April 2022 - cypherpunks@lists.ogf.org

Two cheers for religious terrorist, Guy Fawkes
by professor rat 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

If these leads pan out - details of Russian soldiers - we can treat most of them like the canonical car-thief. So thanks morons. I guess #FuckingMorons

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Fwd: NYC City Wallet Tweeted: The total contribution to the New York City...
by Gunnar Larson 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

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[ePub Book] The Art of Mac Malware
by bookpdf＠keemail.me 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

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[ePUB Book] Drone Visions:A Brief Cyberpunk History of Killing Machines
by bookpdf＠keemail.me 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

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Axios Crypto First Edition Newsletter
by Gunnar Larson 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

On this day in history, Axios publishes its first digital assests newsletter. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Axios Crypto <crypto(a)axios.com> Date: Mon, Apr 4, 2022, 12:00 PM Subject: 👋 Let's get started To: <g(a)xny.io> Plus: Crypto forever | Monday, April 04, 2022 [image: Axios] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tP3V…> <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5heGlvcy5jb20_dXR…> Open in app <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9heGlvcy5wYWdlLmxpbms…> View in browser <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL25…> Presented By Coinbase Axios Crypto By Brady Dale ·Apr 04, 2022 *Welcome* to the first edition of this newsletter! We hope to have a daily conversation with people who invest in, or want to build their understanding of, an asset class that could change everything. - I'm Brady Dale <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9CcmF…>. I've been covering crypto full-time since 2017 and dabbling in it since 2015 when I learned about a musician who wanted <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9vYnNlcnZlci5jb20vMjA…> to track music rights on the blockchain. - Send all your questions and ideas to crypto(a)axios.com. *Today's newsletter, edited by Pete Gannon, is 1,094 words and a 4-minute read.* 1 big thing: Crypto forever Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios *Cryptocurrency is here to stay, *and it is time to get serious about unpacking it. *Why it matters:* It may not be ingrained in daily life, ubiquitous in the financial ecosystem, or an essential piece of the average American's investment portfolio. But it is on track to eventually become all three with other countries picking it up faster. *Quick take:* Crypto's current stage is a lot like internet stocks were in the '90s. At that time, the Web was new and many looked at it with skepticism as well. *The big picture: *Bitcoin's value, alongside that of the entire crypto market, just keeps going up, and market value in the cryptocurrency asset class is a gauge of interest, demand and adoption. - By at least one measure <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29pbmdlY2tvLmN…>, cryptocurrencies as an asset class are collectively worth over $2 trillion. - That said, for investors, this is still early days. Institutional traders are just now slipping in <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2J…> through the back door. - Other asset classes are still vastly bigger and less erratic (the stock market in *just* France or *just* India, is bigger <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZW1pbnQuY29…> ). *State of play: *Here are the big themes we'll be covering as the groundwork is laid for years to come: - *Regulation. *For a long time, people feared crypto might get banned. Instead, places like India and the United States are moving to tax it heavily. Regulatory watchdogs are also considering treating basically all crypto assets as securities, which could shut a lot of people out and limit utility. - *Institutional adoption. *Far bigger, older money types have bought bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies than have acknowledged it. This drives up value for rank and file buyers, but it can also accentuate volatility when these big accounts suddenly decide to shed risk. - *Stablecoins. *Crypto wants your mind. It wants people to look at a car and think, "That's worth 5,000 cryptobucks" rather than "$20,000." Stablecoins pegged to government currency are the beachhead for this mental invasion. Governments would prefer to retain their monopoly on how we value goods and services, though. - *Robots on the internet.* Much of what consumers do with a bank now can be done with autonomous software that runs online without people. Mostly, this software has a hard time interacting with the analog world, but — when that changes — at a minimum they could compete with banks in old-fashioned finance. - *Video games. *This booming industry <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL3Z…> relies on network effects: that is, gamers having others to play with. Crypto is making headway with rewarding players <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29pbmRlc2suY29…> with digital stuff that has monetary value, and it's the beginning of an economy that doesn't need the real world. *The bottom line: *You may not understand how crypto works, but you also don't understand how your email works, right? Don't worry about the mechanics. Worry about what's happening. [image: Share on Facebook] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29…> [image: Tweet this Story] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9pbnR…> [image: Post to LinkedIn] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20…> [image: Email this Story] <?subject=From+Axios:+1+big+thing:+Crypto+forever+&body=g%40xny.io%20has%20shared%20an%20Axios%20story%20with%20you%3A%0A%0A1+big+thing:+Crypto+forever+%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faxios-crypto-494a6ab4-42f1-414c-8a6b-35e1948b4dcd.html%3Fchunk%3D0%26utm_term%3Demshare#story0> 2. Indonesia and Brazil love crypto Data: Gemini; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios *The U.S. is tied for 10th place*, with India, in terms of how many of its people say they own crypto. *Why it matters:* Crypto proponents have long argued that places with weak financial systems would benefit most from blockchain technology. While uptake outside the developed world has been slow, new data from the crypto exchange Gemini suggests that might be changing. *Driving the news:* Gemini <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2VtaW5pLmNvbS8…> released its Global State of Crypto <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2VtaW5pLmNvbS9…> report for 2022 today, based on data collected on its behalf by Data Driven Consulting Group <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGF0YWRyaXZlbmN…>. - The report called 2021 crypto's "breakout year." - "Forty-one percent of crypto owners surveyed globally purchased crypto for the first time in 2021," it says. *Bottom line: *The bug is spreading. [image: Share on Facebook] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29…> [image: Tweet this Story] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9pbnR…> [image: Post to LinkedIn] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20…> [image: Email this Story] <?subject=From+Axios:+2.+Indonesia+and+Brazil+love+crypto&body=g%40xny.io%20has%20shared%20an%20Axios%20story%20with%20you%3A%0A%0A2.+Indonesia+and+Brazil+love+crypto%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faxios-crypto-494a6ab4-42f1-414c-8a6b-35e1948b4dcd.html%3Fchunk%3D1%26utm_term%3Demshare#story1> 3. Biden found $11 billion [image: Illustration of Joe Biden holding a giant dollar sign.] Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios *President Biden wants to go after crypto wealth* as a way to help close the budget gap, figuring Uncle Sam could net $11 billion in new income through 2032 by modernizing accounting rules around the asset class, according to his budget proposal released March 28. *Why it matters:* Giving crypto investors access to some of the same flexibility investors in older asset classes enjoy could signal the administration is inching toward welcoming blockchain firms into the mainstream financial system. *Details:* The administration would raise revenue on crypto "primarily by adding these types of assets to the scope of existing reporting requirements," according to Ernst & Young's Tax News Update <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90YXhuZXdzLmV5LmNvbS9…> . - One key change is shifting taxation of crypto to a mark-to-market <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90YXhmb3VuZGF0aW9uLm9…> system, which means that when the value of the underlying asset goes up, it is treated as actual income. - This option can work advantageously for traders, Shehan Chandrasekera, Cointracker's head of tax strategy, tells Axios. - Not all digital assets will qualify for the treatment, only those determined to have adequate trading activity, as CoinDesk notes <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29pbmRlc2suY29…> . - The proposed rules also target offshore tax evasion by imposing cross-reporting agreements with foreign financial jurisdictions on crypto holdings much like those already in place for traditional investment assets. *Context:* Currently <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lucGVkaWEub3JnL2d…>, crypto investors are limited to using capital gains taxes, which only allows them to claim $3,000 in losses, Chandrasekera explained. *Yes, but:* It's only a budget proposal <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9ob21lLnRyZWFzdXJ5Lmd…>, and these things get mangled in the legislative process. - It remains to be seen whether the administration sees crypto as a cash cow or a driver of domestic competitiveness. *What we're watching:* Elsewhere in Congress, lawmakers have come together to make crypto taxation less stressful by exempting small transactions <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29pbmNlbnRlci5…>, as the IRS already does with foreign currency. *Stepping back:* Last year, the digital asset industry fought bitterly <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25iYy5jb20vMjA…> with Congress over similar issues, as it considered broad new language as part of the infrastructure bill, and lost. *Bottom line:* No one said joining the mainstream financial system would be free. [image: Share on Facebook] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29…> [image: Tweet this Story] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9pbnR…> [image: Post to LinkedIn] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20…> [image: Email this Story] <?subject=From+Axios:+3.+Biden+found+$11+billion&body=g%40xny.io%20has%20shared%20an%20Axios%20story%20with%20you%3A%0A%0A3.+Biden+found+$11+billion%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faxios-crypto-494a6ab4-42f1-414c-8a6b-35e1948b4dcd.html%3Fchunk%3D2%26utm_term%3Demshare#story2> A message from Coinbase Your personalized guide to crypto taxes This tax season, Coinbase introduced a tax center so customers can understand and file their taxes more easily. *How it works:* Customers can see all of their taxable crypto activity in one place to determine if they owe taxes, and how much. Get started. <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmNvaW5iYXNlLmN…> 4. Catch up quick 😰 *Bitmex, an exchange*, laid off 75 of its roughly 300 staff after an acquisition of the German bank Bankhaus von der Heydt fell through. (The Block <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmxvY2tjcnl…> ) 👹 *The* *SEC is proposing *new rules around the risk of hacking for exchanges. (Yahoo Finance <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmN…> ) ⚔️ *Billionaires Jack Dorsey* and Marc Andreessen stand in for the two sides of a large debate: a future of many blockchains or one where bitcoin rules over them all. (The Information <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaW5mb3JtYXR…> ) [image: Share on Facebook] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29…> [image: Tweet this Story] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9pbnR…> [image: Post to LinkedIn] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20…> [image: Email this Story] <?subject=From+Axios:+4.+Catch+up+quick&body=g%40xny.io%20has%20shared%20an%20Axios%20story%20with%20you%3A%0A%0A4.+Catch+up+quick%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faxios-crypto-494a6ab4-42f1-414c-8a6b-35e1948b4dcd.html%3Fchunk%3D3%26utm_term%3Demshare#story3> 5. Culture hash: Buyer beware [image: Tweet about a phishing scam based on Trezor's stolen email list.] Tweet from @aantonop <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9hYW5…> . *Crypto evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos* posted on his Patreon blog <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGF0cmVvbi5jb20…> about a phishing email he received, purportedly coming from the maker of the hardware wallet Trezor. It was a good instinct. - Trezor makes devices that some of the most security-conscious crypto investors use to store their digital assets. - Yesterday, it announced that <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9UcmV…> its email list held by Mailchimp had been compromised. The attacker was attempting to take advantage of list members. *Bottom line: *Attempts to trick crypto holders into giving away the keys to their wealth are just part of the background noise of the space, but new arrivals are well-advised to learn to recognize the red flags. [image: Share on Facebook] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29…> [image: Tweet this Story] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9pbnR…> [image: Post to LinkedIn] <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5saW5rZWRpbi5jb20…> [image: Email this Story] <?subject=From+Axios:+5.+Culture+hash:+Buyer+beware&body=g%40xny.io%20has%20shared%20an%20Axios%20story%20with%20you%3A%0A%0A5.+Culture+hash:+Buyer+beware%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.axios.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faxios-crypto-494a6ab4-42f1-414c-8a6b-35e1948b4dcd.html%3Fchunk%3D4%26utm_term%3Demshare#story4> A message from Coinbase A tax solution for crypto customers Paying taxes as a crypto holder shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why Coinbase created a solution to make filing easier. *Here’s how:* Coinbase is simplifying the process by showing customers a personalized summary of their taxable activity. Learn more. <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmNvaW5iYXNlLmN…> Thanks for being here for the very first edition of the Axios Crypto newsletter. Come back tomorrow — we can promise some genuine gold nuggets. [image: HQ] Like this email style and format? It's called Smart Brevity®. Over 200 orgs use it — in a tool called Axios HQ <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3NocS5jb20…> — to drive productivity with clearer workplace communications. Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. If you’re interested in advertising, learn more here <https://link.axios.com/click/27251862.11835/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2F…>. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Axios, 3100 Clarendon B‌lvd, Suite 1300, Arlington VA 22201 You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. 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[PDF BOOK] Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
by bookpdf＠keemail.me 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

