Mostly Bitcoin for December 19, 2023


            
        Dec. 19, 2023, 9:32 p.m.
    
    Mostly Bitcoin for December 19, 2023
    
    
        Mostly Bitcoin
    

             Beeper’s esoteric fix for iMessage access suggests why it’s pushing politically - 03:58 PM EST
 DOJ unveils a sweeping campaign to stop the BlackCat ransomware gang - 02:21 PM EST
 Here's How Apple AirTags Actually Work - 02:15 PM EST
 SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker - 01:37 PM EST
 Binance to pay $2.7 billion fine after hiding shady transactions from feds - 01:37 PM EST
 Bitcoin NFT Ordinals Craze Turns Into Revenue Bonanza for Miners - 01:15 PM EST
 BlackRock’s Claim of Green Investment Has Always Been a Sham - 12:56 PM EST
 The DOJ says it disrupted the Blackcat ransomware group - 12:50 PM EST
 Sukhoi Su-35: Russia Has Built One Truly Fast and Dangerous Fighter - 12:17 PM EST
 Best PDF editors 2023: Our top picks - 12:13 PM EST
 ETF Startup 7RCC Global Proposes Bitcoin Fund With Carbon Credits - 10:38 AM EST
 Grayscale CEO Says SEC Should Allow Multiple Bitcoin ETFs at Once - 10:10 AM EST
 Anti-ransomware startup Halcyon lands fresh $40M tranche - 09:09 AM EST
 WazirX volumes fall off a cliff amid India’s crypto scrutiny - 04:56 AM EST
 Wolverine part of massive Insomniac Games leak after ransomware deadline passes - 04:14 AM EST
 Bernie Sanders to Force Vote on Israeli War Crimes. . . ISI Document Blows Up Pakistan's C... - 09:04 PM EST
 Internet's deep-level architects slam US, UK, Europe for pushing device-side scanning - 07:51 PM EST
 Newly filed Bitcoin ETF application targets ESG investors with carbon credits - 05:44 PM EST
 Why bitcoin is up by almost 150% this year - 04:54 PM EST
 FTX files reorganization plan to end bankruptcy - 03:32 PM EST
 Secret Pakistan Document Undermines Espionage Case Against Imran Khan - 03:24 PM EST
 Google Disrupts Geofence Warrants, Says (Most) Location Data Will Be Stored Locally - 03:09 PM EST
 Cyber-crooks slip into Vans, trample over operations - 02:50 PM EST
 North Face, Supreme parent company says order fulfillment impacted by cybersecurity incide... - 01:52 PM EST
 Major apparel supplier behind North Face and Vans hit by cyberattack, disrupting its holid... - 12:47 PM EST
 NordVPN comes to the Apple TV - 11:29 AM EST
 Developing climate solutions with green software - 10:38 AM EST
 The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t - 06:03 AM EST
 Scoop: Crypto leaders build colossal $78 million war chest for 2024 - 05:37 AM EST
 Are people really fleeing Texas? - 07:07 PM EST
 If You Held Your Bitcoin and Ethereum After FTX Crash, It's Cryptomas! - 12:45 AM EST
 Advisors may drive bitcoin ETF flows amid widespread 'disinterest' in crypto, says Needham... - 05:31 PM EST
 This Week In Techdirt History: December 10th - 03:51 PM EST
 The Deadline for the SEC to Decide on a (BTC) Bitcoin ETF Is Jan. 10 - 02:33 PM EST
 How to Authenticate Large Datasets - 06:06 AM EST
 Crypto Executive's Mom Helped Her Discover Bitcoin - 07:55 PM EST
 Hundreds of thousands of dollars in crypto stolen after Ledger code poisoned - 07:19 PM EST
 SEC rejects Coinbase’s request for a separate regulatory framework for the cryptocurrenc... - 11:06 AM EST
 Eric Schmidt has a 6-point plan for fighting election misinformation - 10:30 AM EST
 Buddha Backup review: A Zen-like interface for backup and syncing - 09:09 AM EST
 OFAC fines cryptocurrency exchange $1.2m for Russia sanctions violations - 08:10 AM EST
 Bitcoin and Crypto Startups Have Somehow Survived 2023 - 07:55 AM EST
 Google to hide user location even from itself, preventing it from giving data to law enfor... - 12:40 AM EST
 Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital CEO Thiel Expects to Make Acquisitions - 10:10 PM EST
 Google Will Stop Providing Law Enforcement Data on Which Users Were Near a Crime - 09:55 PM EST
 Bitcoin ETF Redemptions Pose a Taxing Challenge to Issuers - 09:43 PM EST
 Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to... - 06:23 PM EST
 Marathon Digital Plans to Buy More Bitcoin Miners - 05:35 PM EST
 Digital Currency and the Fed's 'Doomsday Book' - 04:22 PM EST
 Three Ways to Back Up Your iPhone - 03:37 PM EST
 Apple partly halts Beeper’s iMessage app again, suggesting a long fight ahead - 03:36 PM EST
 Is Compelled Decryption Heading to the Supreme Court? - 01:47 PM EST
 Opera GX browser adds a ‘boss button’ for instantly hiding your games…or other stuff... - 12:16 PM EST
 Intel kicks off the ‘AI PC’ era with Core Ultra chips - 11:56 AM EST
 JPMorgan says ETF optimism is overhyped, and Ether could overshadow Bitcoin in 2024 - 11:21 AM EST
 Intel launches 14th-gen Core Ultra chips, kicking off an AI PC future - 11:18 AM EST
 A tale of two Silicon Valley Sams – Bankman-Fried and Altman - 10:54 AM EST
 Lolli raises $8M Series B to expand its bitcoin and cashback rewards to enterprises - 09:07 AM EST
 Miss Universe in the World’s Newest Autocracy - 06:41 AM EST
 Proton Mail finally gets a desktop app for encrypted email and calendar - 06:11 AM EST
 Apple cracks down on iPhone thieves with new security setting - 06:11 AM EST
 Money-grubbing crooks abuse OAuth - 06:08 AM EST
 Proton Mail now has a desktop app in beta - 06:08 AM EST
 Encrypted email service Proton Mail gets its own desktop app - 06:02 AM EST
 For Trafficking Victims Forced to Scam Others, the Nightmare Continues Even After Escape - 12:10 AM EST
 Coinbase extends spot cryptocurrency trading to international platform citing US regulator... - 10:33 PM EST
 Is This the End of Geofence Warrants? - 07:53 PM EST
 You're Going to Want to Use Apple's New Stolen Device Protection Feature - 06:55 PM EST
 Did Google Just Defeat Every Geofence Warrant? - 06:49 PM EST
 Attorney-Eyes-Only Disclosure of Heuristics Used by Government in Analyzing Blockchain Tra... - 04:27 PM EST
 Let’s attempt to decode Google’s confusing new location data settings - 02:59 PM EST
 Spritely and Veilid: Exciting Projects Building the Peer-to-Peer Web - 02:42 PM EST
 Without Interoperability, Apple Customers Will Never Be Secure - 02:33 PM EST
 Tesla and Block among Bitcoin-holding firms to get boost from accounting rule change in la... - 01:35 PM EST
 Sam Altman’s Weird Eyeball Scanning Crypto Tech Comes to Minecraft - 01:05 PM EST
 You Can Finally Disable Read Receipts on Facebook Messenger - 01:01 PM EST
 FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Shows Fabricated New York Times Headline About Bitcoin ETFs, In... - 12:35 PM EST
 Best VPN services 2023: Top picks for speed, price, privacy, and more - 12:10 PM EST
 Coinbase (COIN) to Start Spot Bitcoin (BTC) Trading on International Exchange - 10:52 AM EST
 Three reasons why investors — and the financial system — should watch crypto in 2024 - 10:07 AM EST
 How to protect yourself from eBay fraud - 07:39 AM EST
 Stop Trusting Your Cloud Provider - 05:04 AM EST
 Get cloud storage for life for just $89.97 - 03:21 AM EST
 Obama’s clueless foreign policy left behind the chaos we face today - 07:08 PM EST
 The Biggest Scams to Avoid This Holiday Season - 05:49 PM EST
 Sony is investigating an alleged ransomware attack on Insomniac - 04:19 PM EST
 Convicted Fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried Was The All-Time ‘Worst’ Cross-Examination Witne... - 01:29 PM EST
 Bitcoin ATM company Coin Cloud got hacked. Even its new owners don’t know how. - 12:29 PM EST
 Google Maps will let you store your location on your phone instead of the cloud - 12:05 PM EST
 El Salvador’s Bitcoin ‘Volcano Bond’ could be issued early next year after approval ... - 11:58 AM EST
 Adventures in AI alignment  - 11:44 AM EST
 Stock Markets Today: UK home prices slump, US stocks 2024, Bitcoin woes, Cigna - 10:49 AM EST
 Beeper vs. iMessage is a fight about how tech works — and who’s really in charge - 10:41 AM EST
 Online dangers of UK government assault on encryption - 10:32 AM EST
 The year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge - 09:14 AM EST
 The Download: Yahoo’s misdeeds in China, and AI Act takeaways - 08:35 AM EST
 An Explosion in Sports Betting Is Driving Gambling Addiction Among College Students - 07:37 AM EST
 Will Meta’s encryption plans be a ‘devastating blow’ to child safety online? - 07:35 AM EST
        
    
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