Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
https://www.reuters.com/article/bis-currency-digital-idUSKBN26U0L6
#crypto #currency
https://www.reuters.com/article/bis-currency-digital-idUSKBN26U0L6
#crypto #currency
U.S.
Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with China's "trail blazing" and leapfrog private projects like Facebook Inc's <FB.O> Libra stablecoin.
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mailbox.org came after the Snowden revelations: a talk with Peer Heinlein
We spoke with Peer Heinlein of the crypto email service mailbox.org. But there is much more at stake. They're expanding their business model.
We recently spoke with Peer Heinlein, founder of the crypto e-mail service mailbox.org. But it’s about much more than mail: the company is expanding its business model.
A detailed conversation with the CEO of mailbox.org
We enjoyed an extended conversation with Peer Heinlein, the founder and managing director of the e-mail provider mailbox.org. But not only that: Heinlein also runs JPBerlin, a provider for socially and politically engaged people, in addition to Heinlein Hosting, another consulting firm and his own Linux academy. You can read the german version here.
There is a lot of competition among crypto-mail providers, with Posteo’s offices literally just around the corner. Another, Tutanota is based in Hanover, to name just the two best-known German competitors, and there are many more abroad.
But there is more: Heinlein, the law graduate, who used to work as a journalist over the years has grown into the role of an entrepreneur, and he also lobbies on his own behalf. His topics include the increasing hunger of the German authorities for access to online services that manage their customers‘ data. A recent example is the ongoing revision of the German Telecommunications Act (TKG). If the EU gets its way, all providers would have to integrate official backdoors for the authorities. IT security or digital seclusion would no longer be possible.
https://tarnkappe.info/mailbox-org-came-after-the-snowden-revelations-a-talk-with-peer-heinlein/
#interview #mailboxorg #crypto #mail #service
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_FR
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
We spoke with Peer Heinlein of the crypto email service mailbox.org. But there is much more at stake. They're expanding their business model.
We recently spoke with Peer Heinlein, founder of the crypto e-mail service mailbox.org. But it’s about much more than mail: the company is expanding its business model.
A detailed conversation with the CEO of mailbox.org
We enjoyed an extended conversation with Peer Heinlein, the founder and managing director of the e-mail provider mailbox.org. But not only that: Heinlein also runs JPBerlin, a provider for socially and politically engaged people, in addition to Heinlein Hosting, another consulting firm and his own Linux academy. You can read the german version here.
There is a lot of competition among crypto-mail providers, with Posteo’s offices literally just around the corner. Another, Tutanota is based in Hanover, to name just the two best-known German competitors, and there are many more abroad.
But there is more: Heinlein, the law graduate, who used to work as a journalist over the years has grown into the role of an entrepreneur, and he also lobbies on his own behalf. His topics include the increasing hunger of the German authorities for access to online services that manage their customers‘ data. A recent example is the ongoing revision of the German Telecommunications Act (TKG). If the EU gets its way, all providers would have to integrate official backdoors for the authorities. IT security or digital seclusion would no longer be possible.
https://tarnkappe.info/mailbox-org-came-after-the-snowden-revelations-a-talk-with-peer-heinlein/
#interview #mailboxorg #crypto #mail #service
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_FR
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
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mailbox.org came after the Snowden revelations: a talk with Peer Heinlein
We spoke with Peer Heinlein of the crypto email service mailbox.org. But there is much more at stake. They're expanding their business model.
BlackBox (Security) Archiv
Oh dear. Signal now includes payment. This is basically a bad idea, because it makes Signal a target for scammers. At the moment, it's just a target for intelligence agencies. Bad enough. But Signal is not only adding payments. No, no. Signal is building…
Signal Adds Cryptocurrency Support
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/04/wtf-signal-adds-cryptocurrency-support.html
#signal #crypto
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/04/wtf-signal-adds-cryptocurrency-support.html
#signal #crypto
"For years, Bitcoin wallet Wasabi has led its users to believe its crypto mixing service was private and untraceable."
Turns out, blockchain analytics unit Chainalysis could de-anonymize Wasabi’s mixer with open source techniques.
Experts have known about a flaw in peelchain-centric designs since July 2019. A member of Samourai described how he could trace 10 BTC ($389,000) through Wasabi’s mixing process.
