Caroline (CEO of Alameda Research) has a tumblr account called "worldoptimization."
Her kink is men who control most major world governments, low risk aversion, responsible for important scientific discoveries
No kidding 😂
FTX had $1.4bn in BTC liabilities (~80k BTC) but didn't own a single #Bitcoin on their balance.
Yet, the BTC they "issued" absorbed buying pressure from real BTC as people trusted them, essentially expanding the M2 supply of BTC. FTX was a crypto central bank.
Essentially what’s needed going forward is #ProofOfReserves from every centralized crypto exchange or a crypto fund. If they don’t show their reserves, just treat them as scammers & fraudsters. There’s no more second chances in crypto.
Sam from FTX made a global impact for good alright… he woke every one in the world to take #ProofOfReserves seriously. If there is any centralized entity with out it, it’s a fraud 🤷♂️
Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger on crypto currencies in 2018.
Crypto attracts a lot of charlatans trading currencies and starting exchanges… it will end badly
Who knew… they were right 🤷♂️
#ProofOfReserves is a must for centralized entities handling crypto going forward. Even with proof of reserves, there are shady things happening behind the scenes like once you get a snapshot, moving funds to other exchanges for double counting.
Hong Kong based AAX crypto exchange today suddenly announced the suspension of all operations, including trading, withdrawals, etc - promise that they will try to restart everything in 7-10 days.
How to launder money 🤷♂️
How come all the corrupt scumbags care about the planet & humanity so much that they guard against pandemics, hurricanes to save y’all 😂
#EnergyCrisis is taking a major toll across nations in the world. Developed first world western nations are bidding up oil and gas prices and storing them in reserves while developing third world countries are suffering from massive fuel shortages and power outages. A thread 🧵
@ErikVoorhees was always right about the need for removing trust intermediaries completely. Crypto #DeFi achieved this, but was totally undermined by SBF with this inviting regulations mess he did
USA & it’s allies sanctions on Russia as a result of the unprovoked war on Ukraine has led to strengthening of Russia trade ties with India, China and other nations.
They’re trying to establish a multipolar world where USD is no more a world reserve currency. A thread 🧵
If you look at the worlds countries from their largest trading partners perspective, US is on a steady decline and China is dominant lately.
USA and other nations have been moving manufacturing offshore mostly to China which made it a $14 Trillion GDP second largest economy.
Almost 400 tons of gold scooped up was by the worlds central banks. It’s the largest buy back from worlds central banks ever since 1967 when dollar was still backed by gold. It looks like the central banks around the world realize that the USD paper Ponzi has gone on for too long
Farmers protest in Netherlands 🇳🇱 is not about the climate change. It’s not about saving the environment. It’s about bankrupting the farmers so they can grab their lands.
These fertilizer bans effectively bankrupt the farmers so they end up selling lands