David Seaman: Ethereum Classic ‘Little More Than Troll Vaporware’

David Seaman, a crypto blogger, has written a blog in the Huffington Post saying that sources have told him authorities are examining Barry Silbert’s role with Ethereum Classic, which Seaman considers a scam. In another Huffington Post blog, Seaman claims CoinDesk, which Silbert’s Digital Currency Group has acquired, is promoting Ethereum Classic. In the interest of disclosure, Seaman noted he holds some ether, some bitcoin, some U.S. dollars, and some gold. He pointed out that since he held ether at the time of the Ethereum hard fork, he also has a Classic position by default, but he has....

Huffington Post journalist David Seaman, who we interviewed last month, has a bone to pick with the Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert. The article in question written by Seaman claims Silbert is behind the Ethereum Classic chain pump, and the whole ETC project is a blatant scam in his opinion. David Seaman Slams Barry Silbert’s ETC ‘Pump’. The very....

After the successful execution of the Ethereum network’s first hard fork, mainstream media outlets, including the Huffington Post, criticized the supporters of Ethereum Classic, calling the project aimed to maintain the original chain of Ethereum “another Bitcoin scam.” David Seaman, the author of an article entitled “‘Ethereum Classic,’ Another Bitcoin Scam,” laid out a series of irrational arguments to supposedly prove the invalidity of Ethereum Classic, both philosophically and economically. Because some people lost too much money? The first argument presented was the justification of....

Is Barry Silbert getting into trouble for voicing his support for Ethereum Classic? An article published on Huffingpost seems to suggest that Ethereum Classic is a scam, and its moral backers (read Barry Silbert) must be prosecuted under the US laws for promoting it. Penned by David Seaman, the follow-up article blames Silbert for promoting a pump-and-dump scheme, while referring to a series of tweets where the Bitcoin entrepreneur can be found inciting traders to purchase Ethereum Classic tokens (ETC). It even goes on seeking an enquiry against Silbert by none other than US Securities and....

CoinTelegraph caught up with independent journalist and podcast host David Seaman to talk about the Bitcoin blocksize debate, BitLicense exodus, altcoins and gaming, as well as what bitcoin needs to break out of its current price slump. CoinTelegraph: Picking up from our last interview. Has the mainstream media become more informed and balanced in its coverage of bitcoin? David Seaman: I think so overall. The media will get excited about Bitcoin again when the price demands attention. It's not exciting or sexy at the moment. They want either a train wreck to report on or a rags to riches....