• froztbyte@awful.systems
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    6 months ago

    in advance of asking this I’ll cop to not actually having followed Wright’s insane arc in detail much the last few years on account of life yaks, but

    why the hell is he even trying? is there a big pile of seized bitcoins that he believes he can get access to if only he managed to dupe people?

    like I’m not trying to legitimate any views or valuations here, but it’s just so … wat

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      6 months ago

      From what I gathered it was about “since I invented blockchain now I own a percentage of every crypto project ever because intellectual property/patent law/vibes”.

      I think he was also selling something? So clout and publicity.

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      6 months ago

      I think he just started lying and then continued lying to cover up his previous lies. And he had a deep-pocketed backer in the form of Calvin Ayre.