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@MintDice · 1 year ago

Why the Fall of FTX is Known as a Bernie Madoff Scheme?

If you’ve been watching the news, or if you’ve spent any time looking into the fall of FTX, you’ve probably heard Sam Bankman-Fried being referred to as a modern-day Bernie Madoff. But for those in G...

5 likes · 2 comments · World Today (70ff)

@MintDice · 1 year ago

The World’s Biggest Ponzi Schemes

You have likely heard the phrase that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to how a Ponzi scheme works and how it can spin out...

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@HardekunleMubarak105... · 4 years ago

Five greatest lies that shock the world

? 5. The Trojan Horse Well, this is one epic lie that can never be forgotten. Perhaps one of those moments you realize that when it comes to war, it's okay to fight dirty, as long as you win the...

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@Abasimbok · 3 years ago

Is Bitcoin a Ponzi scheme (scam) ?

The 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, said in a live telephone interview with FOX TV that Bitcoin is a scam (scam). The former President Trump did not specifically say what kind of sc...

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@craigy · 4 years ago

Blockstream CEO Adam Back Labels Ethereum and Ripple as Scams

Blockstream CEO Adam Back, in a Twitter discussion with journalist Layah Heilpern, put Ethereum (ETH) , Ripple (XRP) , Stellar Lumens (XLM) , Cardano (ADA) and other projects in the same group...

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@Patch · 2 years ago

Ponzienomics here, there, everywhere

One of the trends in the DeFi crypto space is projects that in some way shape or form involve Ponzinomics. And if you are unfamiliar with the word read on and it should all make more sense in a short...

4 likes · 2 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@JaseDMF · 2 years ago

Scepticism: Your Tool for Surviving the Crypto Badlands

Dear reader, I wish I had better news for you but the world is a pretty messed up place at the moment. As long as food, housing and energy prices increase at a faster rate than salaries, the mi...

3 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@CriptoEmprendedores · 1 year ago

Is Bitcoin A Ponzi Scheme?

As bitcoin is a completely decentralized asset, and it operates using blockchain technologys transparency, bitcoin cannot possibly be a Ponzi scheme. Bitcoin is not a pyramid scheme, since there is no...

1 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@lady077 · 3 years ago

The biggest robberies

The biggest robberies in history Armed robbery of Dunbar The largest cash robbery that occurred in the U.S. was $ 18.9 million. This robbery took place in 1997 inside Dunbar Armored. It was organiz...

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@phabulu · 3 years ago

Os Simples Fundamentos do Bitcoin Cash

Hello everyone, this is a Portuguese post, in fact, this a translation of the 10000$ post here on read.cash , there is some valuable info in there, I'm translating to help all the community, thanks....

5 likes · 1 comments · Portuguese (a50d)

@Pantera · 1 year ago

How Tether’s Failure Will Trigger The Collapse Of The Bitcoin (BTC) Facade

The Impact Of Tether’s Implosion And The End Of Days For Bitcoin Maximalism Centralized stablecoin Tether ($USDT) is again issuing billions of new tokens flooding the market with fake liquidity back...

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@CryptoMasterMiner · 2 years ago

Is Crypto just one big Ponzi Scheme?

People who know little about crypto see it as "fake" and often describe it as some sort of "ponzi scheme". What if they are right? There is no doubt that some of the DeFi projects are built as ponzi...

3 likes · 1 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@SapphireCrypto · 2 years ago

Regulation - The Flaws & Necessary Adjustments

The Cries For Regulation Before I dive into this edition, I want to cut right to the chase! The use of DEXs is a superior alternative to traditional centralized exchanges. Users do not part with th...

7 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@readrant · 2 years ago

The FBI and their Sad Sack - Timothy Shmoe

FBI Fails I have been upset with the FBI since I heard about them taking possession of the Hunter Biden laptop (from hell). I said to myself, "Good. They will do something about this finally." I wait...

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@BetterCallPaul · 4 years ago

Ponzi Schemes, Pyramids, and MLMs: Understanding Differences and Similarities

Ponzi Schemes, Pyramids, and MLMs: Understanding Differences and Similarities by W. Paul Alexander for The Better Call Paul Blog Hello Everyone! To those who do not yet follow this blog, a c...

