They're just rebranding to annoy author David Gerard, who recently published a great book "Libra Shrugged" looking into Libra and Facebook's bad ideas: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
For further reading on what exactly they were trying to do in the first place: Libra Shrugged by David Gerard https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
> Is there a reason this is tied to the blockchain? The only legitimate reason I can think of would be cynically drafting on the hype cycle. But I've been reading David Gerard's book Libra Shrugged [1] and it looks like the actual answer is that "blockchain" has a quasi-religious belief system built up around it, and the people involved are members of the faith. One of the stunning things for me…
我们当中的一些人自始至终都保持着强烈的反比特币立场。[更新] 马上想到的就是大卫·杰拉德（David Gerard）——《50英尺区块链的进攻》（Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain）和《天秤耸肩》（Libra Shrugged）的作者——同时也是 HN 用户（好像是 dgerard）（https://davidgerard.co.uk/）。最近还有 Amy Castor，也是 HN 用户（amycastor）（https://amycastor.com/）。当然，Bitfinex’d 也杀回来了，重新在 Twitter 上公开发声。……
Some of us have maintained a strong anti-Bitcoin position at all times. [edit] David Gerard comes to mind - author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged - and HN user (dgerard I think) (https://davidgerard.co.uk/) More recently Amy Castor, also an HN user (amycastor) (https://amycastor.com/) And of course Bitfinex’d is back and public again on Twitter.…
2020年度“开放区块链年度好书”大奖得主是……大卫·杰拉德的《天秤耸肩：Facebook 意图夺取货币霸权始末》（Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money），2020年11月出版，共182页——恭喜！你心目中的年度好书是哪本？
The Open Blockchains Book of the Year 2020 Award Goes To... Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money by David Gerard, November 2020, 182 Pages - Congrats! What's your book of the year?
他们改名纯粹是为了恶心作家大卫·杰拉德（David Gerard），他最近刚出版了一本很棒的书《天秤耸肩》（Libra Shrugged），专门深挖 Libra 以及 Facebook 那些烂点子：https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
They're just rebranding to annoy author David Gerard, who recently published a great book "Libra Shrugged" looking into Libra and Facebook's bad ideas: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
想进一步了解他们一开始到底打算干嘛的，可以看大卫·杰拉德（David Gerard）写的《天秤耸肩》（Libra Shrugged）：https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
For further reading on what exactly they were trying to do in the first place: Libra Shrugged by David Gerard https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/libra/
> 这玩意儿跟区块链扯上关系有什么站得住脚的理由吗？我能想到的唯一合理解释，就是吃相难看地硬蹭 hype cycle 借势炒作。但我一直在读大卫·杰拉德的书《天秤耸肩》（Libra Shrugged）[1]，看起来真正的答案是：“区块链”周围已经形成了一套准宗教式的信仰体系，而参与其中的人都是这一信条的教徒。对我来说最震惊的事情之一……
> Is there a reason this is tied to the blockchain? The only legitimate reason I can think of would be cynically drafting on the hype cycle. But I've been reading David Gerard's book Libra Shrugged [1] and it looks like the actual answer is that "blockchain" has a quasi-religious belief system built up around it, and the people involved are members of the faith. One of the stunning things for me…
我们当中的一些人自始至终都保持着强烈的反比特币立场。[更新] 马上想到的就是大卫·杰拉德（David Gerard）——《50英尺区块链的进攻》（Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain）和《天秤耸肩》（Libra Shrugged）的作者——同时也是 HN 用户（好像是 dgerard）（https://davidgerard.co.uk/）。最近还有 Amy Castor，也是 HN 用户（amycastor）（https://amycastor.com/）。当然，Bitfinex’d 也杀回来了，重新在 Twitter 上公开发声。……
Some of us have maintained a strong anti-Bitcoin position at all times. [edit] David Gerard comes to mind - author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged - and HN user (dgerard I think) (https://davidgerard.co.uk/) More recently Amy Castor, also an HN user (amycastor) (https://amycastor.com/) And of course Bitfinex’d is back and public again on Twitter.…
2020年度“开放区块链年度好书”大奖得主是……大卫·杰拉德的《天秤耸肩：Facebook 意图夺取货币霸权始末》（Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money），2020年11月出版，共182页——恭喜！你心目中的年度好书是哪本？
The Open Blockchains Book of the Year 2020 Award Goes To... Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money by David Gerard, November 2020, 182 Pages - Congrats! What's your book of the year?