Blockstream's Adam Back blocked me years ago for asking him questions wrt to his refusal to call out Alex Mashinsky's Celsius Network $CEL ponzi a part of the Tether $USDT fraud cartel.
It comes as zero surprise to me that Jeffery Epstein's name has come up in relation to him.

Adam Back's Blockstream company took $500k from Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 - Epstein was a convicted pedophile in 2008!

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I'd love to hear Adam Back deny this. My guess is that he'll try to keep his mouth shut and block anyone who asks him questions, just like he did to with me.

I'd love to hear Adam Back deny this.
My guess is that he'll try to keep his mouth shut and block anyone who asks him questions, just like he did with me.
Adam Back only goes on friendly media outlets (like Paolo Ardonio of Tether $USDT).
Funny, innit?

I highly doubt we'll get any answers from Blockstream's Adam Back—much less truthful or complete ones—but at least someone is asking the right questions. 👇

Adam Back always blocks people who ask simple questions wrt the Tether crime cartel.

The timing of all this going down is very suspect indeed.

The Blockstream crew make shady used car salesmen look honest in comparison, given the latest Jeffery Epstein email release.
Epstein was squarely focused on crypto and little wonder it has been used extensively for CSAM distribution and sex trafficking.