This is disturbing. I’m probably grandfathered having used the service forever, even having ordered books when that was the first real online merchandise they sold. Though, I won’t upload my ID or face scan/image to Persona under any circumstances, so…
This is precious as the banks reveal just how greedy they are. They don’t pay you any meaningful interest on your deposits which they use to make money, and they’re so desperate to not have stablecoins pay interest. Stablecoins will…
This was mentioned on The Bitcoin Way livestream today, and what a fabulous website. I recently used USDT, Tether, over Ethereum to purchase an opensource crypto hardware wallet through AQUA Wallet and Liquid Bitcoin, and it was a wonky experience…
Some details on how Bitcoin Core was being subverted with young female devs who were dating John Newbery, connected to bribe level funding… The big extra fact is Newbery using one of his girlfriends as a proxy for a change…
There are some bizarre details in this article for the coming EU CBDC, like the large font and voice commands being included in wallets. Another interesting thing was the ECB being used as a settlement layer for stablecoins. I just…
Consequently, I’m a big Mikrotik fan, having a router and separate wireless access point to replace my Ubiquite AP. And a lot of the Mikrotik gear supports alternative firmware, but I find their firmware and configuration application, along with frequent…
They were trying to regulate these devices on all new cars, along with remote access to disable by law enforcement. These connected car systems are no good, not to mention the spying and data collection. And all these computers with…
(Headline article below, updated to add Lunduke’s video) You have to love opensource, especially under the GPL licenses. I’m already running XLibre which is actually well developed and a replacement for X.Org which IBM/Red Hat has been trying to kill…
It’s looking like they’re going to flood users with a myriad of identity and age verification methods to make a single digital ID system seem more palatable. They’ll still need a good false flag cyber event or series though. Reddit…
Given the jump is effectiveness Iran has had with some attacks in this war, who is helping them with their guidance systems and missile development? The whole war as executed has been strange, and certainly benefits the US with selling…
There is some good analysis on how these government changes affect Bitcoin, especially the classification that Bitcoin is not a security. If the SEC would have had their way, wallet developers would have been classified and forced to register as…
The original reason for this hack was there were hardcoded authentication secrets that were stolen. This brings up a major problem with programmers today, and it’s vibe coding, using AI to write software. It’s one thing if done by a…
