Jameson Lopp
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Jameson Lopp
Due to the recent hashrate drop, Bitcoin nodes running the default 300MB mempool size are hitting their cap and have instituted dynamic minimum fee rates for relaying. Long story short, if you broadcast a 1 sat/vb transaction it may not get relayed. statoshi.info/dashboard/db/m… pic.twitter.com/WjIf14wEuL
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The Bitcoin Podcast #326-Jameson Lopp Casa Hodl
Jesse and Dee start this roundtable discussion getting into a life stuff. Then a smooth transition into the news on Paypal and dangers of custodial services. Shout Out to Willy Woo for us . Our gue…
The Custodian Menace
A small number of custodians hold the private keys to a large amount of bitcoin. This is not good for Bitcoin.
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Jameson Lopp
Did you know that around half of the bitcoin still in circulation is held by custodian companies? This is an aspect of creeping centralization we must continue to fight against.
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Dutch Ethical Hacker Logs into Trump’s Twitter Account
Last week a Dutch security researcher succeeded in logging into the Twitter account of the American President Donald Trump. Trump, an active Twitte...
Police have prevented the abduction and murder of two people – Baltics News
In September, as a result of operational activities, the employees of Division 1 of the Criminal Investigation Board of the Main Criminal Police
Jameson Lopp
Wrench attack thwarted in Riga. Step up your OPSEC - I expect attacks to trend in correlation with the exchange rate.
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r/Bitcoin - If bitcoin reaches 12000 I will post my nudes here
32 votes and 52 comments so far on Reddit
Thousands Of Women Have No Idea A Telegram Network Is Sharing Fake Images Of Them Nude
A new AI bot primarily spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe has created fake nude images of more than 680,000 women.
A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Electrical Use – Bitcoin Magazine
The Composite Bitcoin Energy Index (CBEI) can determine how much electrical power Bitcoin draws and how much electrical energy it has used.
Jameson Lopp
Also worth noting that none of these other systems incentivize their operators to go out of the way to seek cheap renewable / waste energy. bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/intro… pic.twitter.com/leYczpIW2S
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Casa appoints crypto expert Ron Stoner as Head of Security
Casa today announces the appointment of crypto security veteran Ron Stoner as its new Head of Security.
NY shuts down 10,000 person wedding as Cuomo reveals new COVID-19 plan
Cuomo said that targeting the virus would no longer be at the statewide or regional level, but "block-by-block."
Jameson Lopp
"We have data so specific that we can't show it because it could violate privacy conditions. We know exactly where the new cases are coming from." - @NYGovCuomo
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Central Banks and the Problem with Playing God | Pascal Hügli
Today’s Western institutions have long been deemed to be sacrosanct. As a matter of fact, though, nation-states are increasingly met with reservation or even outright resentment.
Jameson Lopp
By focusing on consumer prices central banks ignore inflation in stocks, bonds, real estate, & other financialized assets. This model degrades people into mere wage earners who are not interested in owning productive assets.
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Suspension of Digital assets/Cryptocurrencies Withdrawals
Dear valued customers,
One of our private key holders is currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations where required. We have been out of touch with the concerned private...
Jameson Lopp
Not your keys, not your coins.
"One of our private key holders is currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations where required. We have been out of touch with the concerned private key holder."
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Hackers Infiltrated Almost 2,000 Robinhood Accounts, More Than Thought: Report - CoinDesk
According to the company's statement at the time of the hacks, the attacks were said to have affected only a "limited" number of clients.
The Bitcoin Bull Bull Bull with Michael Saylor — What Bitcoin Did
In the second part of my interview with Michael Saylor, the CEO of Microstrategy, we discuss his Bitcoin value proposition, his view on maximalism and alts, privacy, decentralisation and the Bitcoin circular economy.
Bitcoin in the Boardroom with Michael Saylor — What Bitcoin Did
In this interview, I talk to Michael Saylor, the CEO of Microstrategy. We discuss their Bitcoin purchase, where his conviction with Bitcoin came from, Square buying Bitcoin and the process of adding Bitcoin to a public companies treasury.
WHO backflips on virus stance by condemning lockdowns
The World Health Organisation has backflipped on its original COVID-19 stance after calling for world leaders to stop locking down their countries and economies.