Sam Carter

Hiker, additive manufacturing - former Intern at the Bitcoin Policy Institute.

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

This Hiker Attempted the Triple Crown With Less Than 3 Pounds of Gear. Impressive or Dangerous?

https://t.co/J6FWRU9DV3

[Sam Lyman @SamLyman33]

NEW: The most powerful AI safety think tank in America is 94% funded by foreign money.

The Future of Life Institute built the intellectual foundation for the most stringent anti-AI legislation to come before Congress this year: the Data Center Moratorium Act and the Ban Superintelligence Act.

But the organization is bankrolled almost entirely by foreign billionaires, including one who expressed that China could be “the grown-up in the room” on AI policy and described China as being in a “much better position to regulate” advanced technology than the US.

And that’s only half the story.

Almost the entirety of FLI’s funding comes from a crypto memecoin pushed by Sam Bankman-Fried. Vitalik Buterin donated $665 million in Shiba Inu to FLI in May 2021. SBF, who had a yearslong relationship with FLI’s cofounder, listed Shiba Inu on FTX that same month, helping provide exit liquidity for FLI’s Shiba Inu donation that allowed it to cash out at a rate 20x higher than even Vitalik expected.

Effective altruists not only orchestrated this historic gift but have been at the forefront of leveraging it to shape AI safety regulation in the US in a direction that leans towards authoritarianism – so much so that Vitalik himself has since criticized FLI’s use of his donation.

American AI policy should be made by Americans. But to an alarming degree, it is funded by foreign billionaires whose allegiance is to a transnational ideology that puts US national and economic security second.

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

Jensen huang’s body count is in the millions because he screwed so many people.

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

@tatumturnup Tatdayumn

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

@RandyMcMillan @IPFS @libp2p @NodeHello @asherp

[Aaron Wise @aaronwise]

The CEO of Chainalysis and the Global Head of Policy for TRM Labs have named TraderTraitor, a hacking group tied to North Korea, as the party responsible for the Binance hack. Sources: https://t.co/NmfLT9dq59 https://t.co/r9bPflYYCh

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

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[Nick Neuman @Nneuman]

There are 3 really simple things you can do to protect yourself against 90% of social engineering attempts. Most of these operations are casting a big net and just trying to scoop up unsuspecting fish. So make yourself a slightly harder target and they will pass right over you.

1. Don’t ever answer the phone for unknown numbers. Even when the location says Mountain View, CA, or the caller ID says Google. It’s fake! To ensure you don’t get tricked, set your phone setting to Silence unknown numbers automatically. On iPhone it’s Settings ➡️ Phone ➡️ Screen Unknown Callers ➡️ Silence (see screenshot). Many times, bad actors are using fear over the phone to get you to do things you shouldn't - like give them control of your email.

2. Add 2FA to your main email account, and make sure it uses a unique, strong password. Use either an authenticator app or a Yubikey (better) as your 2FA. https://t.co/66IU1dr4JC ➡️ Security & sign-in ➡️ Turn on 2-step verification. Then make sure your password is a unique password that isn't used anywhere else. If you are using the same password in more than one place, it's highly likely that it's been leaked. Just go to https://t.co/TczLKPVWyk, put in your email address, and look at how many leaks its been in.

3. If you use Google Authenticator, turn off the cloud sync. When you have cloud sync on, if someone compromises your Google account, they can steal your 2FA. It makes 2FA ➡️ 1FA, and that is bad.

These are the basics that you can do to protect yourself against a huge amount of social engineering. And then if you want extra protection for your BTC, check out the next post 👇

[Dr. Margot Paez @jyn_urso]

This was the second time we ran the Research Experience for Undergraduates program at @bitcoinpolicy and I think we improved on last year and made the experience a memorable and impactful one for our interns. Our internship is designed to produce work with an immediate impact on policy and education around bitcoin. It is also a way to introduce and integrate the next generation of bitcoiners into the industry. Our interns are prepared for the real world, not just for academia.

I'd like to grow the program a bit more next year. If anyone out there would be interested in sponsoring our interns, please DM me.

[Trezor @Trezor]

Hi, we are currently seeing a new wave of phishing. We have confirmed that attackers are using a combination of data from various database leaks across different crypto services. It's possible that some KYC information may have been compromised, and attackers are trying their luck.

We also experienced a security breach involving our third-party tool and the email addresses of our newsletter subscribers some time ago. This could be related. We reported the incident and took measures to prevent it from happening again. We understand it's bad, and we sincerely apologize for this. You can read more in this article: https://t.co/SBub2IVEjt

[AMERICAN HODL 🇺🇸 @americanhodl8]

NEVER ANSWER THE PHONE 📞

[David Short @davidgshort]

Now that @BritishHodl completed his audit of Bitcoin and signed off, we’re clear to pump

[xpug.HODL @xpugHODL]

When I was younger (ages 21-24) I would literally spend half of my monthly paychecks on Bitcoin. Sometimes more.

If you’re young and single, I suggest learning to be frugal and doing the same as I did.

I am in a position to never worry about money again the rest of my life.

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

@yourweirdaunt

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

@coinjoined @BtcpayServer @benthecarman

[Sam Carter @SamCarterBTC]

@TeddyBitcoins

[katie punklow @yourweirdaunt]

Ily too much not to give you this PSA!

See you at the comedy shows & race parties this weekend! 🏎️🔥

[David Short @davidgshort]

This is why I’ve been DCAing cubes

[Troy Cross @thetrocro]

It’s been 4 months but I’ve finally got the piano back.