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📰 News Alert:

🔖 Title: SEC Chair Gary Gensler says Bitcoin is speculative but likens it to gold

🗓️ Published: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:01:50 +0000

📄 Summary: SEC Chair Gary Gensler likens Bitcoin to gold, labeling it as speculative, in discussions about crypto regulation and ETFs before his departure. Read more on Crypto Briefing. #SEC #Bitcoin #Crypto #Regulation

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: The BBC cannot be held accountable for misinformation.

No right to appeal, no transparency, and the regulator is just another dead end.

For those following the case, here’s an analysis of the BBC’s Stage 2 response, highlighting systemic flaws in how they address inaccuracies:

1/ Conflict of Interest Not Addressed

Flaw: BBC failed to disclose Alex de Vries' affiliation with the Dutch Central Bank, which has a vested interest in undermining Bitcoin.

Impact: Readers lack full context to assess de Vries' credibility.

2/Reliance on a Discredited Source

Flaw: Heavily relied on Alex de Vries' commentary, which has been debunked in peer-reviewed critiques.

Impact: Treated de Vries' work as credible research, perpetuating misinformation.

3/ Failure to Independently Fact-Check

Flaw: Cited similar reporting from other outlets, neglecting their responsibility as a public broadcaster to verify claims independently.

Impact: Undermines the BBC’s editorial standards and trustworthiness.

4/ Freedom of Information Request - Refusal

Flaw: Refused to disclose the fact-checking process under the FOI Act.

Impact: Lacks transparency, raising concerns about their editorial process.

5/ Inadequate Responses to Evidence

Flaw: Avoided addressing detailed rebuttals from the Digital Asset Research Institute (@dari_org).

Key Issues Ignored:

-Misrepresentation of Bitcoin’s energy metrics.

-Failure to consider efficiencies from the Lightning Network.

-Overreliance on outdated methodologies.

-Exclusion of peer-reviewed studies on Bitcoin’s benefits.

Impact: Demonstrates a lack of impartiality.

6/ Breach of Editorial Standards

The BBC violated their own guidelines in three areas:

Accuracy: Relied on discredited sources without fact-checking.

Impartiality: Omitted conflicts of interest and rebuttals, creating bias.

Transparency: Refused to disclose their fact-checking process.

7/ Avoidance of Accountability

Flaw: Avoided engaging with evidence and arguments presented in Stage 1 & 2 complaints.

Impact: Resistance to accountability makes it difficult to challenge inaccuracies.

Summary of the Process Challenges

The BBC’s reliance on flawed justifications, refusal to address rebuttals, and lack of transparency demonstrate systemic shortcomings:

1. Failed to retract or correct misleading content.

2. Ignored conflicts of interest.

3. Failed to adhere to accuracy, impartiality, and transparency standards.

Full Stage 2 response attached.

This process began on 5 December 2023, and over a year later, we are here with no resolution.

This is a clear institutional failure undermining public trust in a taxpayer-funded organisation. The BBC must be held accountable for inaccuracies in their reporting.

The BBC must be defunded.

Full X thread and history here: