Molly White Tracks Crypto Scams. It’s Going Just Great

I would think that someone so gung-ho on unalterable ledgers would be less inclined to try to rewrite the facts of what's happened each time we've interacted — all interactions that you have initiated, I might add.

You seem to think that if you can make vague assertions that I've "brigaded" or "abused" or "bullied" or "sent an online lynch mob" after you, people will just take your word for it — and this is a pattern you've repeated several times now. They're welcome to review our past interactions, where you began by making massive assumptions about me and my motivations, where you continued to be incredibly arrogant towards me and towards others replying in the thread, and where I repeatedly tried to disengage. Taken aback by your arrogance and rudeness, I ultimately tweeted some screenshots of your own words, with the added text "this man called me vain last week" https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF/status/1516610542588284931 (and you had). As far as I can tell that's what you've decided was me "drinking your blood" (a bit over-the-top, if you ask me), rather than perhaps an opportunity to reflect on how you speak to other people.

Anyone reading this thread is free to see our interactions and decide if that's a fair characterization or not — again, I think the record speaks for itself: https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3Aleashless%20to%3Amolly0...

I'll also note that we ended our last, unpleasant interaction by mutually agreeing to avoid the other: https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF/status/1517200861377839110. And yet here you are, blathering into the comment thread on a profile about me, because apparently your ego can't stand my mere existence. Perhaps your once-in-a-generation transformational intelligence could be put to use doing something other than coming after me at every opportunity, and then pretending I'm puppeting some sort of shadowy cabal to come after you (when the reality is that when normal people see arrogance of your calibre, they feel the need to comment on it).

Exchanges can see the assets I move through on-ramps and off-ramps, but (in the case of Zcash etc) they can't see all the on-chain activity in between, which is generally the more interesting part.

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6. The theory is to dispel the myth that blockchain is a fringe technology used only by those wanting to risk their livelihoods or possibly make their fortunes on volatile cryptoassets like Bitcoin.

7. The blockchain is now at a stage in its development equivalent to where the internet was in or around 1995. The internet was unstoppable in 1995 and blockchain technology is unstoppable now. It will become ubiquitous in all major industrial and financial sectors, simply because it allows for the immutable recording of data, thereby reducing friction in commercial and consumer transactions and obliterating the scope for dispute as to what has occurred.

8. As the Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales, I hold an office that pre-dates modern trade in derivatives and reinsurance, even steam engines, powered flight, and certainly the internet. I am particularly and obviously concerned about the reputation and development of English law and the jurisdiction of England and Wales.

9. Many people do not realise that English law governs trading in €600 trillion of OTC derivatives annually, in €11.6 trillion in metals trading, in £250 billion in M&A deals, and in £80 billion in insurance contracts every year – just to take a few examples. My hope is that English law will prove to be the law of choice for borderless blockchain technology as its take up grows exponentially in the months and years to come.

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I think we can both agree that this is a well reasoned case made by a global expert in the field who is talking inside of his area of expertise: I feel that my view of the blockchain and its potentials is similar, although of course less nuanced. I think you should reconsider your position based on this analysis and the work of many other experts in the field. But you do you. By all means be the expert. Be the authority.

Tell people what to think. Right or wrong.

Molly here.

I went on the Bankless podcast six months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Itd3g23QI. I debated Charles Hoskinson on a panel about "the future of crypto": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5p2gt7htDM&t=998s. I went on the Unusual Whales crypto podcast/Twitter space: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unusual-whales-pod-13-.... I've repeatedly gone on CoinDesk's show — sometimes for more adversarial conversations than others. I provided "The Bear Case for Crypto" on a two-part series by Scott Galloway https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGh... (Michael Saylor provided the bull case; unfortunately we were not in conversation directly). I went on the crypto podcast Digitally Rare a year ago: https://anchor.fm/digitallyrare/episodes/web3-could-be-going....

I apologize for upsetting you when I politely declined the invitation to come on your podcast, but it's simply not accurate to say that I don't "engage with the issues or opposing views".

My reason for declining was largely as drewbeck suggested. I also try to avoid coming on shows where I feel I am simply being used to draw engagement and interest in a specific crypto project, which was part of my concern with your specific invitation.

Good dialogue so far but you've lost me with this.

When I buy a big vault, extra door locks, a pitbull, and a gun to protect the gold I store at home to go full gold buggery, am I paying for the investigation, enforcement, and regulation of gold? This is what I mean by its expensive to secure my own gold.

When I store gold at a business that specializes in such services, am I paying for the investigation, enforcement, and regulation of gold?

If yes for either of these, how am I not paying for that same investigation, enforcement, and regulation of crypto when buying a vault for my crypto or paying one of many such companies to hold it for me?

I don't really get what you are subsidizing that you don't also subsidize for pokemon cards, private equity, or any collectable.

Gold is exempt from sales tax in most US states so I really have no clue what you are on about.

Incase I've missed something, on behalf of all crypto users you have my full permission to stop subsidizing all USG employees trying to investigate, enforce, and regulate crypto.