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@Humanist · 2 years ago

Predictions about bitcoin that may be profitable...

Some of us Austrians are pro-bitcoin but not all are, or were. Here are some Interesting comments by some Austrians on Bitcoin in recent years. BTW I was wrong about it too. In 2012 I made a bet with...

2 likes · 0 comments · Club1BCH (4ac4)

@Pantera · 2 years ago

Tether ($USDT): A Crypto CHERNOBYL Waiting to Happen!

Tether’s Scale A Threat For The Cryptocurrency Industry YOU WON’T BELIEVE Tether’s real story, even when Hollywood makes a movie of it! What connects a former child actor (and presidential cand...

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@Pantera · 1 year ago

What Happened To Bitcoin City And The $1 Billion Bitcoin Bond

When the money flows halt, even the most loyal advocates of a firm will stop promoting it, and when profit turns to loss, even the most loyal investors move on to something else. Fireworks are fasci...

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@tonybaffoe · 4 years ago

Six ways to know an investment website is a scam.

If you’re looking to invest and make money in the stock market, chances are you’ve seen people who are advertising a “sure 100% return,” or similar incredible promises. You might ask yourself, “How is...

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@Ceek · 2 years ago

The political connections of FTX and its CEO Sam Bankman Fried. How deep does the rabbit hole go?

The eventful past week, with how the FTX fiasco transpired will become a pivotal moment in Crypto that most of us will never forget. Whoever survives it, can proudly say "I survived FTX week". It is...

2 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@kimihime · 2 years ago

FTX Was Worse Than Enron, New CEO Says

When the guy who cleaned up after Enron says “never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred”...

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@MobTwo · 4 years ago

Bitcoin Cash – Simple Fundamentals

As long as the price for Bitcoin Cash remains affordable, I will continue to buy them every month. And with each Bitcoin Cash my friends and I accumulated, we became more passionate Bitcoin Cash suppo...

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@AudioBookLinks · 4 years ago

The 20 Best New Fiction and Non-Fiction Books of 2020

We have almost made it to the end of 2020 and so in celebration we give you the best books of the year. We’ve put together an eclectic list of the best fiction and non-fiction audiobooks that will ha...

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@Ceek · 1 year ago

Binance auditing firm Mazars deletes the Proof of Reserves report

CZ, the CEO of Binance came under heat yesterday during an interview with CNBC Squawk Box regarding auditing in crypto. When confronted by journalist Andrew Sorkin regarding why Binance hasn't been...

1 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@Kraine · 3 years ago

Bitcoin Scams and how to avoid them

A Bitcoin scam can be defined in a variety of ways, but at its most basic level, it involves a transaction in which one party dupes a victim into sending cryptocurrency. When dealing with Bitcoin frau...

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@ButterRolls · 1 year ago

Banking and the Collapse

The current banking system is a centralized financial system that is regulated by governments and central banks. It relies on traditional financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, and other...

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@Pantera · 2 years ago

Is Tether ($USDT) The Biggest Scam In Human History?

Why Tether Will Never Be Audited Tether ($USDT) reached close to the market cap the CTO of the stablecoin predicted at the beginning of the 2020–2021 boom cycle for cryptocurrencies. Paolo Ardoino...

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@Fayb0mb · 2 years ago

Crypto: We're Not Doing It Right

It’s been a crappy week and half. It sucks seeing people I respect losing money in the FTX collapse. But it isn’t just wealthy people who lost big. There are millions of people who are impacted by one...

1 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

@Bensaga · 4 years ago

The History and Evolution of Initial coin offering (ICO)

The principal ICO was by Mastercoin in 2013, which raised roughly US $600,000 for a venture to make a Bitcoin trade and stage for exchanges, while Bitcoin drove the route on Cryptocurrencies, turning...

1 likes · 0 comments · Cryptocurrency and Blockchain (7b7f)

(comment) Pyramid scams always pay in the beginning . But only in the beginning, first few weeks or months (with Bernie Madoff it was for many years). That's just how they work. They pay to make sure you t...

@Read.Cash 4 years ago