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[ot][spam][log] Asking Amazon Support About Search Misbehaviors
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

Me: "amazon, why do I get different search results than what I type in if I search for non-sponsored items" Amazon: while(1) { connect_associate(); try_example_search(); associate_connection_dropped(); find_new_associate(); } i'm in their chat atm, thinking of logging all the associates names so as to count them while I wait.

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Is the end nigh for end-to-end encryption? | Encryption | The Guardian
by jim bell 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/02/is-the-end-nigh-for-e… "The passage of GDPR (general data protection regulation) might seem like ancient history – as does everything before 2020 – but in legislative terms it was a mere blink of an eye ago and now the European Union has moved on to the next big thing. Prepare to start hearing a lot about the Digital Markets Act (DMA). "It’s one of two bills currently going through the EU’s institutions, alongside the confusingly similar Digital Services Act (DSA). As a rough split, the DSA is about the things that platforms host: it covers issues such as child sexual abuse imagery, content moderation and algorithmic curation. The DMA, by contrast, is more about what the platforms do. It sets up a new legal definition of large tech platforms as “gatekeepers” – companies that provide a certain set of services to at least 45 million EU-based users or 10,000 business users – and loads them with a host of requirements intended to ensure that industries of the future can compete on a level playing field with the dominant companies of the present. And, oh boy, have those requirements proved controversial. The final version of the text, agreed by the European parliament and council last month, limits the ability of gatekeepers to combine personal data from various sources for the purposes of targeted advertising. It requires companies (read: Apple and Google) to allow users to freely choose their browser, virtual assistants or search engines. It mandates those same companies to open up their platforms to third-party app stores. And, most controversially of all, it requires the largest messaging platforms to become “interoperable”. “The largest messaging services will have to open up and interoperate with smaller messaging platforms, if they so request,” the European parliament explains. “Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice.” The security industry has warned that it could spell doom for services such as WhatsApp

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Cory Doctorow lies
by professor rat 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

" . . . the thing that beat back the dangerous, authoritarian impulses of the most powerful spy agency in human history was the rule of law, which prevailed where technical arguments, business lobbying, and new technology failed. . . " https://onezero.medium.com/rubber-hoses-fd685385dcd4 Best trick the NSA Devil ever pulled, right Ed?

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LEAF blown fool
by professor rat 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

mattblaze - Apr 1 Mark Robert Unkenholz, an NSA cryptographer who I believe was one of the inventors of the Clipper chip, was arrested today for allegedly mishandling and disclosing classified information(!) [ Reposts not necessarily endorsements ]

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