21st century technology for a 21st century financial system. Not gold. They are “coins” that are divided into bits. Little bits of code. They can be traded p2p and secured with a decentralized computer network. They are little bits of coin. #bitcoin
no one is above the law: if there exceptions made to some, then those exceptions should be made equal for all under the law, modifying the law as such; but if the law change for all is unacceptable, then it should not be acceptable for any person to be granted an exception.
@TheCapHimself hmm. evil and the current political systems sadly seem to go hand-in-hand
likely needs a ground floor redesign; and with new people otherwise we just perpetuate the cycle
crypto: not just for speculation
who coulda guessed that open-source, cryptographically secured communication applications would so profoundly shape how we protect our personal effects, private property, and also public goods and related infrastructure
For too long, "crypto" has been treated as something other than tech, something that can be mostly ignored by the broader tech community.
I think, if anything, this week's hacks will lead to a greater awareness that crypto was solving real problems that affect all of tech.
Is it even possible to write software that is 100% secure, that never gets hacked even once?
I think the answer is only when you have a global open-source community working on a shared codebase that is open source and public, and there are built-in incentives to keep the code secure.
I think we are close to the broader tech world coming to understand that crypto has always been just frontier technology that will have a very big role to play in the future, securing value on the internet, and will be used for way more than money, such as identity for AI agents, deeds for real estate, and eventually governance and voting.
WTF, $3000 Samsung TV has an always-on mic, automatic content recognition, geo tracking, network mapping, and ships your data to Samsung + 400 partners.
Bro Rooted a brand-new 2025 Samsung TV after noticing absurdly targeted ads.
Firmware was locked down, so zero-days it was.
Got a root shell.
then found: always-on voice service, ACR, geo, full telemetry pipeline, and four separate DRM systems.
This isn’t a bug, It’s the product bro.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo detect unauthorized AI agents accessing customer accounts and attempting to act without user instructions.
- Revolut
- Lloyds Bank
- Bank of Scotland
- HSBC
- Halifax
- Barclays
Major UK banks and fintech experiencing a significant outage.
Outages are becoming more commonplace.
You need to have a reserve of cash and start using it.
‼️ BREAKING: Revolut's app and cards have stopped working across Europe.
Google Cloud's London region is affected by network failures. Revolut, and many other services, runs on Google Cloud.
Revolut says money and data are safe but has not named a cause.
and if you're an AI native moving fast, it's far more work to explain what you want to a slow moving vendor than it is to just build it yourself. and that disconnect ratio is growing by leaps and bounds every week
@AshConnell i get that; and what in saying is: in the pursuit of better products and games likely we'll discover and build more efficient languages, frameworks, and systems