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Do you have any conflicts of interest with respect to cryptocurrencies and/or stablecoins, such as personal investments in or employment in regards to them? You
by floatingatoll 6y ago
Do you have any conflicts of interest with respect to cryptocurrencies and/or stablecoins, such as personal investments in or employment in regards to them? Your comment history seems to indicate that since 2019 you’ve primarily commented at HN only to speak positively about cryptocoins, and so I’m curious if your financial welfare depends on them somehow.
- washedup 6y agoThanks for digging. Yes, of course I am invested. If I believed the things I say about them, it would be ridiculous not to be. Could you please instead address my response? What about my points do you disagree with? Edit: I have no exposure with Tether and honestly don’t care what happens with it. But it is not artificially propping up the value of bitcoin or other currencies.
- floatingatoll 6y agoI’m not well-versed enough in cryptocurrency to be able to reply otherwise to your comment, apologies.
- washedup 6y agoIt’s all good, and I appreciate your call out. Probably a good idea for me to add a little disclaimer going forward!
- floatingatoll 6y agoI would instead encourage you to participate on more topics than any single topic alone. It’s not that you need to include a disclaimer on every comment, it’s that your participation is so narrowly focused on boosting cryptocurrencies that I can determine you’re invested in them at a glance. Participating more broadly would be more welcome, and would give more weight to your views here. (I am not a site admin, this is only the thoughts of someone else on HN.)