That’s kind of underselling it.
Department Official=Head of US Central Command
As close to a definitive, non partisan assessment as you will find.
I guess maybe some people here have trouble dealing with the fact that the media is utilized by portions of the bureaucracy to disseminate the info that they please. Whether confirmed to be true or not.
Well I’m going off the head of Us Central Command in September saying he wasn’t convinced. Nothing has been published since then to counter it.
Looks like it was just another example of the media running with some anti Trump stuff and it getting walked back later. This story in particular really hooked a lot of people, including some I have respect for on Twitter etc, but I don’t know why. Maybe because Joe mentioned it in his campaign events even though it was unproven. Whatever.
Putin is a piece of shit, but should he get up and talk about stuff that was never corroborated? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/u-s-commander-intel-still-hasn-t-established-russia-paid-n1240020
Because it’s the most widely used USD stablecoin.
Let’s say you’re a trader and you own Polkadot. You decide you want to sell. On the biggest exchanges there’s usually three options for the bigger coins. You can sell polkadot for BTC, Eth, or a stablecoin. If traders want to hold dollar equivalents between trades then they will sell the coins for Usdt (or usdc in the us).
By the same token if you hold Btc or Eth and you want to exit into dollars the easiest way initially on a lot of global exchanges is to sell for something like Usdt.
A lot of skeptics pinned their hopes on the tether case bringing down Bitcoin. It was much ado about nothing. They settled last month. Admitted no wrongdoing. Agreed to two years of audits going forward. https://www.coindesk.com/ny-ags-850m-probe-of-bitfinex-tether-ends-in-an-18-5m-settlement
Edit: just finished the piece.
I’ve liked Rickards, but seems to be falling into the trap that a lot of boomer gold bugs do. Their misinformed takes are at their core fueled by a concern that Bitcoin will take market share from gold over time. And they should be scared because some degree of that is assured and probably already happening.
They’ve been waiting for years for inflation to take off and increasing distrust in the monetary system to provide their time in the sun. That time is coming, but they’re about to be cucked by Bitcoin and it’s very upsetting. Just look at Peter Schiff.
I own one shitcoin that I stake. Decred. I’ve been hodling that one since 2017.
I’ve posted this before. As far as rewards go, I use both Lolli and Fold. Lolli is an app/website that give you a percent back in BTC. The amount differs based on the vendor. The rewards are held back for a time to ensure that there’s no return.
Fold is an app where you purchase gift cards from merchant and get a percentage back in BTC. The amount is smaller than Lolli but it’s immediate. Amazon you get 1.5% back. Bass pro shops 7% back. There’s a lot of options. They also have a debit card where you spin a wheel for different rewards each purchase. I’m not sure how they’re having people qualify for the card currently. There was initially a wait list. I’ve had the card for a while. It’s pretty cool.
This are all small amounts you earn, but I’ll take every “free” drop In the bucket I can get. I’m going to shop at Bass Pro or Chipotle anyway.
What? I said he didn’t run because he was grieving, but he also ended up making a bunch of money which would help satisfy the drive someone like POTUS has. Nothing offensive about that.