Sad to see BitMex go. Some thoughts:
BitMex pioneered 100x perps in crypto back in 2014. Delivery futures existed before then, making Fridays hectic.
BTC deposits only, one chain only, withdrawals only once per day, through a multi-sig wallet. The constraints that seemed inconvenient kept them unhacked.
All four founders pled guilty to BSA violations a month before trial, after 18 months of fighting it. $10m fine each, home confinement. No one went to prison.
However, their business didn’t survive the “war on crypto” from the Biden admin.
Lastly, wind down appears orderly, users can withdrawals their assets. Respect to @CryptoHayes 🫡
Imagens que não apareceram nas transmissões oficiais dos jogadores argentinos agredindo os espanhóis, após perderem o jogo, mesmo com a ajuda da arbitragem.
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🎥WATCH: TETHER CEO EXPLAINS WHY $184B USDT DID NOT APPLY FOR MICA
Paolo Ardoino said Tether did not apply for MiCA license because “it is very dangerous when it comes to stablecoins.”
He said the rules could force issuers to park 60% of reserves in “uninsured cash deposits” at small European banks unable to handle redemptions.
"I think it's a very not well thought legislation," Ardoino said, adding he "skipped MiCA to protect the 400 million plus users” of Tether.
Finland var neutralt. Hade under många år nära band till Ryssland. Sedan kom Ukraina och EU. De kastade bort allt.
Finland bedrev handel med Ryssland. Köpte billig energi. Blomstrade. Respekterades av både öst och väst.
Sedan knackade Nato på dörren. Finland övergav sin neutralitet. Gick med i Nato. Införde sanktioner mot Ryssland. Hotade Kina. Stängde av energitillförseln. Förlorade handeln. Förlorade turismen. Förlorade inflytandet.
Vad fick Finland ut av det? Medlemskap i Nato.
Artikel 5.
Vad förlorade Finland? Billig energi. Ryska turister. Handel. Inflytande. Ekonomisk stabilitet. Social välfärd. Suveränitet.
Finland är nu det EU-land som klarar sig sämst. Finanserna försämras snabbast. Högst arbetslöshet. Nedskärningar i social välfärd. Städer som krymper.
EU och Nato skapade storhetsvansinne i Helsingfors. Fem miljoner människor som beter sig som en supermakt. Hotar Kina. Inför sanktioner mot Ryssland. Lär ut till världen.
Kina och Ryssland känner sig inte hotade. De anpassar sig. Finland isolerar sig.
Finland var neutralt. Välmående. Respekterat.
Sedan kom Ukraina och EU.
Nu är Finland bankrutt. Sönderslaget. Och ensamt.
Neutralitet var inte feghet. Det var visdom. Finland glömde det.
⚡️ Poland will not allow Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the European Union, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in an interview with RMF FM
He explained that Poland insists Ukraine must meet all the necessary conditions for EU membership.
“We believe Ukraine should fulfill all the requirements, just as we did,” the Polish foreign minister said.
🇵🇱🇮🇱 Polish MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed an Israeli flag with a swastika on the floor of parliament, comparing Israel's actions to those of the Third Reich.
"Israel is committing genocide with particular cruelty."
Ursula von der Leyen saying the EU should drop unanimous voting and switch to qualified majority voting, using Hungary’s recent election as the reason to push it now.
Smaller countries lose their veto power‼️
It is negative for smaller countries. One nation, one vote disappears. A few big players can then steamroll everyone else on sanctions, migration and trade, basically. Anything Brussels wants to push through, they get. Hungary just showed what happens when a small country keeps saying no. Now they’re trying to make sure no one else can do the same. It is the end of national sovereignty.
The deeper part is the timing. They waited until Orbán actually lost power before making the move. Now they’re using Hungary’s election as proof that “democracy is winning,” while quietly taking away the very mechanism that let Hungary keep saying no all these years.💫
Europa tiene los recursos, las instituciones, el talento y los valores. No hay ninguna razón objetiva para que soñemos en pequeño.
Nos falta atrevernos a imaginar dónde podríamos llegar juntos.
Europa debe recuperar su lugar en el mundo con valentía.
Trump is an extreme narcissist, he’s going to nuke Iran because his ego can’t handle that he’s losing the war and his lies will be exposed.
25th amendment.
@TomasZdechovsky Chod do matky pici ta otec mat vytriet do uteraka ty Slovakom nikdy nebudes ziaden papier to nezmeni nietoz prezident chuju vypadni z politik
CRAZY: 🇺🇸🇪🇸 Spain PM Pedro Sánchez says, “23 years ago, the U.S. dragged us into Iraq to 'destroy Saddam’s nukes' and bring democracy.
"No nukes were ever found. You can’t fool us twice."