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Tether obviously, but this paragraph in particular was a wild ride: "Even by crypto’s often-surreal standards, Tether has a peculiar history. The company was f
by mmastrac 4y ago
Tether obviously, but this paragraph in particular was a wild ride:
"Even by crypto’s often-surreal standards, Tether has a peculiar history. The company was founded in 2014 by Brock Pierce, a cryptocurrency evangelist who, as a child actor, starred in the “Mighty Ducks” movies. He and his partner, Reeve Collins, later handed control of the firm to a former plastic surgeon named Giancarlo Devasini, who has stored some of Tether’s assets in a bank in the Bahamas run by one of the creators of the “Inspector Gadget” cartoon."
- hoppyhoppy2 4y agoAnother surreal connection: Brock Pierce is now running for US Senator from Vermont (he owns a $3.4 million home there; it's unclear if he's even legally able to declare Vermont residency, especially without giving up some big tax breaks in Puerto Rico [0]). It's a political move allegedly assisted behind the scenes by Steve Bannon.[1] [0]: https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/06/does-brock-pierce-live-in-vermont-answering-yes-could-cost-the-senate-candidate-his-puerto-rican-tax-haven/ https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/06/does-brock-pierce-live-in-ve... [1]: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/22/bannon-is-helping-a-vermont-crypto-bro-get-elected-to-the-senate-00027264 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/22/bannon-is-helping-a...
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoDo any of these articles touch on Brock (of Mighty Ducks fame) being found with a bunch of child porn and stuff?
- ipaddr 4y agoNo and you stop asking that in every thread
- MerelyMortal 4y agoI went back three pages of OP's comment history and didn't see OP mentioning that at all, so definitely not "every thread".