Jack Morse
@jackm.bsky.social
"Ulbricht was found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking."
Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
Trump said he had called Ulbricht's mother to let her know he had granted her son a full pardon.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"Ulbricht was found guilty of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer hacking."
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The next four years are going to be something...
"The meme website says 80% of the supply is held by Trump Organization affiliate CIC Digital, and a CIC co-owned entity called Fight Fight Fight LLC."
"The meme website says 80% of the supply is held by Trump Organization affiliate CIC Digital, and a CIC co-owned entity called Fight Fight Fight LLC."
Trump launched a meme coin and it became worth $32 billion overnight
Companies associated with the president-elect own as much as 80% of the supply.
www.axios.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The next four years are going to be something...
"The meme website says 80% of the supply is held by Trump Organization affiliate CIC Digital, and a CIC co-owned entity called Fight Fight Fight LLC."
"The meme website says 80% of the supply is held by Trump Organization affiliate CIC Digital, and a CIC co-owned entity called Fight Fight Fight LLC."
MicroStrategy isnt the only business buying up bitcoin sherwood.news/crypto/ten-w...
January 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
MicroStrategy isnt the only business buying up bitcoin sherwood.news/crypto/ten-w...
Reposted by Jack Morse
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
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Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
January 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Reposted by Jack Morse
The wonderful @jonkeegan.com out here doing God’s work, figuring out how much time each ad-supported streaming platform spends on ads sherwood.news/tech/just-ho...
January 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The wonderful @jonkeegan.com out here doing God’s work, figuring out how much time each ad-supported streaming platform spends on ads sherwood.news/tech/just-ho...
“You’re sort of living in hope, but at the same time, with anything like this, you bite the bullet and consider you will never get your money back.”
FTX customers could finally get their money back as reorganization begins
It took two years, and while some investors are not holding their breath for the money, they’re surprisingly still bullish on crypto overall....
sherwood.news
January 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“You’re sort of living in hope, but at the same time, with anything like this, you bite the bullet and consider you will never get your money back.”
Looks like Do Kwon of "I don't debate the poor" fame will face charges in the US.
Montenegro orders extradition of Terraform lab co-founder Do Kwon to United States
Montenegrin Justice Minister Bojan Bozovic has ordered the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, also wanted by South Korea, to the United States, the ministry said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Looks like Do Kwon of "I don't debate the poor" fame will face charges in the US.
"Jump is said to have profited $1.28 billion from its arrangement with Terraform Labs."
Jump’s crypto subsidiary agrees to a $123 million settlement as terraUSD’s fallout continues to sting
Regulators said the firm mislead the public about the stability of an algorithmic stablecoin....
sherwood.news
December 26, 2024 at 9:49 PM
"Jump is said to have profited $1.28 billion from its arrangement with Terraform Labs."
Well, someone is impersonating me on here. Likely with the goal of running some crypto scam at a future date. @jackmnn.bsky.social is the fake. Block and report, please? Thanks!
December 25, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Well, someone is impersonating me on here. Likely with the goal of running some crypto scam at a future date. @jackmnn.bsky.social is the fake. Block and report, please? Thanks!
Hoping for a merry Cryptomas.
Crypto traders are betting on a bitcoin “Santa Claus rally”
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and bitcoin!...
sherwood.news
December 24, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Hoping for a merry Cryptomas.
“'I predict that the price of ETH will hit $10,000 in 2025,' Johansen said, adding that staking will be the foundation for new fixed-income products and financial services."
Bitcoin and meme coins ruled 2024, but ethereum bulls are ready for 2025
After a not-so-great year, experts say the winds are turning for ethereum and that all-time highs could be around the corner....
sherwood.news
December 23, 2024 at 3:14 PM
“'I predict that the price of ETH will hit $10,000 in 2025,' Johansen said, adding that staking will be the foundation for new fixed-income products and financial services."
This is not good!
"CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish has fired three senior editorial staffers, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds as well as Deputy Editors-in-Chief Nick Baker and Marc Hochstein"
"CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish has fired three senior editorial staffers, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds as well as Deputy Editors-in-Chief Nick Baker and Marc Hochstein"
CoinDesk staffers wrote letter to Bullish calling Justin Sun retraction 'outrageous' ahead of leadership firings
CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish fired three senior editorial staffers, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds, after the letter was written.
www.theblock.co
December 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
This is not good!
"CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish has fired three senior editorial staffers, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds as well as Deputy Editors-in-Chief Nick Baker and Marc Hochstein"
"CoinDesk’s parent company Bullish has fired three senior editorial staffers, including Editor-in-Chief Kevin Reynolds as well as Deputy Editors-in-Chief Nick Baker and Marc Hochstein"
"From 2014 to 2023, crypto experienced the Santa Claus rally effect 8 out of 10 times post-Christmas, with total crypto market capitalization rallying between 0.69% to 11.87% over a one-week timeframe from December 27 to January 2."
