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jcliff

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About jcliff

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/jcliff42; my proof: https://keybase.io/jcliff42/sigs/E4oBv4jkzsNz5a9sPRijX3YJnUqHww3Qh8cxRdM5r40 ]

Recent public activity

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    Comment #38935248

    On the contrary, it makes a significant difference. Futures have to roll over monthly and there's costs associated with that. Depending on the slope of the futures curve, the costs…

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    Comment #34892586

    This 2015 world time map update is an interesting framing of the ongoing Ukraine war.

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    Comment #34886554

    sorry, you're still wrong. currency debasement and bitcoin aren't going anywhere.

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    Comment #33576485

    brokerages need to have cash on hand to loan. they can partner with a bank, or it can come from their own balance sheet or investors, but it's not printed out of thin air.

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    Comment #28900778

    In this thread, cynicism from people salty that they didn't invent or collect cryptopunks or bored apes. I haven't gotten into nfts myself but to say that they are stupid or a scam…

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    Comment #28811473

    well, a partial list of their investments is here: https://ventures.coinbase.com/ Some major ones aren't included such as CoinSwitch Kuber which Coinbase Ventures recently co-led a…

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    Comment #28803074

    Something that I don't think is widely appreciated enough is that Coinbase Ventures holds chunks of many of these startups.

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    Comment #28754601

    it's not a blockchain without a consensus algorithm. it's a linked list of hashes.

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    Comment #28754214

    because nonvoting shares still represent economic ownership of the company. for example, they get pro rata dividends if dividends are ever declared.

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    Comment #28732129

    without a way to resolve the canonical version without trusting a singular maintainer, git is not a blockchain. blockchains enforce consensus in a decentralized way, at least publi…

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    Comment #26871889

    all of those transactions for $0 are actually distributions to the partners. the shares aren't necessarily sold.

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    Comment #25993963

    I believe you need to email coinbase@secondmarket.com

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    Comment #25953074

    not only that, but they custody grayscale's btc. they definitely don't need grayscale.

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    Comment #10785966

    a giant head start, brand, trade secrets (hardware and software), strategic supplier & manufacturer relationships, strategic partnerships (app developers & carriers)

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    Comment #9462301

    code still speaks for itself. it just has to be framed and delivered to an audience. your side project that's sitting on your hard drive or even your unpublicized github account is…

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    Comment #8822314

    This is exactly my thought as well. Not just for institutional money either. This makes it dramatically easier and simpler for retail investors (in both taxable and tax advantaged …

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    Comment #8639265

    Does anyone have any recommendations for incorporating in Nevada? I plan to do business primarily in Nevada and understand that it is also a very business friendly state for incorp…

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    Comment #8123815

    loved the dial up modem one. what a throwback.

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    Comment #8054275

    flat based on what?

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    Comment #7912839

    Also in the same space is beepi. http://www.beepi.com They solve your second concern by not offering test drives to potential buyers.

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    Comment #7874836

    This is just the market getting more efficient (better pricing) with an increased supply (hotel + airbnb). It seems like an overall positive thing to me.

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    Comment #7859230

    so hostile. even if it's not a general solution, it's working. perhaps it's time for you to put down the books and build something.

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    Comment #7677706

    Either a troll, typo, or somebody incredibly naive. I'd be curious to hear from people with experience though what a realistic budget (both time and money) for something like this …