According to Bitcoin developer LaurentMT, anyone interested in tracing Wasabi’s mixed coins could do so without advanced tools. Chainalysis simply used a public flaw in the Wasabi mixing service."
https://protos.com/bitcoin-mixing-coinjoin-wasabi-chainalysis-samourai-privacy-wallet/
#crypto #btc #bitcoin @UnchainedInnovations
Turns out, blockchain analytics unit Chainalysis could de-anonymize Wasabi’s mixer with open source techniques.
Experts have known about a flaw in peelchain-centric designs since July 2019. A member of Samourai described how he could trace 10 BTC ($389,000) through Wasabi’s mixing process.
According to Bitcoin developer LaurentMT, anyone interested in tracing Wasabi’s mixed coins could do so without advanced tools. Chainalysis simply used a public flaw in the Wasabi mixing service."
https://protos.com/bitcoin-mixing-coinjoin-wasabi-chainalysis-samourai-privacy-wallet/
#crypto #btc #bitcoin @UnchainedInnovations
Protos
US government spooks have cracked ‘anonymous’ Bitcoin wallet Wasabi
For years, Wasabi claimed its Bitcoin mixing service was private and untraceable. But Chainalysis can track funds with simple techniques.
Biden to issue executive order on cryptocurrency
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded
https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/biden-to-issue-executive-order-on-cryptocurrency/
#crypto #cbdc
President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded
https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/biden-to-issue-executive-order-on-cryptocurrency/
#crypto #cbdc
New York Post
Biden to issue executive order on cryptocurrency
The executive order on cryptocurrency is expected to describe what government agencies need to do to develop policies and regulations on digital currencies.
A single change in Bitcoin's coding could reduce its carbon footprint by 99%, say campaigners
Bitcoin's energy consumption could be vastly reduced by a single change to the cryptocurrency's programming, a new campaign backed by Greenpeace USA and the billionaire founder of the Ripple cryptocurrency, Chris Larsen, has claimed.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/03/29/a-single-change-in-bitcoin-coding-could-reduce-its-carbon-footprint-by-99-say-campaigners
#btc #bitcoin #crypto #ripple #greenpeace
Bitcoin's energy consumption could be vastly reduced by a single change to the cryptocurrency's programming, a new campaign backed by Greenpeace USA and the billionaire founder of the Ripple cryptocurrency, Chris Larsen, has claimed.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/03/29/a-single-change-in-bitcoin-coding-could-reduce-its-carbon-footprint-by-99-say-campaigners
#btc #bitcoin #crypto #ripple #greenpeace
euronews
Can a single software change really 'clean up Bitcoin'?
Greenpeace and Ripple’s founder are urging Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey to help ‘clean up Bitcoin’ in a campaign to change the way the crypto is mined.
World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin's Code to Proof-of-Stake – Bitcoin News
https://news.bitcoin.com/world-economic-forum-shares-a-video-about-changing-bitcoins-code-to-proof-of-stake/
#btc #wef #crypto
https://news.bitcoin.com/world-economic-forum-shares-a-video-about-changing-bitcoins-code-to-proof-of-stake/
#btc #wef #crypto
Bitcoin News
World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin's Code to Proof-of-Stake – Bitcoin News
In addition to the tweet, WEF shared an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their own bitcoins to verify transactions.”
Russia One Step Closer To Using Bitcoin, Crypto In International Trade
The Russian Ministry of Finance and its central bank have agreed on a draft bill allowing bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments for international trade settlements, per a report from Russian news outlet Tass.
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/russia-one-step-closer-using-bitcoin-crypto-international-trade
#bitcoin #crypto #legaltender
The Russian Ministry of Finance and its central bank have agreed on a draft bill allowing bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments for international trade settlements, per a report from Russian news outlet Tass.
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/russia-one-step-closer-using-bitcoin-crypto-international-trade
#bitcoin #crypto #legaltender
ZeroHedge
Russia One Step Closer To Using Bitcoin, Crypto In International Trade
A draft bill has been agreed upon...
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The 2 images above describe what seems to have happened at #FTX #Crypto-currency exchange.
CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (#SBF) operated what is known as a "Flywheel scheme" at #FTX
Flywheel schemes enable firms to mark their illiquid token holdings to market value.
Throw in a little market manipulation, and you can generate billions in assets.
At least, on paper.
In reality, these tokens cannot be monetized because the markets are so distorted!
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#FTX's token, #FTT, is used internally within the exchange.
#FTX's "assets" included #FTT valued at over $5 Billion.
