CryptoTwitter Roundup 10/16/2019

Andrew Kang shares a video of a small Filecoin mining operation run by a quant trading firm in ChengDu, China.

Andrew Kang @Rewkang

0) Billions of dollars were spent on #filecoin mining machines in China. This is a video of a small operation run by a quant trading firm in ChengDu, China.

Image comparing administrators and maintainers of Silk Road’s prison sentences to Ross Ulbricht’s, highlighting injustice. 

Clemency For Ross @ClemencyForRoss

@beardly01 @Cernovich For those who haven't, sign the petition at: FreeRoss.org/petition

Crypto Dog shares a funny image of the SEC on its way to shut down ICOs.

The Crypto Dog📈 @TheCryptoDog

SEC on its way to shut down ICOs

Nathaniel Whittemore - Long Reads Sunday #68.

Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw

Last week was a *walloping.* US Senators pressure co's to leave Libra & won; the SEC took down a $1.7B ICO; the IRS said forks are taxable; and censorship became the hot new export from China. Buckle TF in, it’s Long Reads Sunday #68! 👇k

Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw

First time you submit a bitcoin ETF proposal vs. the third disapproval. https://t.co/RaDe2Ho57v

Libra’s David Marcus: ‘Special thanks to Visa & Mastercard for sticking it out until the 11th hour.’ 

David Marcus @davidmarcus

Special thanks to @Visa and @Mastercard for sticking it out until the 11th hour. The pressure has been intense (understatement), and I respect their decision to wait until there’s regulatory clarity for @Libra_ to proceed, vs. the invoked threats (by many) on their biz.

• ‘I would caution against reading the fate of Libra into this update.’

  David Marcus @davidmarcus

  I would caution against reading the fate of Libra into this update. Of course, it’s not great news in the short term, but in a way it’s liberating. Stay tuned for more very soon. Change of this magnitude is hard. You know you’re on to something when so much pressure builds up.

• Nick Szabo: ‘You might want to ask yourself why the pressure has been so intense. And read some history that Bitcoin pioneers were aware of.’

  Nick Szabo 🔑 @NickSzabo4

  @davidmarcus @Visa @Mastercard @Libra_ You might want to ask yourself why the pressure has been so intense. And read some history that Bitcoin pioneers were aware of, for example the failure of e-gold. Your failure to learn from history has caused you to at great cost recapitulate the failures of the past.

Anthony Pompliano announces that his interview with Spencer Dinwiddie of Brooklyn Nets drops tomorrow for paying members of Off The Chain.

Pomp 🌪 @APompliano

Interview with @SDinwiddie_25 of Brooklyn Nets drops tomorrow for paying members of Off The Chain. We talked tokenizing his contract, how it is a win-win-win, what NBA players think of Bitcoin, the situation in China/HK, and freedom of speech. Subscribe: offthechain.substack.com

Ali Yahya asks ‘what are the most important open questions in crypto?’

Ali Yahya @ali01

What are the most important open questions in crypto? What questions will have the greatest bearing on the eventual shape of the crypto landscape and on the outcomes for the best companies in it? Here’s a stab! 12 questions in 12 tweets 👇 outlast.me/twelve-questio…

outlast.me12 QuestionsWhat are the most important open questions in crypto? What questions will have the greatest bearing on the eventual shape of the crypto landscape and on the outcomes for the best companies in it?

StarkWare is partnering with DeversiFi to bring the first STARK-powered exchange to live users on mainnet by Jan 2020.

StarkWare @StarkWareLtd

Delighted to announce #devcon5: we partnered with @deversifi to bring the first STARK-powered exchange to live users on mainnet by Jan 2020. This will (i) reduce fees for non-custodial trading, (ii) defragment liquidity pools, and (iii) reduce counter-party risk.

MyCrypto: ‘Total value of ETH locked into DeFi  reached an ATH of 3M!’

MyCrypto.com @MyCrypto

The total value of ETH locked into #DeFi has reached an ALL TIME HIGH of 3M! 🔥j

Pete Rizzo: ‘Just under 5 years ago, it was possible to email 2 people (Vitalik Buterin and Stephan Tual) to "get up to speed" on Ethereum.’

