Crypto, Bitcoin, NFTs and their ilk

[stylofone]

The bore ape is an invasive pest rather than an endangered species. Even when it's dying out, the profligate waste of energy and horrifying CO2 emissions persist.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... 234828767/

[Irrev-Black]

The bore ape is an invasive pest rather than an endangered species. Even when it's dying out, the profligate waste of energy and horrifying CO2 emissions persist.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... 234828767/

Fuckin' things don't even sprout flowers. Tulips weren't as stupid as that.

[Irrev-Black]

Quote too good to let go.

Chris is.
@offby1@wandering.shop

I think we really missed an opportunity a couple of years ago when we didn't call NFTs “grift certificates”.

[Irrev-Black]

In short:

Bankman-Fried is convicted of all seven charges he faced.

Reuters sums up the history till now:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/events-le ... 023-11-02/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/ftx-found ... 023-11-02/

[Loki]

Sam Bankman. Fried

[stylofone]

As well as being evil, he went broke, and that was his biggest crime. If he was evil and rich, he'd still be roaming and menacing like the rest of them, who also deserve to be in jail, even more than clown-headed Sam.

[Irrev-Black]

Whoa there, grid-sucking parasite!

https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/02/ ... r_bitcoin/

[stylofone]

Trump has now embraced bitcoin in his Trumpy way - i.e. he doesn't give a shit about bitcoin, but he perceives a path to self-aggrandisement so he follows it for now. He'll disown it and kick all his crypto loving arse-lickers in the face if he deems it expedient in the future.

Meanwhile, crypto remains bullshit, it's just become more expensive bullshit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/ ... /104717902

[wolty]

Trump has now embraced bitcoin in his Trumpy way - i.e. he doesn't give a shit about bitcoin, but he perceives a path to self-aggrandisement so he follows it for now. He'll disown it and kick all his crypto loving arse-lickers in the face if he deems it expedient in the future.

Meanwhile, crypto remains bullshit, it's just become more expensive bullshit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/ ... /104717902

Really worth a read, this article. I hope I live long enough for bitcoin to go cunt up so I can watch it.

[stevebrooks]

Trump has now embraced bitcoin in his Trumpy way - i.e. he doesn't give a shit about bitcoin, but he perceives a path to self-aggrandisement so he follows it for now. He'll disown it and kick all his crypto loving arse-lickers in the face if he deems it expedient in the future.

Meanwhile, crypto remains bullshit, it's just become more expensive bullshit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-15/ ... /104717902

Trump: The US dollar is the greatest currency in the world, no-one is allowed to attack it.

Trump: We'll back the US dollar with Bitcoin