However #FTT's market capitalization was only approx $3 Billion. 🤷♂
Additionally the majority of the remainder of #FTX "assets" appear to be highly illiquid #AltCoin tokens
https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburg/status/1588481525527502848
CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (#SBF) operated what is known as a "Flywheel scheme" at #FTX
Flywheel schemes enable firms to mark their illiquid token holdings to market value.
Throw in a little market manipulation, and you can generate billions in assets.
At least, on paper.
In reality, these tokens cannot be monetized because the markets are so distorted!
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#FTX's token, #FTT, is used internally within the exchange.
#FTX's "assets" included #FTT valued at over $5 Billion.
However #FTT's market capitalization was only approx $3 Billion. 🤷♂
Additionally the majority of the remainder of #FTX "assets" appear to be highly illiquid #AltCoin tokens
https://twitter.com/MikeBurgersburg/status/1588481525527502848
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Each dot represents $100,000 of US taxpayers' money ostensibly donated as vital "Aid to #Ukraine".
Much of it now likely lining the pockets of members of the corrupt #Zelensky #regime of #Ukraine.
It was recently revealed that some of this #US "aid-to-Ukraine" money was "invested", by the Zelensky regime, in the #FTX #crypto #ponzi scheme
Money from #FTX was subsequently laundered ("donated"), by #FTX founder Sam #BankmanFreid, back into the coffers of the Biden election campaign
#moneylaundering
Much of it now likely lining the pockets of members of the corrupt #Zelensky #regime of #Ukraine.
It was recently revealed that some of this #US "aid-to-Ukraine" money was "invested", by the Zelensky regime, in the #FTX #crypto #ponzi scheme
Money from #FTX was subsequently laundered ("donated"), by #FTX founder Sam #BankmanFreid, back into the coffers of the Biden election campaign
#moneylaundering
Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away | Ars Technica –
Video-Based Cryptanalysis: Extracting Cryptographic Keys from Video Footage of a Device’s Power LED – https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/923
#Hacking #Crypto #mobile
Researchers have devised a novel attack that recovers the secret encryption keys stored in smart cards and smartphones by using cameras in iPhones or commercial surveillance systems to video record power LEDs that show when the card reader or smartphone is turned on.
The attacks enable a new way to exploit two previously disclosed side channels, a class of attack that measures physical effects that leak from a device as it performs a cryptographic operation. By carefully monitoring characteristics such as power consumption, sound, electromagnetic emissions, or the amount of time it takes for an operation to occur, attackers can assemble enough information to recover secret keys that underpin the security and confidentiality of a cryptographic algorithm.Video-Based Cryptanalysis: Extracting Cryptographic Keys from Video Footage of a Device’s Power LED – https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/923
#Hacking #Crypto #mobile
If essentially most Telegram users see the actual Pavel Durov's arrest through the censorship lens and the war in Ukraine let us not forget Telegram had allways the intention to capitalise on the infastructure and the mass of it's worldwide users, it chose to develop TON cryptocurrency, here are some reminders :
Telegram shut the project, Telegram Open Network (TON), after a court battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, offering investors partial refunds. The $1.7 billion token offering was one of the largest initial coin offerings in history. The fight with the SEC, which said the tokens, called grams, were unregistered securities, became crypto's biggest legal battle with the U.S. regulator.
SEC Halts Telegram's $1.7 Billion 'Unlawful' Token Issuance - CoinDesk (2019)
#TON #Telegram #US #SEC #SecurityExchangeCommission #Crypto
Telegram shut the project, Telegram Open Network (TON), after a court battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, offering investors partial refunds. The $1.7 billion token offering was one of the largest initial coin offerings in history. The fight with the SEC, which said the tokens, called grams, were unregistered securities, became crypto's biggest legal battle with the U.S. regulator.
SEC Halts Telegram's $1.7 Billion 'Unlawful' Token Issuance - CoinDesk (2019)
#TON #Telegram #US #SEC #SecurityExchangeCommission #Crypto
The #FBI created its own #crypto token called ‘NexFundAI’ to take down market manipulators.
A judge unsealed charges against eighteen individuals and entities accused of crypto market manipulation.
On Wednesday, a judge unsealed a wide-ranging criminal case brought by the Department of Justice against eighteen individuals and companies accused of manipulating crypto markets and artificially boosting tokens. According to the complaint, the operation targeted one crypto firm with a multi-billion-dollar market value, and relied on a ruse involving a new cryptocurrency spun up by the FBI.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/09/fbi-doj-crypto-market-manipulation-fraud-charges/
#fedcoin
A judge unsealed charges against eighteen individuals and entities accused of crypto market manipulation.
