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Goldman CEO on Bitcoin: “A Vehicle to Perpetrate Fraud”

19 pointsby mgalkaover 7 years ago

15 comments

justboxingover 7 years ago
&quot;A Vehicle to Perpetrate Fraud&quot;... says the guy whose organization has perpetrated wide-spread fraud at the Board level, and gotten away with <i>most of it</i> with just a congressional hearing and a fine.<p>&quot;There was little ambiguity about the criminality of Rajaratnam’s intentions. In one tape played at trial, he called a contact and said, “I heard yesterday from somebody who’s on the board of Goldman Sachs that they are going to lose two dollars per share.” Rajaratnam quickly traded his shares, avoiding major losses, thanks to this inside information. Convicted in 2011, he was sentenced to eleven years in prison, and given a ten-million-dollar fine, along with an order to forfeit more than fifty-three million in gains. (Gupta, who was also a board member at Goldman, was later convicted of insider trading as well.)&quot;<p>Source: 2016 : The Man Who Terrifies Wall Street: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;09&#x2F;the-man-who-terrifies-wall-street" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2016&#x2F;05&#x2F;09&#x2F;the-man-who-te...</a>
harryVicover 7 years ago
Goldman Ceo should be the last person to call something fraud
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username223over 7 years ago
&gt; ... captivates everyone from mom-and-pop investors to high-frequency traders and Wall Street banks.<p>If this isn&#x27;t a recipe for financial disaster, I don&#x27;t know what is. When dumb money, fast money, and smart money are all feeding off the same carcass, things will get ugly.
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someguydaveover 7 years ago
He&#x27;s attempting to jawbone down the price so that Goldman can buy.
jordanbover 7 years ago
So I&#x27;m guessing that Goldman is all in on Bitcoin then?
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reefoctopusover 7 years ago
You could say the same thing about Goldman Sachs.
thisisitover 7 years ago
People do know CEO or employee&#x27;s opinions doesn&#x27;t really represent company&#x27;s views, right?<p>Because here&#x27;s what happened: &quot;Goldman Says the Bitcoin Haters Just Don’t Get It&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2017-11-29&#x2F;goldman-s-currie-says-bitcoin-is-a-commodity-much-like-gold" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2017-11-29&#x2F;goldman-s...</a>
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vadimbermanover 7 years ago
Sounds like an endorsement.
thrillover 7 years ago
Yeah, let&#x27;s not talk about that $10 billion fraudulent bailout.
partycoderover 7 years ago
Former Microsoft CEO on Linux: &quot;Linux is cancer&quot;<p>Microsoft CEO on Linux: &quot;Microsoft loves Linux&quot;<p>Just give him time.<p>Then, Goldman Sachs should not be pontificating about fraud. Remember 2008?
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thatgerhardover 7 years ago
If my scummy business model was threatened like this I would probably also call the replacement “A Vehicle to Perpetrate Fraud”
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thewhitetulipover 7 years ago
When we do it then it is fine, if others do it then OMG competitors!! &#x2F;s
gt_over 7 years ago
01:45 - “In fact, the Bloomberg system is a blockchain”
CodeWriter23over 7 years ago
I don’t see the word “Fraud” in the entire article.
TaylorGoodover 7 years ago
Fiat currency is no different.