• @froztbyte
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      525 days ago

      in advance of asking this I’ll cop to not actually having followed Wright’s insane arc in detail much the last few years on account of life yaks, but

      why the hell is he even trying? is there a big pile of seized bitcoins that he believes he can get access to if only he managed to dupe people?

      like I’m not trying to legitimate any views or valuations here, but it’s just so … wat

      • @V0ldek
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        1225 days ago

        From what I gathered it was about “since I invented blockchain now I own a percentage of every crypto project ever because intellectual property/patent law/vibes”.

        I think he was also selling something? So clout and publicity.

      • @gerikson
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        925 days ago

        I think he just started lying and then continued lying to cover up his previous lies. And he had a deep-pocketed backer in the form of Calvin Ayre.

          • @froztbyte
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            725 days ago

            I wonder if at any point anyone involved (no matter how tangentially) in this process ever went “uh… guys…” and got (metaphorically) defenestrated for trying to pull the eject handle

            • David GerardOPMA
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              725 days ago

              Stefan Matthews apparently sorta tried, but