Except we don't really KNOW if it was really fully backed. Also, neither cash nor BANKING FIAT are absolutely NON-FUNGIBLE... if they were selling Tether in exchange of banking fiat coming from dubious individuals/corporations, those funds were not really worth their face value because you are assuming a risk (that finally materialised) that the funds gets frozen later.
That's the reason even people (not only governments/banks) do require reasonable KYC on the origin of funds for big purchases, because you could end up without the sold good plus the obtained funds seized on a later date.
We only know that one point in time it was backed and that was done by a law firm which was only allowed access to the balance but not the books. Shady but they did prove they had the cash at that one point in time. Shady was using a law firm instead of an accounting firm. That smacks of guilt right there. |
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1008 Argyle Street,
Finnieston,
GLASGOW,
G3 8LX
do I win a cookie?
Yes You can collect it at 1008 Argyle Street, Finnieston, Glasgow. Go up to the bar and ask for the cookie from Hairy. |
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Basically, libra (which would be based only on usd, eur, pounds and yen) would decimate local currencies. If used broadly, why would anyone use local? Binance research suggests something similar, but in a wrong direction.
If you earn USD, why would you want to take (partial) FX risk on yen, pounds and euros? |
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I find the participation of these nonprofits interesting: Nonprofit
Women’s World Banking – uses a network of 40 independent micro-finance institutions and banks provide support to entrepreneurs in the underdeveloped world with an emphasis on women
Kiva – 501 non-profit organization that allows users to lend money to low-income entrepreneurs in over 80 countries through its platform
Mercy Corps – global humanitarian aid organization that provides support to regions hit by disasters, whether they be economic, environmental, social or political Also the fact that both Uber and Lyft are onboard, but nobody else running 'the sharing economy' such as AirBnB, et al. “Participation” probably means they have signed an MOU to accept donations in Libra. Free money - what do they care. |
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Mic Saw this and thought of you  I need to ask. Why the two satellite antennas oriented towards ground? Dude that’s seriously funny |
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Oh it’s proof that the UK is going to the hounds. I took the photo in Trafalgar Square a couple hours ago. It’s two green men holding hands. Even the pope would be upset.
OK, I have to admit that is one of the moist RETARDED things I have ever seen. The solitary “green man”, who has been featured on UK traffic lights since 1969, has now been joined by a male partner or replaced with two green women holding hands. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/706789/Gay-traffic-lights-leave-pedestrians-confused-Trafalgar-SquareFrom the article: Mr Smith, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “When the light went green I saw the two female symbols and I thought, ‘Oh right, so my missus can cross with my little girl but what do me and the boy do?’
“This wouldn’t work up north. If you introduced this in Preston people wouldn’t know what you were going on about. I think it’s just a London thing really.” There are all sorts of things that don’t work up North. Most of the population, for starters. Its most likely linked to the gay pride marches in London and showing "solidarity" It's ridiculous. You can't just change official traffic signs with random shit. What's next? Ads on it? Oh... wait! Won’t someone think of the children ?  |
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Of course someone is scared this Libra thing could actually work after all:
I believe Libra will be a threaten to banks, not to bitcoin. I see many people saying it would destroy XRP... this is a non-sense to me. Libra may force banks to modernize, as Libra will be more open than banks (more border-less), but will also follow their rules (centralized, legislation rules, reliable, etc).. How will banks modernize? XRP may be the answer for them. XRP always tried to get blockchain technology into the banking system. Banks think XRP is a big joke. |
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Mic Saw this and thought of you |
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I despise all major monotheistic religions with the exception of Pastafarianism. As a Bitcoin monotheist, I gotta say you are missing out. |
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Oh it’s proof that the UK is going to the hounds. I took the photo in Trafalgar Square a couple hours ago. It’s two green men holding hands. Even the pope would be upset.
OK, I have to admit that is one of the moist RETARDED things I have ever seen. The solitary “green man”, who has been featured on UK traffic lights since 1969, has now been joined by a male partner or replaced with two green women holding hands. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/706789/Gay-traffic-lights-leave-pedestrians-confused-Trafalgar-SquareFrom the article: Mr Smith, of Preston, Lancashire, said: “When the light went green I saw the two female symbols and I thought, ‘Oh right, so my missus can cross with my little girl but what do me and the boy do?’
“This wouldn’t work up north. If you introduced this in Preston people wouldn’t know what you were going on about. I think it’s just a London thing really.” There are all sorts of things that don’t work up North. Most of the population, for starters. |
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So what? AFAIK, Sadiq Khan has been doing a superb job for a while now. You can never completely eliminate all the crimes when your population is close to ten million.  Sadiq "no reason to ever carry a knife" Khan? it is the-first-tool ffs Do you even rock? |
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Try living in the UK, full of liberals, crying & whinging bitches. It’s what drags the country down & allows people to dictate to us how we should live in our own fucking country but that’s a whole, lengthy discussion for another forum possibly.
