Mark Stoter

Privacy & web3 advocate

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

hi @CEMEX_UK , we’d be grateful if your driver in Winchester would stop turning in our drive entrance at Eversley Gardens (SO237GQ). Our tarmac is not sufficient grade for an hgv to be regularly turning on it, esp in this heat. many thanks.

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@British_Airways 🤷

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@British_Airways good morning! been confined on tarmac on BA0751 for four hours now with only biscuits offered. Pilot says that is acceptable duty of care. Can this possibly be “meals and refreshments in a reasonable relation to the waiting time”? (Reg 261)

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@DanNeidle well your reply is unnecessarily antagonistic and your argument smacks of laziness: “let’s not do it bc the consultation will take a while”.

didn’t income tax only come in to fund a war effort and don’t many tax experts believe that wealth is a better basis for tax than income?

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@cornishborn_62 @theirishego @DWPgovuk @cornishborn_62 do you have any facts or evidence to back up that claim?

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@ramahluwalia are you really suggesting the US would take land by force? no-one's going to say they don't have the capability but would they really reduce their moral authority in this way? trashing international norms like that just cedes power to China and Russia.

[IncomeSharks @IncomeSharks]

@Cointelegraph Time for Ethereum to get some love

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🚨 JUST IN: Trump’s World Liberty Financial multi-signature address bought WorldLiberty.eth, trumpcoin.eth, erictrump.eth and barrontrump.eth ENS domain names in the last 24 hours.

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@JamesCleverly @YvetteCooperMP maybe a more respectful tone would be appropriate, especially if you're picking up scuttlebutt from newspapers?

and given the amount of money she brought into the UK, it might not be awfully unreasonable?

[Grant Tucker @GrantTucker]

This is rather wonderful. One of Wales's new MPs being sent to Westminster serenaded by a choir of supporters. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

At the “Independent Inquiry to Afghanistan”, @MarkNicolDM is just making stuff up. Why is he being treated like an expert on UKSF when he’s never served there? He’s painting an inaccurate picture. @AfghanUKAFInq

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

You might not have seen it before, but this is the world's 4th tallest building.

It's the Makkah Clock Royal Tower, built ten years ago in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

And it's not the only megastructure you probably haven't heard of...

[Rebecca Benneyworth MBE FCA @rbeccabeneworth]

Hey everyone the website https://t.co/Sil3261Y3Y is now live. Brief details of the tax position under the various compensation schemes and a contact us for those who need help and also for tax advisers wishing to volunteer their services FOC. 1/2

[Raoul Pal @RaoulGMI]

As the US drags, stumbles and fumbles its crypto regulations it’s arch rival waits in the wings…

The center of global financial markets flips every decade or so between London and NYC. London has been exceptionally good at US regulatory arbitrage, when the US flounders on a particular big issue.

The UK was the center of all FX trading post the US leaving the Gold Standard due to US currency restrictions. Things accelerated in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s as London captured the regulatory arbitrage opportunity of the giant Eurodollar markets and again with the derivative markets. London eclipsed NY in global importance and volumes.

In the 2000’s the US gained back its leadership role as EU post-crisis standards tightened and the UK left the EU.

Now we are faced with exactly the same opportunity in crypto. The US is fearful of losing control of the dollar system over time, and is scoring own goal after own goal and dragging its heels on attracting the $1trn +crypto industry.

Meanwhile, the UK has made it 100% that it wants to go all in to capture this opportunity, using its ace card of regulation arbitrage, in which it excels. The UK understands this. It also has closer alignment with the other much needed partners of HK, Singapore, UAE and offshore centers like Cayman, in order to make this globally successful. It will roll out its CBDC soon too.

The US probably has one year to sort it’s shit out, get rid of Gensler and set out good regulation but that seems a near zero chance.

If the US don’t sort their shit out, you will hear the giant sucking sound of London attracting every major crypto firm and accelerating the space globally without the US having as large a say and left floundering.

All the crypto industry needs is a home with good regulation, that speaks English, has a global infrastructure and optimal rule of law and is easily livable. That may well be the UK.

The downside is you get sideways rain for 11 months of the year…

The UK has not finalized it’s regs yet but they know the opportunity.

[RYAN SΞAN ADAMS @RyanSAdams]

I can't wait to read another whitepaper from a western government calling for further research into a CDBC while China literally has one in production and is coming to drink your milkshake.

I'll save you a step.

If you're a liberal democracy just build on crypto.

🕚

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@BCG hi @BCG , you are often quoted for a report that attributes 2% (1 billion tonnes) of global GHG emissions. DO you have the reference / link for this please ? 🙏

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@StarlingBank Well, there's still something not right here as other banks are not using invasive practices like this.

Can you please post a link to the FCA regs that you are following? Thanks.

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@StarlingBank

Hi Starling, you seem to have bricked my app with demands for my personal details.

Why please? You say for my protection. I want a bank account not a nanny.

No other bank asks for these details so it clearly isn't required. Do we have to switch to @monzo ?

[Mark Stoter @StoterMark]

@Ecosse4ever @StarlingBank @StarlingBank this isn't good enough. You're doing weird stuff with personal data demands and then refusing to follow up queries and give explanations.

Other banks don't do this and your feed is full of objections.

@AnneBoden what's going on?

[Janey-jane 🇬🇧 🧙‍♀️)0( @proudpaganj]

@StarlingBank @riker_dave I had the same request! Its like big brother! And until you give over what they want (not for marketing purposes) you are a suspected terrorist, money launderer all round dodgy person!

[lonpars @v3dmc]

@StarlingBank No other bank is asking for this information, your the only one