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No, Bitcoin isn't pumping because it's a "safe haven" from banks
There are more reasonable explanations for the price increase, and more than a few flaws with the "safe haven" narrative.
Molly White
Mar 22
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Issue 22 – Conferences and collapses
In stark contrast to the prior year's NFT mania, SXSW 2023 showcased a crypto industry made weary by a protracted downturn.
Molly White
Mar 21
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The venture capitalist's dilemma
The embarrassing investor meltdown surrounding Silicon Valley Bank should drive us to consider new models.
Molly White
Mar 20
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Issue 21 – Other-than-temporary impairments could make banks less than well-capitalized
Silvergate spirals, another exec flips on SBF, and no one wants NFTs anymore.
Molly White
Mar 3
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Issue 21 – Other-than-temporary impairments could make banks less than well-capitalized
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February 2023
The Oasis "counter-hack" and the centralization of defi
Wormhole, Jump Crypto, and Oasis demonstrate the centralization threat introduced by multisig-controlled upgradeable smart contracts.
Molly White
Feb 26
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I asked Popehat: Why isn't SBF in jail?
A criminal defense attorney and former federal prosecutor shares his expertise.
Molly White
Feb 24
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Issue 20 – These things happen
The SEC enters a feeding frenzy and someone spends a quarter million dollars on a fart.
Molly White
Feb 18
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Issue 19 – Down with the crypto banks
Also featuring knockoff NFTs and claims of a wallet hacked via photograph.
Molly White
Feb 10
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Sam Bankman-Fried is not a child
But the media is treating him like one.
Molly White
Feb 4
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Sam Bankman-Fried is not a child
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The Celsius examiner's report: a picture of fraud and incompetence
Nearly 500 pages of damning evidence that Celsius was little more than a money incinerator that finally ran out of fuel.
Molly White
Feb 3
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Issue 18 – Chief Ponzi Officer
If you're in the ponzi business, maybe don't quip to your colleagues in writing that you should be retitled "Ponzi Consultant". Also, a16z-backed…
Molly White
Feb 1
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The FTX subpoenas
The team overseeing FTX's bankruptcy has a lot of questions.
Molly White
Feb 1
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