Pete Rizzo @pete_rizzo_

@AlexSaundersAU @VitalikButerin @stephantual @ethereum Wow I do and it’s hilarious dated. Spends time on the “crypto 2.0 race,” #sidechains and Swarm

coindesk.comCrypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm’s Payday and Ethereum ExpandsCrypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.

Leon Pedretti: ‘2020 will be the biggest year for Ethereum since inception.’

Leonardo [no ProgPow] @LeonPedretti

Next year will be the biggest year for Ethereum since inception. 2020 —> Pos + Defi have a incredible impact on the ecosystem —> Inflation decline and locked Ether are underestimated right now by the market #ethereum #pos #defi #devcon5

Anthony Pompliano: ‘The word “Satoshi” is now in the dictionary. Haters will say it’s photoshopped.’

Pomp 🌪 @APompliano

The word “Satoshi” is now in the dictionary. Haters will say it’s photoshopped 🤷🏽‍♂️

“Bitcoin is like a real piece of antique furniture. Libra is more like Restoration Hardware”, Anthony Pompliano on CNBCSquawkBox. 

Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC

Bitcoin is like a real piece of antique furniture. Libra is more like Restoration Hardware, @JoeSquawk tells @APompliano #bitcoin

Chainlink is hosting its first virtual hackathon with over $60k in bounties.

Chainlink - Official Channel @chainlink

1/ Chainlink is hosting its first virtual hackathon with over $60k in bounties. We want to inspire you to think big and build a meaningful project that connects smart contracts to the real world. coinlist.co/build/chainlink

Nick Szabo hates on Vlad Zamfir.

Nick Szabo 🔑 @NickSzabo4

@Fatalmeh @cyrillapinte Unblocking to respond, will likely reblock soon. That tweet wasn't the reason. The first half of it is actually good, the second so-so. The reason is your pathetic fandom for Vlad Zamfir. That's a red flag for being hopelessly clueless and more or less an automatic block.

• Vitalik Buterin: ‘I like Vlad! Why am I not blocked yet?’

  Vitalik Non-giver of Ether @VitalikButerin

  @NickSzabo4 @Fatalmeh @cyrillapinte I like Vlad! Why am I not blocked yet?

Jameson Lopp posts funny photo of Tone Vays sitting next to Craig Wright on a panel wearing a ‘We are all Satoshi (except Craig Wright)’ shirt.

Jameson Lopp @lopp

🤣@ToneaysV

Misir Mahmudov: ‘Time is the only thing that you cannot buy, save up, borrow or take a loan on. The only thing that comes close to time is Bitcoin.’

Misir Mahmudov @misir_mahmudov

Time is the only thing that you cannot buy, save up, borrow or take a loan on. The only thing that comes close to time is Bitcoin.

Richard Raizes: ‘Unpopular Prediction: If Ethereum 2.0 works as expected, Ethereum will overtake Bitcoin as the #1 crypto by 2025.’

Richard Raizes @richardraizes

Unpopular Prediction: If Ethereum 2.0 works as expected, Ethereum will overtake Bitcoin as the #1 crypto by 2025

Cyrus Younessi with a tweetstorm on new features in multi-collateral Dai.

Cyrus Younessi @cyounessi1

Multi Collateral Dai launches on Nov 18th. But there is a whole lot more coming than just a few extra collateral types. A thread on some of the new features we will see, at least in the world of governance and risk: 1/9

Kevin Owocki tweets slides of DevconV talk, ‘Future History of the Open Internet’.

Ξwoki, GITer of Coins @owocki

i gave a talk at @EFDevcon entitled ‘The Future History of the Open Internet’ this thread is a few dozen slides of eye candy! 🍭 👇 read it on the airplane home from Japan :) /ol

Lane Rettig tweetstorms takeaways from a panel with Vitalik Buterin, Jihan Wu, Fred Ehsram, & Haseeb Qureshi at Dragonfly Crypto Summit.

Lane Rettig @lrettig

@VitalikButerin: something else we've underestimated is the importance of community. Two years ago I was a believer that if you built good tech they would come. We now see that without investing in community the good tech won't come, or it won't be that good.