Farley on Nostr: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WkNZMu2ThIw Recent news about the FBI raiding the home ...
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Recent news about the FBI raiding the home of Shayne Coplan, CEO of Polymarket—a blockchain-based prediction platform—raises troubling questions about selective enforcement. Polymarket had accurately predicted Trump’s 2024 victory, which critics argue might have made it a target of politically motivated scrutiny. The raid, which confiscated electronic devices, comes as the platform continues to face legal uncertainty under U.S. law governing offshore and unregulated betting markets.
But this incident prompts a deeper question: **When will the Federal Reserve face scrutiny for conjuring trillions of dollars out of thin air, creating systemic financial imbalances?** The Federal Reserve’s unchecked ability to manipulate the money supply has inflated asset bubbles, widened wealth inequality, and eroded the value of savings. Yet, while decentralized platforms like Polymarket are being targeted for their transparency and innovation, the operations of central banks remain unquestioned by enforcement agencies.
This disparity reveals a troubling dynamic: systems of decentralization and empowerment are often suppressed, while centralized institutions perpetuating economic instability continue unchallenged. Is it time to reexamine where accountability truly lies?
What are your thoughts on this? Do these actions reflect a priority misalignment, or are they part of a broader resistance to decentralization?
Recent news about the FBI raiding the home of Shayne Coplan, CEO of Polymarket—a blockchain-based prediction platform—raises troubling questions about selective enforcement. Polymarket had accurately predicted Trump’s 2024 victory, which critics argue might have made it a target of politically motivated scrutiny. The raid, which confiscated electronic devices, comes as the platform continues to face legal uncertainty under U.S. law governing offshore and unregulated betting markets.
But this incident prompts a deeper question: **When will the Federal Reserve face scrutiny for conjuring trillions of dollars out of thin air, creating systemic financial imbalances?** The Federal Reserve’s unchecked ability to manipulate the money supply has inflated asset bubbles, widened wealth inequality, and eroded the value of savings. Yet, while decentralized platforms like Polymarket are being targeted for their transparency and innovation, the operations of central banks remain unquestioned by enforcement agencies.
This disparity reveals a troubling dynamic: systems of decentralization and empowerment are often suppressed, while centralized institutions perpetuating economic instability continue unchallenged. Is it time to reexamine where accountability truly lies?
What are your thoughts on this? Do these actions reflect a priority misalignment, or are they part of a broader resistance to decentralization?