Episode 1243

Biden targets big corporations + Tether Investigation with Bitfinex’ed | E1243

Jul 9, 20211:16:26Watch on YouTube

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Show notes:

00:00 Start

02:21 News: President Joe Biden signs executive order

08:58 Why is this happening now?

17:10 Ladder - Check out Ladder life insurance today to see if you are instantly approved at https://ladder.com/twist

18:16 Tether Investigation with guest @Bitfinex’ed

22:27 Know Your Customer, and why it drives Tether adoption

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28:54 Bitfinex & Tether linked by the same owners

36:09 How Tether works

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39:41 The Crypto Capital debacle, Tether covering Bitfinex losses

44:28 New York Attorney General’s Tether investigation

48:55 $60B black swan risk

54:19 Speculation about the Tether attestation

59:55 The Tether team

1:11:10 Why Bitfinex’ed believes there is massive manipulation

Link to tapes mentioned by Bitfinex'ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D36vJGGkhPs

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