On Wednesday, a judge unsealed a wide-ranging criminal case brought by the Department of Justice against eighteen individuals and companies accused of manipulating crypto markets and artificially boosting tokens. According to the complaint, the operation targeted one crypto firm with a multi-billion-dollar market value, and relied on a ruse involving a new cryptocurrency spun up by the FBI.
https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/10/09/fbi-doj-crypto-market-manipulation-fraud-charges/
#fedcoin
Fortune Crypto
The FBI created its own crypto token to catch alleged fraudsters
A judge unsealed charges brought by the Department of Justice against eighteen individuals and companies as part of a wide-ranging case on Wednesday.
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monero_en.pdf
Hello, my Mad Hatter friends! 🎩
Let me ask you a question: have you ever wondered how Monero's security works and whether it is as reliable as they say?🪙
In my new article, I figured this out and also explained how to further protect yourself so that your transactions remain invisible even to the most curious eyes.🛡
I describe in detail how Monero works, how resistant it is to attacks, and what measures will help you maintain your anonymity. 🔑
The article covers attacks ranging from Black Marble Flooding to Eclipse Attacks, and I also share practical tips on how to run your own node and configure Tor to increase your privacy.
I hope you will find it interesting to delve into this topic. 🧩 At the end of the article, there are links to additional materials so that you can explore this topic in more depth if you wish. ⚙️
Enjoy your tea! ☕️🩷
English version:
#Monero #XMR #cryptography #privacy #blockchain #ring_signatures #stealth_addresses #RingCT #Tor #I2P #crypto_wallet #security #anonymity #decentralization #Kovri #FCMP #crypto_protection
Let me ask you a question: have you ever wondered how Monero's security works and whether it is as reliable as they say?🪙
In my new article, I figured this out and also explained how to further protect yourself so that your transactions remain invisible even to the most curious eyes.🛡
I describe in detail how Monero works, how resistant it is to attacks, and what measures will help you maintain your anonymity. 🔑
The article covers attacks ranging from Black Marble Flooding to Eclipse Attacks, and I also share practical tips on how to run your own node and configure Tor to increase your privacy.
I hope you will find it interesting to delve into this topic. 🧩 At the end of the article, there are links to additional materials so that you can explore this topic in more depth if you wish. ⚙️
Enjoy your tea! ☕️🩷
English version:
#Monero #XMR #cryptography #privacy #blockchain #ring_signatures #stealth_addresses #RingCT #Tor #I2P #crypto_wallet #security #anonymity #decentralization #Kovri #FCMP #crypto_protection
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"Child abuse imagery found within bitcoin's blockchain" - Samuel Gibbs, Guardian, 20MAR2018
>Researchers from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany found that around 1,600 files were currently stored in bitcoin’s blockchain. Of the files least eight were of sexual content, including one thought to be an image of child abuse and two that contain 274 links to child abuse content, 142 of which link to dark web services.
>“Our analysis shows that certain content, eg, illegal pornography, can render the mere possession of a blockchain illegal,” . “Although court rulings do not yet exist, legislative texts from countries such as Germany, the UK, or the USA suggest that illegal content such as CSAM can make the blockchain illegal to possess for all users.”
>While the spending of #bitcoin does not necessarily require a copy of the #blockchain to facilitate, some processes, such as some mining techniques, require the downloading of the full blockchain or chunks of it.
https://archive.ph/P3NJG
#Crypto #btc
@sciencecringe
>Researchers from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany found that around 1,600 files were currently stored in bitcoin’s blockchain. Of the files least eight were of sexual content, including one thought to be an image of child abuse and two that contain 274 links to child abuse content, 142 of which link to dark web services.
>“Our analysis shows that certain content, eg, illegal pornography, can render the mere possession of a blockchain illegal,” . “Although court rulings do not yet exist, legislative texts from countries such as Germany, the UK, or the USA suggest that illegal content such as CSAM can make the blockchain illegal to possess for all users.”
>While the spending of #bitcoin does not necessarily require a copy of the #blockchain to facilitate, some processes, such as some mining techniques, require the downloading of the full blockchain or chunks of it.
https://archive.ph/P3NJG
#Crypto #btc
@sciencecringe
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