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tonyot (34)in #debt • 6 years ago
Fighting debt with art
A story from the UK shows one innovative strategy used by people in London to free others from debt; particularly payday debt. Payday debt is a particularly pernicious…
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tonyot (34)in #law • 7 years ago
Don't talk to police
When talking to officials, whether private or public, remember the first two sentences from the Miranda Rights blurb parroted by cops in the US: "You have the right to remain…
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tonyot (34)in #blockchain • 7 years ago
Nimiq - new browser-mined blockchain launching in 24 hours
The blockchain for the new Nimiq coin (NIM) will be launched in around 24 hours (well, 25 at the time of writing). Announced in June last year, the project aims include ease of…
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tonyot (34)in #health • 7 years ago
How safe are mobile phones?
Recall that the impact of major health crises are not usually apparent right away, and certainly not at the early stages of the adoption cycle of the underlying…
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tonyot (34)in #binance • 7 years ago
Today's market crash follows an API exploit-leveraged pump-and-dump of Viacoin organised via Telegram
This from a Redditor called Ruhroh2000: "Its kind of strange, this morning I got an alert from a telegram group I follow that gives trading tips. And it suggested I buy Viacoin and sell it for 32k."
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tonyot (34)in #binance • 7 years ago
Binance API hack spikes Viacoin price, followed by a crypto-wide implosion
It seems that API keys on Binance were exploited, selling peoples' coins and buying Viacoin, causing a massive spike in price: It seems all cryptos are imploding in…
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tonyot (34)in #debt • 7 years ago
The post-market economy - Central Banks collaborating to inflate financial markets
A great Interview with Nomi Prins describing how central banks have collaborated in recent years to keep interest rates low and inflate financial markets across the world through…
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
5th February: UK's largest bank bans cryptocurrency purchases using credit cards from today
The Lloyds Banking Group, the UK's largest banking group with a current account market share of 27% (2014 figures) has announced that it's banning customers from purchasing…
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Brisbane airport to accept payment in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash
Brisbane airport have announced that they'll be accepting payment in cryptocurrency in their terminal shopping areas. In partnership with Brisbane startup TravelbyBit…
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Santander, a bank with $94.36 bn market cap, to use Ripple's payment system (Not XRP) in Q1 2018
The following is taken from Santander's 2017 earnings presentation dated 31st January 2018. It appears the plan is to roll it out some time in the next two months. The…
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Crypto adoption v internet adoption
If we project forward, does anyone see adoption levels (adoption, not price) going down for cryptos? Can you imagine a scenario where people turn their backs and just stop…
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Bitcoin heist in rural England
A cryptocurrency trader living in rural England, in a village that's been the setting of three episodes of a TV drama, was robbed by four guys who broke into his home in the…
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tonyot (34)in #legal • 7 years ago
Automatic fines for being late with your tax return are invalid, judge warns HMRC
It has been ruled that a computer issuing automatic fines on behalf of the UK's tax authority, HMRC (equivalent of the US IRS) may be illegal. "The tribunal concerned a…
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tonyot (34)in #politics • 7 years ago
Irish Minister accidentally votes against his own bill
A member of the Irish parliament has been mocked today for accidentally voting against a bill that he introduced. An artist's impression: For more, see here: here
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tonyot (34)in #bitcoin • 7 years ago
Bitcoin January sale - up to 50% off!
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tonyot (34)in #crypto • 7 years ago
RIP Bitconnect
...and so the ponzi ends. Commiserations to all who were scammed by these clowns.
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tonyot (34)in #bitcoin • 7 years ago
Bitcoin's price-crash - a day is a long time in crypto markets
From $14,270 down to $10,162 in the space of a day and a half; a 29% move for such a large-cap currency. At the time of writing it's bounced up from its lows to $11,200.
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tonyot (34)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Digitex Futures Exchange ICO tomorrow
Hi folks, Just to draw your attention to the ICO of Digitex tomorrow - a futures exchange for cryptocurrencies, due to launch in June of 2018. The ICO starts at 2pm GMT on…
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tonyot (34)in #steem • 7 years ago
Steem up over 35% in value over the last 2 days
Taken from Poloniex a couple of minutes ago It's not back to its highest point, but it's quite a rise for 48 hours
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tonyot (34)in #crypto • 7 years ago
New knowledge-sharing crypto; ICO upcoming
A cryptocurrencycalled Experty, which will soon be holding its ICO, seeks to provide a decentralised app and currency for 'knowledge sharing'. The idea is that its users choose…
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