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Blotto_Otter
Aug 16, 2013


kw0134 posted:

you can be profitable or you can be right

And today the universe has blessed us with the perfect reminder that drives this point home. The king is dead, long live the king:
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1382332559795888131

"the largest Ponzi scheme in history"... so far

Periodic reminder that Madoff Investment Securities was founded in 1960, ran into legal and regulatory questions from at least the late 80s/early 90s onward, had Harry Markopoulos screaming "Ponzi scheme" from 2000 onward, and still didn't come crashing down until after the financial crisis in 2008.

Being right doesn't matter as long as people are making money.

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Chris Knight
Jun 5, 2002

me @ ur posts


Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/1382338033249263617

https://twitter.com/limitlessjest/status/1382331428193456132

KnifeWrench
May 25, 2007

Practical and safe.

Bleak Gremlin
there are stupider things to do with your money than invest in a shovel company during the world's dumbest gold rush

but there are also many smarter things

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish

Blotto_Otter posted:

And today the universe has blessed us with the perfect reminder that drives this point home. The king is dead, long live the king:
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1382332559795888131

"the largest Ponzi scheme in history"... so far

Periodic reminder that Madoff Investment Securities was founded in 1960, ran into legal and regulatory questions from at least the late 80s/early 90s onward, had Harry Markopoulos screaming "Ponzi scheme" from 2000 onward, and still didn't come crashing down until after the financial crisis in 2008.

Being right doesn't matter as long as people are making money.

i hope the bbc is also going to spend 72 hours in mourning

Hammerite
Mar 9, 2007

And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.
Jade Ear Joe
still can't get over the fact his name was madoff and he made off with everyone's money

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

are we sure he's not a star wars character

fins
May 31, 2011

Floss Finder

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Pile Of Garbage posted:

i dont think you know what touching the poop means

The_Franz
Aug 8, 2003

lol coinbase is plummeting after the very brief opening spike

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

The_Franz posted:

lol coinbase is plummeting after the very brief opening spike

i'm sure it'll stabilize for a while at something but it would be loving hilarious if it just dumped

Shame Boy
Mar 2, 2010

coinbase is crashing sell sell sell!

Chris Knight
Jun 5, 2002

me @ ur posts


Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/joshuatopolsky/status/1382402454751473666

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1382369772705222662

post hole digger
Mar 21, 2011

The_Franz posted:

lol coinbase is plummeting after the very brief opening spike

https://twitter.com/watchoutshorts/status/1382418369568153600

https://twitter.com/CryptoCobain/status/1382387542629228558

lol

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

i thought that was chet haze

white coin summer

Shumagorath
Jun 6, 2001

mediaphage posted:

i'm sure it'll stabilize for a while at something but it would be loving hilarious if it just dumped
Who's underwriting the IPO? I might need to laugh even harder.

KnifeWrench
May 25, 2007

Practical and safe.

Bleak Gremlin

lol I love how appending the year to a major exchange hack is necessary and accepted as normal

LanceHunter
Nov 12, 2016

Beautiful People Club


KnifeWrench posted:

lol I love how appending the year to a major exchange hack is necessary and accepted as normal

I'm curious why they are being called "unknown wallet". The address is on the blockchain. Do they just do that when they don't know who runs the wallet?

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Shumagorath posted:

Who's underwriting the IPO? I might need to laugh even harder.

i’m no expert but as i understand there isn’t any because they’re doing a direct listing rather than traditional ipo

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
does anyone else think it's weird how many birds are on this website

Splicer
Oct 16, 2006

from hell's heart I cast at thee
🧙🐀🧹🌙🪄🐸

LanceHunter posted:

I'm curious why they are being called "unknown wallet". The address is on the blockchain. Do they just do that when they don't know who runs the wallet?
I'm assuming they tag known wallets with names and unknown just means some random wallet yeah. Dumping the public key into the tweet would be borderline unreadable

Shame Boy
Mar 2, 2010

i like that due to google not really knowing what to do with the numbers before ~2PM today the chart of coinbase's stock price looks even more like a fun rollercoaster than most bitcoin charts

KnifeWrench
May 25, 2007

Practical and safe.

Bleak Gremlin

Boxturret posted:

does anyone else think it's weird how many birds are on this website

sounds like something a bird would say as cover

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
im not a bird you can't prove anything

Hammerite
Mar 9, 2007

And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.
Jade Ear Joe
*rustles a bag of sunflower seeds near Boxturret*

Suspicious
Apr 30, 2005
You know he's the villain, because he's got shifty eyes.
have boxturret eat some rice. no explosion = not a bird

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
i would never eat sunflower seeds

Stephen Harper
Apr 13, 2011

Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it.

KnifeWrench posted:

there are stupider things to do with your money than invest in a shovel company during the world's dumbest gold rush

but there are also many smarter things

the coinbase ceo is also funding the latest and greatest eugenics company so there's that to consider

https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1379947491064307720

Shame Boy
Mar 2, 2010

Stephen Harper posted:

the coinbase ceo is also funding the latest and greatest eugenics company so there's that to consider

https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1379947491064307720

i wonder when they're going to get slapped hard by the FDA like every other "genetics for medical reasons but we don't feel like applying for regulatory approval" startup

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Boxturret posted:

does anyone else think it's weird how many birds are on this website

whats wrong with birds

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
there's nothing wrong with birds, there's just a concerningly high number

Shame Boy
Mar 2, 2010

cross-postin' from cspam


electric cars are good for the environment, electric currencies are good for the environment, and everything is, as always, good for bitcoin

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Boxturret posted:

there's nothing wrong with birds, there's just a concerningly high number

why is it concerning, don't be bird racist

Same Great Paste
Jan 14, 2006




technically i think he's being speciesist. bird racist would be "wow there are sure are a lot of fuckin parrots here"

mediaphage
Mar 22, 2007

Excuse me, pardon me, sheer perfection coming through

Same Great Paste posted:

technically i think he's being speciesist. bird racist would be "wow there are sure are a lot of fuckin parrots here"

i agree but bird racist is a funnier turn of phrase, thus

Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
:bird:

post hole digger
Mar 21, 2011

Boxturret posted:

there's nothing wrong with birds, there's just a concerningly high number

not for long

DerekSmartymans
Feb 14, 2005

The
Copacetic
Ascetic

Boxturret posted:

does anyone else think it's weird how many birds are on this website

No, ‘cause we never move our birdbath.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/AmandaToddArt/status/1382357762043174914

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Boxturret
Oct 3, 2013

Don't ask me about Sonic the Hedgehog diaper fetish
please don't compare things to other things, that's sexist

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