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I've enjoyed reading a YC founder named Liron Shapira's Twitter threads on a16z Crypto's blatant scams. E.g. - On Helium: Received $365M in investment, convinc

I've enjoyed reading a YC founder named Liron Shapira's Twitter threads on a16z Crypto's blatant scams. E.g. - On Helium: Received $365M in investment, convinced regular people to spend $250M buying hotspot nodes in hopes of earning passive income. The result? Helium's total revenue is $6.5k/month. Link: https://twitter.com/liron/status/1551738599254773765?lang=en https://twitter.com/liron/status/1551738599254773765?lang=en - On Axie Infinity: blatant Ponzi scheme disguised as "play-to-earn"https://twitter.com/liron/status/1554941450697179136?lang=en https://twitter.com/liron/status/1554941450697179136?lang=en - On a16z's scams in general: https://twitter.com/liron/status/1565214131942146051?lang=en https://twitter.com/liron/status/1565214131942146051?lang=en

braingenious 4y ago
Here’s my favorite one: Marc Andreesen gives a rambling non-answer to a simple and straightforward question about a web3 use case. It’s genuinely funny. https://twitter.com/liron/status/1537186589486460928 https://twitter.com/liron/status/1537186589486460928
lazzlazzlazz 4y ago
Liron is a known grifter who has been trying to find the right thing to complain about, to get online famous, for years. His insane past has been discussed before[1]. He's not somebody you want to take seriously or cite as a source. [1]: https://twitter.com/joshsojoshsoj/status/1554139329643122688 https://twitter.com/joshsojoshsoj/status/1554139329643122688
- jakelazaroff 4y ago
  This is pretty unconvincing. What's the grift? Raising valid points about web3 and crypto?
- WickyNilliams 4y ago
  Who cares? This isn't engaging with the arguments, but attempting to smear the person presenting them. Whether it is done for engagement or not is besides the point
  - lazzlazzlazz 4y ago
    Many people have engaged with the arguments in other settings and come out ahead. Liron isn't engaging in good faith. I won't rehash them here, they're visible all over Twitter.

braingenious 4y ago

Here’s my favorite one: Marc Andreesen gives a rambling non-answer to a simple and straightforward question about a web3 use case. It’s genuinely funny. https://twitter.com/liron/status/1537186589486460928 https://twitter.com/liron/status/1537186589486460928

lazzlazzlazz 4y ago

Liron is a known grifter who has been trying to find the right thing to complain about, to get online famous, for years. His insane past has been discussed before[1]. He's not somebody you want to take seriously or cite as a source. [1]: https://twitter.com/joshsojoshsoj/status/1554139329643122688 https://twitter.com/joshsojoshsoj/status/1554139329643122688

jakelazaroff 4y ago
This is pretty unconvincing. What's the grift? Raising valid points about web3 and crypto?
WickyNilliams 4y ago
Who cares? This isn't engaging with the arguments, but attempting to smear the person presenting them. Whether it is done for engagement or not is besides the point
- lazzlazzlazz 4y ago
  Many people have engaged with the arguments in other settings and come out ahead. Liron isn't engaging in good faith. I won't rehash them here, they're visible all over Twitter.