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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Cryptos: A Solution in Search of a Problem

Crypto’s Unholy Choir
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/crypto-backers-are-rogues-not-freedom-fighters-by-andres-velasco-2025-01
Ever since bitcoin was launched a decade and a half ago, crypto has been a solution in search of a problem. What is new is the chorus of deceivers, demagogues, dictators, and tax dodgers trying to convince us otherwise.

As red flags go there can be few more glaring than Trump’s crypto plans
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/04/trumps-wall-street-accident-waiting-to-happen/
President-elect’s plan to deregulate what is already a wild west asset class carries huge risks.
 
Crypto industry dreams of a golden era under Trump
https://www.ft.com/content/af23fffc-e560-42eb-84a0-f25ca8d693c0