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Cringe Raps and $5 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin w/ Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Tech Won't Save Us

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The Block Chain and Its Effects on Bitfinex

The dark side of the block chain. Everything is public and everything is tractable, but it's also irreversible. Once once i send you money, i cannot get it back unless you send it back to me. And we've seen some interesting cases lately of hackers stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in beat coin. If you're an investor in the space, if you're just a, ou know, a regular user out there who wants to put some money in these companies, do you really want to rely on the generosity of a hacker to get your money back? It'sreally riskyn.

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