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Why I have zero faith in crypto venture capitalists

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Re: Why I have zero faith in crypto venture capitalists

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That's a false equivalence. Literally every share of a business is supposed to be backed by a business. Zero coins entitle the bearer to any right or interest whatsoever. Even those stable coins don't give you any claim on the backing instruments. Certainly not in Tether town. Says so right in their T&Cs.

The key word there is 'supposed'... Theranos, B. Madoff, and others seemed to feel that was just a suggestion :-P Also, businesses are not required to buy their stock back from you, so they are not 'backed' any more then crypto is. If a company goes broke, and you hold common stock - you get nothing edit:s/there/their/

In this thread, you're comparing crypto to Madoff and Theranos, and you think this is an argument in its favour.

Re: Why I have zero faith in crypto venture capitalists

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and of course the "united" states

That's an interesting one because when it began, it was much closer to the 'loosely affiliated states' but over time, it has become more tight-knit under regulatory and leadership frameworks. That's not to say there isn't a bunch of internal disagreements. IMO.

Indeed, many felt that it could provide a framework that might allow unlimited number of states around the world joining. A union of somewhat independent states.
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