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Michael Tobin

@tobin_tweets
9 posts
2023-09-07
“I asked one coder if crypto would ever be helpful for regular people. ‘Why is it that you think that is important?’ he said to me, in total sincerity. ‘I really would like to know.’”
2023-09-07 View on X
New York Magazine

An excerpt from the book Number Go Up details an April 2022 FTX conference in the Bahamas, where writer Michael Lewis lavished Sam Bankman-Fried with praise

Three years ago, nobody knew who you were.  And now you're sitting on the cover of magazines.  And you're a gazillionaire.

2023-03-03
Silvergate shares fell as much as 45%, sinking to a record low after the crypto-friendly bank said it wouldn't be able to file its annual report on time and was reviewing whether it can remain viable https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @markets
2023-03-03 View on X
CoinDesk

Coinbase, Circle, Paxos, Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Cboe, and Gemini suspend business operations with Silvergate, which reported being “less than well-capitalized”

Silvergate's clients Coinbase, Circle, Paxos, Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Cboe Digital Markets and Gemini said they will suspend business with the bank.

2022-11-14
FT: FTX international held just $900 million of liquid assets against $9B in liabilities, $470 million of which were shares in Robinhood. https://www.ft.com/...
2022-11-14 View on X
CoinDesk

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas says it didn't order FTX to reopen withdrawals for Bahamas-based customers, refuting FTX's statement

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :

2022-11-13
FT: FTX international held just $900 million of liquid assets against $9B in liabilities, $470 million of which were shares in Robinhood. https://www.ft.com/...
2022-11-13 View on X
CoinDesk

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas says it didn't order FTX to reopen withdrawals for Bahamas-based customers, refuting FTX's statement

FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request.  —  Crypto exchange FTX was not required …

2022-11-12
In light of FTX, @Katie_Roof and I wrote about VCs investments in troubled fintech startups, from Greensill to LendingClub. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2022-11-12 View on X
CoinDesk

FTX claims it has been hacked, and instructs users not to install new upgrades or go to FTX.com and to delete FTX apps, after $600M+ in crypto left FTX wallets

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.

2021-10-09
The Biden administration is weighing an executive order on cryptocurrencies as part of an effort to set up a government-wide approach to digital tokens as an asset class https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @bpolitics
2021-10-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: the Biden administration is considering an EO on cryptocurrencies to set up a government-wide approach to the asset class

The Biden administration is weighing an executive order on cryptocurrencies as part of an effort to set up a government-wide approach to the white-hot asset class …

2021-10-08
New @ZekeFaux cover story just dropped and it's a masterclass on in-depth reporting. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-08 View on X
Bloomberg

A deep dive on Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details

something money-market funds avoid.” By ⁦@ZekeFaux⁩ https://www.bloomberg.com/... Daniel Viola / @dannyviola : Great investigation into the likely Ponzi scheme that is Tether: http...

2021-10-07
New @ZekeFaux cover story just dropped and it's a masterclass on in-depth reporting. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Investigation into Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details

A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade …

2020-09-30
Clubhouse is embroiled in a new round of controversy after a room called “Anti-Semitism and Black Culture” appeared last night. One Clubhouse member said that “The Jewish community does business with their enemies” w/ @ellenhuet https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2020-09-30 View on X
Bloomberg

Clubhouse courted fresh controversy after a conversation with hundreds of listeners devolved into a platform for anti-Semitic comments on a Jewish holy day

Controversial private social app Clubhouse was again the target of criticism on Monday, after a conversation with hundreds … Tweets: @sm , @gartenberg , @saschasegan , @nicoleperlr...