Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the 'Bitcoin Bond' created by El Salvador, Blockstream, and Bitfinex.
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Episode 35 — Stablecoins will Fork your Chain if they Want to Fork — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin discuss the outsized influence of stablecoins on crypto
My Appearance on the Bitcoin Cash Podcast
In this episode of the Bitcoin Cash Podcast Bennett Tomlin joins to discuss Tether, Bitfinex, Bitcoin, and crypto
My Appearance on Chit Chat Money
In this episode of Chit Chat Money Bennett joins to discuss Tether, a problematic stablecoin.
My Appearance on the Proof of Work Show
I went on the Proof of Work show to discuss Tether, Bitcoin, Bitfinex, and crypto in general
Episode 34 — The Tether Papers (featuring David Canellis of Protos Media) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Cas Piancey and Bennnett Tomlin are joined by David Canellis to discuss the recently released investigative report on Tether, the Tether Papers.
Goddamn Forking Stablecoins
The economic power of stablecoins makes them the ultimate arbiter in a hard fork for a cryptocurrency.
Episode 30 — Taiwan and Tether (with Sam Reynolds) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
Bennett Tomlin and Cas Piancey are joined by Sam Reynolds to discuss the importance of Taiwan to the Tether story
Tether Settles with the CFTC, Bitfinex Settles with the CFTC…again
Bitfinex and Tether both had to settle with the CFTC for deceptive behavior.
Tether’s Change of Heart
I have struggled for years to parse Tether's behavior. It is very difficult to determine which of their inexplicable actions are motivated by incompetence, by negligence, by desperation, or by malice. Were they unbacked because they were taking advantage of their users, because they thought they had no better option, or because they didn't realize … Continue reading Tether’s Change of Heart