Hacker News
- Bitcoin Is the Total Opposite of a Ponzi Scheme – Here’s Why https://decentralize.today/bitcoin-is-the-total-opposite-of-a-ponzi-scheme-heres-why-4d795f0ed 2 comments
- Bitcoin isnt the future of money – its either a Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/08/bitcoin-isnt-the-future-of-money-its-either-a-ponzi-scheme-or-a-pyramid-scheme/ 2 comments
- Bitcoin.com Lists Ponzi Token, Hex, to the Dismay of Bitcoin Fans https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-com-lists-ponzi-hex-dismay-bch-fans/ 57 comments
Lobsters
- The Problem with Calling Bitcoin a “Ponzi Scheme” https://prestonbyrne.com/2017/12/08/bitcoin_ponzi/ 13 comments merkle-trees
- Bitcoins: The Second Biggest Ponzi Scheme in History http://www.garynorth.com/public/11828.cfm?lobsters= 4 comments finance , merkle-trees
- Bitcoin Attacks The Ultimate Ponzi Scheme https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-attack-ultimate-ponzi-scheme 23 comments cryptocurrency
- Another victim of the Bitcoin Core ponzi scheme :( https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/m1p4c8/help_i_withdrew_001_btc_on_binance_and_only/ 7 comments btc
- The Bitcoin Ponzi scam that won't go away https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/23/bitcoin-ponzi-usi-tech-eyeling-trading-wealthboss/ 5 comments btc
- Unless Bitcoin Fulfills its Promises, it is a Ponzi https://coingeek.com/unless-bitcoin-fulfills-promises-ponzi/ 5 comments btc
- U.S. government sues over alleged bitcoin Ponzi scheme http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/21/investing/bitcoin-ponzi-scheme/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_latest+%28cnnmoney%3A+latest+news%29 6 comments politics
- Washington Post: Bitcoin "either a Ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/08/bitcoin-isnt-the-future-of-money-its-either-a-ponzi-scheme-or-a-pyramid-scheme/?tid=hpmodule_79c38dfc-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394 21 comments technology
- FUD Fighter: Is Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme? https://www.swanbitcoin.com/why-bitcoin-is-not-a-ponzi-scheme-point-by-point/ 7 comments bitcoin
- BTC is a Ponzi according to the bitcoin wiki on en.bitcoin.it https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/7oalo4/btc_is_a_ponzi_according_to_the_bitcoin_wiki_on/ 9 comments btc
- Bitcoin: the World's first decentralised Ponzi scheme https://webb-site.com/articles/bitcoinponzi.asp 15 comments technology
- Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operator Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-ponzi-scheme-18-months-prison-bitcoin-savings-trust/ 3 comments btc
- Bitcoin Attacks The Ultimate Ponzi Scheme Known As Fiat Currency https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-attack-ultimate-ponzi-scheme 9 comments bitcoin
- Virtual reality (VR) field founder says Bitcoin is intrinsically a Ponzi scheme https://finbold.com/virtual-reality-vr-field-founder-says-bitcoin-is-intrinsically-a-ponzi-scheme/ 31 comments cryptocurrency
- Other than using Bitcoin for transactions, is the crypto market largely Ponzi scheme? None 6 comments btc
- [Nassim Taleb] Bitcoin failed as a currency and became a speculative ponzi scheme https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26840006 10 comments cryptocurrency
- The first ponzi scheme for Bitcoin Cash is coming soon! https://ponzi.cash 3 comments btc
- The CEO of one of Asia's largest banks says bitcoin is a 'Ponzi scheme' http://uk.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-a-ponzi-scheme-ceo-of-one-of-asias-largest-banks-says-2017-11 159 comments worldnews
- Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse. [x-post from /r/economy] http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2013/04/bitcoin_is_a_ponzi_scheme_the_internet_currency_will_collapse.html 30 comments worldnews
- Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2013/04/bitcoin_is_a_ponzi_scheme_the_internet_currency_will_collapse.html 193 comments economy
- "I had someone who started writing a book about why bitcoin is a ponzi scheme, they started doing research for the book and abandoned it. They disproved all of their [own] points." https://streamable.com/hh2n6 7 comments bitcoin
- Cryptocurrency guru arrested for bitcoin-based ponzi schemes; scam could run into Rs 13,000 crore https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/cryptocurrency-guru-arrested-for-bitcoin-ponzi-schemes-scam-could-run-into-rs-13000-crore/story/274255.html 11 comments india
