  AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed I discuss Jacob Kostecki here: https://bennettftomlin.com/2020/04/01/a-list-of-facts-about-jacob-jakub-kostecki/

The Available Evidence that Tether and Bitfinex Committed Bank Fraud

https://anchor.fm/s/297d9b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/thvDG0jXicI Recently Bloomberg reported that several Tether executives (archive) have gotten 'target letters' for bank fraud from the Department of Justice. There is evidence that Tether and Bitfinex may have participated in bank fraud. We have several reasons to believe that Tether may have committed bank fraud starting by this video that was saved … Continue reading The Available Evidence that Tether and Bitfinex Committed Bank Fraud →

A History of Tether and Bitfinex’s Audits, Attestations, Memos, and Letters: Both Promised and Actual

https://anchor.fm/s/297d9b4/podcast/rss/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eVGsVW6ZM Amidst all the confusion surrounding Tether and Bitfinex it can be difficult to keep track of what they have actually provided in terms of audits, attestations, and other documents to support their contentions. Here I will summarize, but the important note that needs to be included at the top is that both Bitfinex … Continue reading A History of Tether and Bitfinex’s Audits, Attestations, Memos, and Letters: Both Promised and Actual →

The Unsolvable Problem in Tether’s Reserves

Tether is extraordinarily large and has very little cash. Approximately half of their reserves are in commercial paper that we know very little about. However, the strange thing to me is that it seems like they could be an extraordinarily profitable business, even if their reserves were massively less risky. There are currently 62.5 billion … Continue reading The Unsolvable Problem in Tether’s Reserves →