The Charles Ponzi of the Modern Era Answers Technical Questions about "The Buterin Scheme"
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TIL: Before he was caught, Charles Ponzi the namesake of the Ponzi scheme successfully sued a newspaper for libel and won $500,000 in damages after it suggested there was no way Ponzi could legally deliver such high returns in a short period of time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaβ¦
Charles Ponzi upon release from prison in Charleston, South Carolina, 1934. [800x949]
Finally, the Biggest Ponzi since Charles Ponzi heads towards Intrinsic Value...aka ZERO
BTC now in a 50% drawdown. USD strengthening bc we have too much debt. Fed in a box. BE CAREFUL buying the corn. You might get corn holed!
How Charles Ponzi Invented a System in 1920 That Has Inspired Fraudsters Throughout History. thepowerofknowledge.xyz/hβ¦
Madoff And His Models.... Ron Chernow writes about the history of Ponzi schemes and fraud, from Charles Ponzi himself to Bernie Madoff. newyorker.com/magazine/20β¦
Madoff And His Models....... Ron Chernow writes about the history of Ponzi schemes and fraud, from Charles Ponzi himself to Bernie Madoff. (New Yorker 2009) newyorker.com/magazine/20β¦
Charles Ponzi - since so many here don't know what a Ponzi scheme is. youtu.be/w4waqVKanxA
Charles Ponzi Endorses the Perth Mint Unallocated Accounts Programs .....
Charles Ponzi
It made me chuckle when they were having the heated argument about investments and Robert mentioned the fellow in America that promised 90 days off return on investmentπ why was Robert so seemingly cavalier about his investments? I wonder how much money he had lost in the past, aside from losing Cora's fortune. Seemed like they hadn't ever come across this problem before. Just a funny thought. I'm not much into England history so not really sure if I know what I'm talking about!
Wall Street Crime And Punishment: Charles Ponzi benzinga.com/general/educβ¦
[October 1st, 1920] Charles Ponzi was indicted on 86 counts of mail fraud.
Charles Ponzi: "Youβre not late to BTC coin. Youβre an early adopter."
Charles Ponzi - Still relevant youtu.be/w4waqVKanxA
Just like Qoin, Charles Ponzi encouraged people to trade ponzi notes with each other!
[December 7, 1920] Charles Ponzi's victims to receive about 20 cents to the dollar.
TIL that Charles Ponzi, the man who created the first ever "ponzi scheme" passed out coffee and doughnuts to calm angry investors outside his office. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaβ¦
Adam Back: "Bitconnect, Charles Ponzi, ethereum, onecoin, Cardano, ripple, Bernie Madoff, stellar, Dan Larmer. All looking very similar grade to me." twitter.com/adam3us/statuβ¦
[August 13,1920] Charles Ponzi gives himself in to federal authorities after the collapse of his βPonzi Schemeβ resulting from a series of exposΓ© articles by the Boston Post.
Charles Ponzi and his scheme (2018) youtu.be/6pxxS07PZn0
Origin of the Ponzi Scheme: Charles Ponzi conned 40,000 people into giving him their life savings. He made $250 million in 8 months. youtu.be/VOxyJDhANc8
Busted 100 Years Ago: Charles Ponzi, indicted in October 1920 for $32 million scheme promising to double Bostonian investors' money in 90 days, instead paid off early investors with the deposits of later investors. [YouTube Quick Bio, 2 minutes, CBS This Morning] youtube.com/watch?v=uwE7gβ¦
[July 24, 1920] The Boston Post questions the financial practices of Charles Ponzi. An Italian immigrant with dreams of greatness, Ponzi created a near frenzy with a scheme that used previous investorsβ money to pay new ones.
100 years ago today, Charles Ponzi's infamous (and ultimately eponymous) scheme began to unravel damninteresting.com/the-eβ¦
[August 12th, 1920] Charles Ponzi was arrested for defrauding investors of seven million dollars, after surrendering to federal authorities at the Boston federal courthouse. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaβ¦
It was reported that many investors held on to their Ponzi Certificates, after they were offered to redeem them for a share of the seized assets, believing Charles Ponzi would one day make good on the investment.
Charles Ponzi would be proud. Orwell would have used the line in 1984.
Charles Ponzi and the Ponzi Scheme: The History and Legacy of 20th Century Americaβs Most Famous Con Artist by Charles Rivers Editors amazon.com/Charles-Ponzi-β¦
Charles Ponzi. I think he should be the patron saint of MLMβs
TIL the creator of the Ponzi scheme, Charles Ponzi, lived in Lexington colonialtimesmagazine.comβ¦
TIL Charles Ponzi's scheme involved arbitrage of postal International Reply Coupons (IRCs). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaβ¦
Charles Ponzi four months into his scheme
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