Discussion

• Vox Rebecca Heilweil on x

  War in the time of crypto  —  In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which side is crypto helping?  Both.

• @fedorovmykhailo @fedorovmykhailo on x

  I'm asking all major crypto exchanges to block addresses of Russian users. It's crucial to freeze not only the addresses linked to Russian and Belarusian politicians, but also to sabotage ordinary users.

• @robaeprice Rob Price on x

  Crypto exchanges are refusing calls to freeze Russian accounts. A Binance spokesperson said doing so “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.” Kraken's CEO said the move would violate bitcoin's “libertarian values.” https://www.vice.com/...

• @maxwellstrachan Maxwell on x

  One crypto exchange CEO said such a move would go against Bitcoin's “libertarian values” and that crypto was supposed to be “a weapon for peace, not for war.” https://www.vice.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @neuwaves Jordan Pearson on x

  Coinbase tells us that it will not comply with request to ban all Russian users, cites ‘economic freedom’ and says ban would harm ordinary citizens https://www.vice.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Tech pushback for supporting Ukraine begins. Ukrainian leadership asked crypto exchanges to freeze the accounts of all people in Russia & Belarus. Binance responded “unilaterally” banning users “would fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists.” https://www.vice.com/...

• @theophite @theophite on x

  correct. the reason crypto exists is money laundering on behalf of the worst people in the world. https://twitter.com/...

• @seldo Laurie Voss on x

  Who would win: A: a bunch of libertarians who keep getting owned by people who know how to right click or B: all the governments in the world? https://twitter.com/...

• @danteatkins @danteatkins on x

  Crypto is loudly announcing to the world that it exists for crime, kleptocracy and corruption. https://twitter.com/...

• @ferasy1 @ferasy1 on x

  I gotta admit, these are one of the craziest times in #crypto markets I have ever seen Are you doing well? https://twitter.com/...

• @cfhorgan Colin Horgan on x

  creators of Ponzi scheme refuse to stop Ponzi scheme https://twitter.com/...

• @green_footballs Charles Johnson on x

  Continuing to do business with a country run by a murderous dictator currently invading another country doesn't seem very fucking peaceful to me. https://twitter.com/...

• @jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x

  Crypto is a way of evading the regulated and managed financial system. That means money laundering and evading sanctions as well as escaping dictators' capital controls and hyperinflation. Your view of it is basically inverse to your view of the system https://decrypt.co/... http…

• @anildash @anildash on x

  when someone tells you who they are https://twitter.com/...

• @quintenfrancois @quintenfrancois on x

  Good that crypto exchanges didn't freeze all Russian accounts. Crypto is freedom and it's the only thing Russian citizens still have. Also, why would you want to destroy the lives of people who didn't ask for this war? Or didn't ask for Putin as their leader? https://twitter.com/…

• @dfisman David Fisman on x

  Using the word “peace” in its broader sense here, i.e. as a synonym for payments for ransomware attacks and tool for laundering drug money. https://twitter.com/...

• @enckj Judith Enck on x

  One of the many many problems with Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/...

• @svdate @svdate on x

  So crypto exists... to enable war crimes? https://twitter.com/...

• @neuwaves Jordan Pearson on x

  biggest crypto exchange in the world refuses to ban all russian users (while complying with sanctions) at same time donates $10 mil to ukraine https://www.vice.com/...

• @elontrades @elontrades on x

  Ordinary users too huh? Everyone see how most politicians are inclined to behave just like the “evil dictators” they demonize? I believe most people are supporting innocent Ukrainians AND Russians, not you or your corrupt politician friends. Don't get it twisted mini Stalin. http…

• @crypto @crypto on x

  A Binance spokesperson said the exchange isn't moving to block all Russian users, but has taken steps to identify crypto wallets of sanctioned individuals and is prepared to act against any with accounts. More on the sanctions here: https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.c…

• @cameronwilson @cameronwilson on x

  :) cryptocurrencies are supporting russia's war :) https://twitter.com/...

• @sjwreaper Social Justice Reaper on x

  Want some more proof crypto is just the fucking worst? Well, here it is. https://twitter.com/...

• @cmclymer @cmclymer on x

  I swear that every day that goes by offers up new examples as to why we shouldn't trust crypto. https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Nothing captures the difference between Web 2.0 and web3 as much as this sequence of images. https://twitter.com/...

• @therealhoarse @therealhoarse on x

  Enabling international banking - which is what crypto is - in contravention of sanctions should be sufficient cause to prosecute crypto executives. https://twitter.com/...

• @glyph @glyph on x

  Remember that crypto exchanges are saying they *won't* ban Russia. If the tech actually worked to provide “economic freedom”, they'd say “we can't”. If they'd gave a shit, they'd say “we will”. But they're both fraudsters and fascists, so: they won't. https://www.vice.com/...

• @maddogpac @maddogpac on x

  Saying the quiet part out loud: crypto exists for money laundering. https://twitter.com/...

• @justinhendrix Justin Hendrix on x

  There you have it- the reason maybe crypto should not exist. https://twitter.com/...

• @_cingraham Christopher Ingraham on x

  “if oligarchs can't launder their ill-gotten gains then what is crypto even for” https://twitter.com/...

• @timfarron Tim Farron on x

  You aren't libertarians, you are a bunch of collaborating spivs. https://twitter.com/...

• @gmbutts Gerald Butts on x

  So that's why crypto exists. https://twitter.com/...

• @camirusso Camila Russo on x

  non-custodial, open, decentralized finance has always been the actual money revolution https://twitter.com/...

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  I see we've identified the actual use case for crypto. https://t.co/Gkb4JsOFoC

• @elliptic @elliptic on x

  The Ukrainian government and NGOs have now received $20 million in crypto donations since the invasion began, across more than 22,000 transactions https://www.elliptic.co/...

• @jacqmelinek Jacquelyn Melinek on x

  The Ukrainian government posted its Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT wallet addresses for donations and received over $13M across 17K transactions. These are new figures as of 5 am EST Monday. Via @elliptic https://www.elliptic.co/...

• @jonwu_ @jonwu_ on x

  Someone used Aztec over the weekend to send 2,000 $DAI anonymously to the Ukraine crypto donation address. If you want to support causes with private crypto payments and donations, here's how: https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinmcashman Kevin Cashman on x

  Crypto boosters have said that crypto works outside of the global financial system but it sure looks like exchanges are going to be forced to comply with sanctions, just like banks and brokerages are. https://twitter.com/...

• @nicey0092 @nicey0092 on x

  I support them when it comes to everything else but this, why the hell would you want to affect an entire population of people who have nothing to do with this. https://twitter.com/...

• @antsstyle @antsstyle on x

  I can't wait to see the mental gymnastics cryptobros will do to justify crypto while it gets used by Russia to bypass sanctions. Cryptocurrency's only use besides being a pyramid scheme is money laundering + tax evasion. We're seeing that in action now. https://twitter.com/...

• @muyaoshen Muyao Shen on x

  scoop from @business /@crypto today! am very curious about the development on this given how much blockchain privacy was talked about lately. https://twitter.com/...

• @austinj Austin Johnsen on x

  Crypto continues to not be a way to reliably evade the government despite what it's proponents argue https://twitter.com/...

• @bitfinexed @bitfinexed on x

  Things that fraudulent Tether exchanges will never do: Comply with sanctions. They might only pretend to comply. Just like they pretend to be KYC/AML compliant. https://twitter.com/...