ummjackson
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Comment · 8 years ago
London Trust Media recently hired Mt. Gox (yes that Mt. Gox) ex-CEO Mark Karpeles as CTO. https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/22/mt-gox-chief-returns-as-...
Comment · 8 years ago
The guy who created this is the CEO of "essentia.one", who are listed 4 times on the infographic. Blatant self-promotion. Cringe. https://twitter.com/ZagoMatteoGian/status/100942661434465894...
Comment · 8 years ago
Hey @xur17, I run arewedecentralizedyet.com - we should partner on adding this metric. Really great work!!
Comment · 8 years ago
You could just use a log format that excludes or obfuscates IP addresses, I believe.
Comment · 8 years ago
Good point, it likely does. Alternatively, you could set up the rules using country and list out the 28 that make up the EU.
Comment · 8 years ago
Absolutely, and that's what is happening right now. I honestly don't have a solution for this problem... other than trying to make it as least appealing to these institutions are possible.
Comment · 8 years ago
+ the genesis block included the text "The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks" (Source: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block)
Comment · 8 years ago
(author here) I agree! I was calling out Bitcoin's initial goals in the article but don't 100% align with them myself. Financial institutions came to exist for a reason and I'm really not on board with everyone "being their own bank" as I feel it'd be a step backwards from what we have today.
What I do agree with is the need for more audit-able, accountable systems so the institutions we trust are less susceptible to corruption.
Comment · 9 years ago
To make it even worse, this ICO is being run by that RadiumOne asshole who got jail time for extreme domestic violence: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/12/gurbaksh-...
Crypto gold rush is attracting all sorts of unsavory characters.
Comment · 9 years ago
...and of course there is a Bitcoin connection.