Crypto Recorded 'Santa Claus Rally' 8 Times in Last 10 Years | CoinGecko
Find out how much effect the Santa Claus Rally has had on the crypto market over the last 10 years, both in the week leading up to and after Christmas.
www.coingecko.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM
"From 2014 to 2023, crypto experienced the Santa Claus rally effect 8 out of 10 times post-Christmas, with total crypto market capitalization rallying between 0.69% to 11.87% over a one-week timeframe from December 27 to January 2."
“'If I want to buy influence with Trump as president,' Naylor hypothesized, 'I can do it that way,' through WLFI token purchases."
The Trump administration is poised to be a boom for crypto. Here’s all his personal exposure in DeFi
Trump faces “glaring” crypto conflicts of interest as he returns to the White House....
sherwood.news
December 17, 2024 at 6:04 PM
“'If I want to buy influence with Trump as president,' Naylor hypothesized, 'I can do it that way,' through WLFI token purchases."
I... honestly did not see that coming?
Penguins climb over apes in NFT prices
Pudgy Penguins, a once forgotten NFT project, was brought back to life after entrepreneur Luca Netz swooped in and purchased the brand for 750...
sherwood.news
December 12, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I... honestly did not see that coming?
"My personal take is that I just don’t see how anyone could have bought Hawk Tuah coin and expected any outcome other than immediately losing everything." - @jackraines.bsky.social
I, for one, am Shock Tuah'd that Haliey Welch's crypto tanked
The viral social media star, to podcaster, to questionable crypto launch pipeline remains robust....
sherwood.news
December 10, 2024 at 8:47 PM
"My personal take is that I just don’t see how anyone could have bought Hawk Tuah coin and expected any outcome other than immediately losing everything." - @jackraines.bsky.social
MARA buys up more bitcoin sherwood.news/crypto/marat..., while Microsoft shareholders say "no thanks"
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Microsoft shareholders slap down a proposal to buy bitcoin, bucking an emerging corporate trend
The tech giant’s shareholders decided against following in the footsteps of MicroStrategy, Tesla, and MARA as bitcoin sits near a record high....
sherwood.news
December 10, 2024 at 8:11 PM
MARA buys up more bitcoin sherwood.news/crypto/marat..., while Microsoft shareholders say "no thanks"
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BTC hits a hundo
Bitcoin price hits $100K for first time in history
The price of Bitcoin has reached $100,000 for the first time in history, capping a year of massive growth and adoption for the world’s first cryptocurrency.
cointelegraph.com
December 5, 2024 at 2:56 AM
BTC hits a hundo
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Something is happening with engagement on Bluesky. I ran a little analysis looking at a few recent news stories from NYT, WSJ and CNN across X, Threads and Bluesky and it looks like engagement on Bluesky is much higher when you account for the size of the platforms.
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November 29, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Something is happening with engagement on Bluesky. I ran a little analysis looking at a few recent news stories from NYT, WSJ and CNN across X, Threads and Bluesky and it looks like engagement on Bluesky is much higher when you account for the size of the platforms.
sherwood.news/tech/bluesky...
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Notably, trading volume isn't expected to spike alongside the gloating.
Crypto spikes the football this Thanksgiving as diehards prep their “I told you so”
With the price of bitcoin approaching $100,000, crypto traders say this year they’re actually looking forward to Thanksgiving conversations....
sherwood.news
November 27, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Notably, trading volume isn't expected to spike alongside the gloating.
"After Nov. 27, 2024, users will no longer be able to list, bid on or sell items on Kraken's NFT marketplace; they will only be able to withdraw assets."
Kraken to close NFT marketplace, shift focus to other projects
Kraken's NFT marketplace will enter withdrawal-only mode on Nov. 27 and completely shut down on Feb. 27, 2025.
www.theblock.co
November 26, 2024 at 8:16 PM
"After Nov. 27, 2024, users will no longer be able to list, bid on or sell items on Kraken's NFT marketplace; they will only be able to withdraw assets."
Trump's crypto projects look to be missing out on the rally.
Trump is good for crypto, but are Trump’s crypto projects doing well?
We took a look at World Liberty Financial and Trump’s NFTs since the election...
sherwood.news
November 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Trump's crypto projects look to be missing out on the rally.
"According to the US Office of Government Ethics disclosure form, as of the August 7 update Kennedy had between $500,001 and $1,000,000 worth of bitcoin with Fidelity Crypto."
Does RFK Jr. really store “most” of his money in bitcoin? We found out.
Some hard numbers on the size of RFK Jr.’s bitcoin stash...
sherwood.news
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
"According to the US Office of Government Ethics disclosure form, as of the August 7 update Kennedy had between $500,001 and $1,000,000 worth of bitcoin with Fidelity Crypto."
Gary Wang, FTX's former CTO, gets sentenced to time served.
FTX CTO Gary Wang avoids prison for role in $8bn fraud
Gary Wang is the latest FTX insider to dodge an extended prison sentence for his role in the fraud that led to the company's collapse in 2022.
www.dlnews.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Gary Wang, FTX's former CTO, gets sentenced to time served.