Did Biden Really Die? Analyzing the Polymarket Betting Markets and the Winners & Losers in the Conspiracy Frenzy
On the night of July 22nd, 2024, and the following morning, rumors circulated on X (formerly Twitter) that Biden was under hospice care and had died. This turned out to be completely false. However, I wondered who was making or losing money during this period of wild speculation. First, a little back story.How the Conspiracy Frenzy Started:This all starts when the Biden administration releases a press release on July 17, 2024 that Biden has tested positive for COVID following an event in Las ...
Did Biden Really Die? Analyzing the Polymarket Betting Markets and the Winners & Losers in the Conspiracy Frenzy
On the night of July 22nd, 2024, and the following morning, rumors circulated on X (formerly Twitter) that Biden was under hospice care and had died. This turned out to be completely false. However, I wondered who was making or losing money during this period of wild speculation. First, a little back story.How the Conspiracy Frenzy Started:This all starts when the Biden administration releases a press release on July 17, 2024 that Biden has tested positive for COVID following an event in Las ...
Crypto's Privacy Dark Age
Looking back I think 2013 to 2023 will be considered crypto’s privacy dark ages. A time filled with inadequate privacy solutions / few users using privacy solutions, arrest/ prosecution of privacy developers, and when privacy was assumed to be only needed for crimes. Below is a general history of privacy as it relates to crypto and where I think we are headed.2009 to 2012 - Bitcoin - The Wild Wild West DaysIn the Bitcoin whitepaper, Satoshi Nakamoto addressed privacy by saying “but privacy ca...
Crypto's Privacy Dark Age
Looking back I think 2013 to 2023 will be considered crypto’s privacy dark ages. A time filled with inadequate privacy solutions / few users using privacy solutions, arrest/ prosecution of privacy developers, and when privacy was assumed to be only needed for crimes. Below is a general history of privacy as it relates to crypto and where I think we are headed.2009 to 2012 - Bitcoin - The Wild Wild West DaysIn the Bitcoin whitepaper, Satoshi Nakamoto addressed privacy by saying “but privacy ca...
