The speaker shares their personal strategy for cryptocurrency investment, including taking profits at 10-20% gains and consistently tweeting to gain followers. They caution against selling all at once and emphasize the importance of trying new approaches when necessary.
The government's recent intense interest in cryptocurrency may be due to its desire to monitor and tax every transaction made through it. Those who earn more may be less likely to hide income but those earning less may opt for cash transactions.
The speaker shares their belief in human ingenuity and the need for different expressions within the cryptocurrency space, arguing against a monopoly or "winner takes all" scenario.
The possibility that out of the money investors are incentivized in regaining value by creating thin applications and services preserves the long term viability of the network after the bubble bursts. Additionally, the little local tribal mobs in the cryptocurrency space are driven by the block size debate and other technical parameters.
Although initially seen as an alternative to traditional financial systems, the decline of cryptocurrencies has aligned with that of the traditional economy. Crypto's central promise as money outside of the financial system is being increasingly questioned in light of recent events.
Criminals using cryptocurrency exchanges to buy fake passports and plan their escapes got caught thanks to Twitter alerts about suspicious activity on their accounts. However, the criminals were not very careful in their approach, using their real IDs to register on exchanges and complying with KYC policies.
The lack of oversight in cryptocurrency regulation has allowed individuals to easily manipulate the system to serve their own interests, as seen in the recent investigation of Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda.
In this podcast episode, the Winklevoss twins discuss their journey with cryptocurrency, their perspective on investing in Bitcoin, and the future of decentralized finance. They emphasize the importance of diversity in opinions and the value of disagreement in producing innovative outcomes.
The world of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance is explored in this conversation with writer Sebastian Mallaby and filmmaker Brian Koppelman, touching on the future of finance and the accessibility of crypto to developing nations.
The need to do a better job of policing crypto advertising and ensuring that people understand the risks was highlighted in a discussion about the views of certain senators on the topic.
Miami Coin aims to bring an end to taxes in Miami and become a successful crypto-dividend for every resident. However, the city's involvement in illicit finance through crypto cannot be ignored.
This episode of the Hard Fork podcast provides new details on the collapse of FTX and an update on Twitter's recent meltdown. It also discusses the mainstreaming of polyamory due to FTX's collapse.
An Alaskan restaurant owner, Rob Kall, offered locals discounted food to observe crypto miners and deter freeloaders from using the town's resources. The initiative supports entrepreneurship in an attempt to convert a major issue into a startup opportunity.
The speaker promotes his YouTube channel CryptoJunkies EZ as a way to get rich.
North Korea's hacking groups have been linked to growing numbers of cybercrime and money laundering plots. You could see, especially after the havoc caused by WannaCry, how the ransom payments in Bitcoin were gathered together and eventually disappearing into one cryptocurrency exchange, never to be seen or at least never to be traced again.
A discussion on the risks of cryptocurrency investment and the concept of a Ponzi scheme in this emerging market.