- India cautions investors, compares bitcoin to 'Ponzi scheme' http://thehill.com/policy/technology/366770-india-cautions-investors-on-cryptocurrency-likens-to-ponzi-scheme 3 comments worldnews
- Bitcoin expert Jorge Stolfi comments on the Winklevoss ETF. It's a ponzi! https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx201630-2.htm 147 comments btc
- For some strange reason, this thread about what makes bitcoin different from Luna, Celsius, Hex, and "conventional ponzis" was removed from the buttcoin sub. https://np.reddit.com/r/Buttcoin/comments/yd0urm/can_we_just_agree_that_youd_have_to_be_an_idiot/itrxxzm/ 91 comments cryptocurrency
- Natalie’s take on JP Morgan CEO’s comment that Bitcoin is a “Decentralised Ponzi Scheme”. https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/xm9c9q/boom_great_roast_for_the_bankers_and_awesome/?amp%3Bamp%3Butm_medium=ios_app&%3Bamp%3Butm_name=iossmf 21 comments cryptocurrency
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Slams Crypto, Calls Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/jpmorgan-jamie-dimon-bitcoin-crypto-blockchain-regulation-crime-ponzi-scheme-2022-9 44 comments cryptocurrency
- Bitcoin Core (BTC): A Pyramid Scheme? A Ponzi scheme? Multi-Level Marketing? https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/adwkj1/bitcoin_core_btc_a_pyramid_scheme_a_ponzi_scheme/ 10 comments btc
- SEC Comment: "bitcoins are more like penny stock, shares of a company with no assets, no products, and no staff; or shares in a pure ponzi schema, like Madoff's fund." :( https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx201630-2.htm 25 comments btc
- JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Tells Congress Crypto Tokens Like Bitcoin Are 'Decentralized Ponzi Schemes' – Featured Bitcoin News https://news.bitcoin.com/jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-tells-congress-crypto-tokens-like-bitcoin-are-decentralized-ponzi-schemes/ 20 comments cryptocurrency
- Jamie Dimon thinks Bitcoin and Other Crypto Tokens Are ‘Decentralized Ponzi Schemes’. “I’m a major skeptic on crypto tokens … like Bitcoin . They are decentralized Ponzi schemes, and the notion that it’s good for anybody is unbelievable.” https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-crypto-jamie-dimon-decentralized-ponzi-schemes-51663840617 28 comments cryptocurrency
- Still Thinking Bitcoin Is a Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme? Listen to the World’s Best Hedge Fund Managers Investing in Bitcoin. This will probably strengthen your convictions if need be. https://inbitcoinwetrust.substack.com/p/still-thinking-bitcoin-is-a-madoff 4 comments bitcoin
- GBTC are selling Bitcoin-Core tokens for $6000 (over 10%) below market price and no one is buying them. Proof that it is Tether pumping the market and regular people are not buying even with insane discounts. Bitcoin core is a ponzi pumped by unbacked tethers. If more cash out the price wont hold. https://grayscale.co/bitcoin-investment-trust/#market-performance 21 comments btc
- Erik Voorhees on Twitter: I gotta say... maxi's today sound an awful lot like those who ignored Bitcoin in the early days. "Scam." "Ponzi." "Will never work." "Only gold can be money." I know I won't convince you that there is value, virtue, and beauty in the crypto world beyond just Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1224033473553264640?s=21 62 comments btc
- Over The Past Year, Alex Jones Has Become Apart Of The Bitcoin Community. After his research he told in a Discussion With CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Peter Schiff, Bitcoin Is A Little More Than A Ponzi Scheme https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2019/06/alex-jones-is-bitcoin-a-ponzi-scheme 9 comments business
- Can anyone say why the Hacker News crowd hates Bitcoin so much, this thread is full of ignorant rants about wasted energy and how it is just a ponzi scheme for idiots, what is wrong with them? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18780489 126 comments btc
- Public media (here CNBC) starts seeing Bitcoin Core as a Ponzi because of fees ! - We don't use it - cannot transact ... This information officer sees no immediate advantages in using bitcoin - CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/11/14/dbs.html 37 comments btc