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Ian Gass

@iangass

accepting I may need to come out of hibernation.

Joined March 2012
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This is the worst tax chart ever. It shows the number of businesses in the UK at different turnover levels.
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Isle of Man-based fintech company, @Blackfridge_, has launched poundtoken, the first British-regulated stablecoin fully backed 1:1 by pound sterling (GBP) 👉 ow.ly/ELUt50JTGEh ... #UK #Stablecoin #GBPT
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‘What’s your favourite category of pornography?, I was asked by a man within minutes of entering a popular app in the metaverse. Nearby a man was simulating sex with another avatar while explicit language and racist and homophobic slurs filled my headset. thetimes.co.uk/article/9a243…
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Keanu Reeves laughing at the concept of NFT’s makes me like him that much more.
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Wrote some notes summarizing my first impressions of web3: moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-fi…

My first impressions of web3

Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to...

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Ian Gass retweeted
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BOPP@BoppPayments25 Nov 2021
BOPP is making payments better for a huge number of businesses at @TheBusinessShow. With fees of 0.5% and a maximum charge of 50p per transaction, we seem to be appealing to anyone that needs paying!
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We @sequoia see a tremendous opportunity for founders building private, autonomous, decentralized Web3 experiences. Here’s why: sequoia.medium.com/the-risin…
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So good to get back to it last weekend @CadwellPark with @thundersportgb! Huge shout out to all our sponsors who have stood by us throughout the summer! Roll on 2022 and back on the roads doing what we do best 🤟🏻@NceRacing @BoppPayments @rstmoto @helperformance @BandCExpress
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Image from jamie williams (@jlgracing92)
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Digital Pound Foundation launches, aiming to promote a UK CBDC theblockcrypto.com/linked/12…
Digital Pound Foundation launches, aiming to promote a UK CBDC

Digital Pound Foundation launches, aiming to promote a UK CBDC

The Digital Pound Foundation announced its launch today, aiming to support "the implementation of a well-designed" CBDC.

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On banking, bitcoin, and the future of money: a response to a governor of the Federal Reserve, Christopher J. Waller. edwardsnowden.substack.com/p…
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I’m so incredibly DELIGHTED for @mariaressa but I also want to explain why this decision by @NobelPrize is so important at this moment (& why it’s more very bad news for Facebook)
The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) profile pictureThe Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize8 Oct 2021
BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize
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Ian Gass retweeted
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BOPP@BoppPayments5 Oct 2021
Well done to Brooklands Primary PTA for using BOPP. Great to see it being used for the sale of school uniforms and your "brew & slice" morning ! @BrooklandsPta @Parentkind
BrooklandsPrimaryPTA (@BrooklandsPta) profile pictureBrooklandsPrimaryPTA@BrooklandsPta4 Oct 2021
💛💙Thanks to everyone who came down this morning for a brew & slice. Was lovely to be in person again. 💙💛 Great to see the bopp contactless payments being used for cakes, calendars & cardis (uniform) @BPSTrafford @BoppPayments #BOPPit
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We just published The Gap Stack Challenge link.medium.com/538Io6HmYjb
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We're experimenting with a new format - Acquired in video 📽️💥 👍 or 👎 ? youtube.com/watch?v=h_jVQZgi…
Standard Oil Part I

Standard Oil Part I

We dive into original American capitalist mega winner, Standard Oil...

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Hey London folks Institutional DeFi - Gonna be a thing? Come see for yourself. 👇 circle.com/institutional-def…
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I just published Why the Web Can’t Fix Digital Identity link.medium.com/RXx5vYQBxjb
Why the Web Can’t Fix Digital Identity

Why the Web Can’t Fix Digital Identity

Most digital identity systems fail because they try to be all things to all people. They have been plagued since the advent of the world…

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I just published User Trust, Not Tokens, Are the Decentralised Future link.medium.com/7rsMDnFBxjb
User Trust, Not Tokens, Are the Decentralised Future

User Trust, Not Tokens, Are the Decentralised Future

This publication has been six years in the making.

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pick one: build something new be widely understood
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This comic explains my experience perfectly and why I no longer engage with 99% of ‘blockchain/crypto’ discussions
Image from Angus Champion de Crespigny (@anguschampion)
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Ian Gass retweeted
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BOPP@BoppPayments15 Jun 2021
Made it to Aberdaron, final stop of the day of the BOPP minibike minitour. Thanks to everyone who has donated to @NHSCharities via BOPP over the past 3 days! You can still donate via bopp.app/link/3p1g1 #smallbikeBigHeart #MHHSBD
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