 I don't get it. Me neither, green light for men? Or 2 men symbols so only green for a gay male couple? LOL, I have no clue. I call photoshopped! Oh it’s proof that the UK is going to the hounds. I took the photo in Trafalgar Square a couple hours ago. It’s two green men holding hands. Even the pope would be upset. |
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If you can do something to keep realr0ach out of here then I am sure you will receive an overwhelming support. Other than that it is not such a big issue.
Read my personal text. That will explain why mr. r0ach is still allowed to be around. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Try living in the UK, full of liberals, crying & whinging bitches. It’s what drags the country down & allows people to dictate to us how we should live in our own fucking country but that’s a whole, lengthy discussion for another forum possibly. |
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I wonder where the fuck is Tyler, Tone and Leah right now. These retards caused lots of harm among their followers.
Do you guys remember the post I made back in the day where they were discussing if the bottom is in?
Naysayers were: Tyler and Tone ($1k incoming group)
Haysayers were: Puell, WillyWoo, Tuur (*I may forgot a name or two or three)
I guess it is better to know who our real friends are now and who are lying trolls. What if those naysayers were buying while telling the others to wait so they could buy more? That would double their scam.
Or maybe they just don't know any better than the rest of us? Or a lot less than the rest of us, apparently. |
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A very discreet car to use it daily and that transmits good feeling is the Audi RS4. (Avant, better for me)
The B4 RS4 2.7T Avant was a beast for the day. I never got into the V8 version. Not even sure what is under the hood now? If the 2.7T was a good car, the power delivery was a bit abrupt.  Here some data from B7 and B9: RS4 (B7) V8 4.200c.c. (Atmospheric, no turbo) 420 HP / 309 / kW 0/100 Km/h 4.8s 1650 Kg. Full Traction Last version: RS4 (B9) V6 2.900c.c Biturbo 450 HP / 331 / kW 0/100 Km/h 4.1s 1790 Kg. Full Traction I don’t particularly feel that swapping 150 kg for 20 kw is a good trade |
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Why am I on the internet in the middle of the night instead of in bed reading a book? I always end up buying some styling stuff for my 30 year old 740, just bought handle covers 760 style. Really don't need it, but what the heck, I like the stuff. Cant wait until BTC hits 100k, that's when I cash out a substantial sum of money and buy a lightyear one among other things. https://lightyear.oneWell, going to bed and cuddle with the cats now. You all have a good one. OMG how did I not know about the Lightyear One? Thank you for drawing this to my attention !! |
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Well VEGETA was fun for one day  If this shit keeps up I might have to leverage up more. |
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My parents had a 300ZX Z32 as well, awesome cars, horrible to work on under the hood however. I think their history of Z ownership (from the 240 all the way to 350) inspired my love of Jap cars too and lead to me owning an R33 GTR.
There's something about mid 90's to mid 00's Jap cars that hold a special place in my heart
I had a R32 GTR. Without a shadow of a doubt the most hateful vehicle I have ever possessed. Everything went wrong, it handled and braked like shit. The engine was incredible so some day I will place one in a Morris Minor and enjoy the sole bright spot that car had to offer. Ideally I'd like to buy back that specific car so I can slowly cut it to pieces with tin snips but I think it got scrapped which made me smirk. Sorry you had that experience! However the 32's are getting long in the tooth now and were always underbraked apart from the VSPEC2's that came with the Brembo brakes standard. But yes, the RB26 is a beautiful engine, second only to the 2JZ in my book. Hopefully if BTC keeps doing well I'll end up owning a 32 and 34 as well. Don't have as much love for the 35... I appreciate it but it's way more reliant on electronics than I like; but bloody fast! I test drove an R33 GTR. Nice car but the dealer was dodgy. Odometer misaligned... Do you find yourself attracting young men at the gas station instead of young ladies ? Truth be told it's an even mix of ladies and boys haha. But that's ok; I have a wife and didn't buy the car to impress the opposite sex. Spent plenty of money modifying the thing over the years too, now makes over 600hp at all 4 wheels and is a very satisfying and fun car to drive. Yeah it's been a money pit and if I spent the money that I spent on it towards BTC I'd be long retired but hey, we all need our hobbies Yeah lol the 350Z has a reputation as a pussy magnet and the R34 as a penis magnet. 600 hp atw sounds like fun. Handy for passing caravans. |
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A very discreet car to use it daily and that transmits good feeling is the Audi RS4. (Avant, better for me)
The B4 RS4 2.7T Avant was a beast for the day. I never got into the V8 version. Not even sure what is under the hood now? The new S series from Audi are introducing diesel engines again (at least in Europe). V6 3 liters, 350hp, tons of torque, hybrid systems.. blah blah. The worst part are the fake exhaust tips. Fire those engineers plz... Dunno about the RS´s. Hybrids are a waste of time. Part of the reason you go electric is to get rid of maintenance. A hybrid is the worst of both worlds. Either full electric or full gasoline - none of this half assed stuff. |
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