https://anchor.fm/chad1004/episodes/Bitfinex--Tether---Twitter-Space-e141pdl/a-a62tmbp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgx8KQ3015g&t=207s This was a Twitter Spaces that I did a couple weeks ago with chadsgx, Wolf_Financial, Cas Piancey, and Frances Coppola. We discuss Tether and Bitfinex and take a few (heated) questions at the end.
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Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-07-04
Fraud in the art world Vulture had a fantastic article about a fraudulent art dealer. See if you can find analogies to crypto and especially NFTs. Read it here. ICYMI In this article I attempt to challenge those who malign Tether researchers and journalists covering Tether as 'conspiratorial truthers'. https://bennettftomlin.com/2021/07/03/tether-truthers-and-the-inconvenient-conspiracy-theories/ In this episode Cas and … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-07-04
Tether Truthers and the Inconvenient Conspiracy Theories
There is a reflexive tendency among those who defend Tether to categorise those who criticize Tether as 'truthers', akin to those who spread 'Jet Fuel Doesn't Melt Steel Beams' in their Facebook group about how the earth is flat. This tendency is absurd when you consider the history of the accusations made by 'truthers' and … Continue reading Tether Truthers and the Inconvenient Conspiracy Theories
Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-27
Summary of Bitfinex and Tether Grant Williams wrote the best summary of Bitfinex and Tether I have yet read, it is unfortunately paywalled, but if you would like to subscribe to get access you can go here. (Note: I was given a free copy) If instead you would like to read my introduction you can … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-27
A Non-Exhaustive List of Bitfinex and Tether’s Misdeeds and Red Flags
Bitfinex and Tether have done a variety of problematic things in their history.
Episode 10 – This one weird trick will stop you from ever having a bank run!! (never let anyone redeem) — Crypto Critics’ Corner
https://cryptocriticscorner.com/2021/06/21/episode-10-this-one-weird-trick-will-stop-you-from-ever-having-a-bank-run-never-let-anyone-redeem/ https://anchor.fm/s/4fa795b4/podcast/rss https://youtu.be/DFUYD1J8lgQ In this episode Cas and I discuss what is a Tether redemption, what’s a Bitfinex redemption, and why all this talk about redemptions even matters. AnchorSpotifyAppleGoogleOvercastRSS Feed
Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-20
El Salvador Cas Piancey writes about El Salvador making Bitcoin legal tender for Protos Media: https://protos.com/el-salvador-bitcoin-bukele-legal-tender-adoption-read-this/ Ruminations on Cryptocurrency Critics Ben Muenster writes a brilliant piece on the strangeness of cryptocurrency critics for Decrypt. How an eccentric astronomer took down a Russian spy ring Read the wild story about this man who stood opposed to … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-20
My Appearance on Coffeezilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-whuXHSL1Pg I appeared during this video to discuss the history of Bitfinex and Tether executives. To read more about their history: https://bennettftomlin.com/2021/03/27/before-bitfinex-and-tether/ If you would like an introduction to the history of Bitifnex and Tether: https://bennettftomlin.com/2020/12/08/an-introduction-to-the-tether-bitfinex-controversy/
Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-13
Books I Read Insomnia - This book by Stephen King is a supernatural thriller (like many of King's books). If you are a fan of King you will likely enjoy this, especially with the references back to Dark Tower and to Derry more broadly. If you are not a fan of King, I think he … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-13
How Big is Tether?
I have been following Tether for about three and a half years and still I struggle to really grasp how large it is. It is so absurdly large that it has started warping my perception of other huge amounts of money. I hear a million dollar fraud now and my first thought is "that's it", … Continue reading How Big is Tether?