Cory Doctorow on Nostr: So here we are, a typical Bitcoin story: scammers lying like hell, wrecking the ...
So here we are, a typical Bitcoin story: scammers lying like hell, wrecking the planet, and getting indecently rich. The guy's even spending his money like an asshole. So far, so normal.
But what's interesting about *this* story is where it came from: Hunterbrook Media, an investigative news outlet that's funded by a short seller - an investment firm that makes bets that companies' share prices are likely to decline.
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