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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:08 am
by ponchi101
The criminals people that led us to the 2007 debacle walked away unpunished. Why would he think he will be treated differently?
Plus: any ENRON top executives ever did any time? I ask that seriously. I don't know.

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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:16 am
by skatingfan
ponchi101 wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:08 am The criminals people that led us to the 2007 debacle walked away unpunished. Why would he think he will be treated differently?
Plus: any ENRON top executives ever did any time? I ask that seriously. I don't know.
Jeffrey Skilling did 12 years, and Ken Lay would have served time, but died of a heart attack after being convicted, and before being sentenced.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/02/enrons- ... e-now.html

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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:58 am
by JazzNU
ponchi101 wrote: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:58 pm
Absolutely hysterical, in view that Buffet has been extremely vocal that crypto holds no value and is a scheme.


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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:31 am
by ti-amie
Seeing that video and knowing that the "old heads" at Black Rock got taken leaves me speechless.

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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:09 pm
by ponchi101
Buffet said it from the beginning.
But he was hardly the only one; the lack of an underlying value is the key issue to know this is a scam. Which leads me to a weird thing.
The Gov of Vennieland has issued a crypto. It is called the PETRO. But, surprisingly, it is backed by the countries oil reserves, so it has some underlying value. Also, as oil is quoted in dollars, there is a second underlying value to that crypto.
So, it is one crypto that could be of value, because something props it. Then again, it is managed by the Vennie govt, so all potential value is wiped out by the corruption and mismanagement that comes with that.

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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:53 am
by ti-amie

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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:20 pm
by ponchi101
This does not end there. FTX and CRYPTO are the largest traders but, by definition, they traded FOR somebody. My local H&R branch in Colorado was peddling crypto to investors there, saying that "it fluctuates between 32k and 44k, so you can always buy low and sell high". I was seriously considering dropping them as tax-filers.
I wonder what they are telling those clients that BOUGHT BTC at 32K, and it now stands at 18k. Almost a 40% drop.
So, repeat that story in many places. This FTX fiasco is far from over.

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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:56 pm
by ti-amie

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:09 am
by ti-amie

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 1:52 am
by JazzNU
Hilarious how they're citing violation of regulatory laws just about all crypto investors claimed to want no part of. FOH

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:14 am
by ti-amie
This person is a member of Tennis Twitter who has been vocal about politics. I hope they don't get banned.


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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:48 am
by ti-amie


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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 3:38 am
by ti-amie






Lisa Bloom
@LisaBloom
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Finally, let’s just talk about how cruel it is to force everyone to opt in to these ridiculous terms within 24 hours or be fired.

Workers depend on their jobs. Their livelihood is not a game to be toyed with by a billionaire bully.

#TwitterLayoffs

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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:36 am
by skatingfan
An explanation of the FTX scandal.