Dec. 2, 2022, 9:30 p.m. Mostly Bitcoin for December 2, 2022 Mostly Bitcoin Google opens beta program for end-to-end encryption in group chats - 03:52 PM EST Google Messages starts testing end-to-end encryption for RCS group texts - 03:23 PM EST Android Phone Makers’ Encryption Keys Stolen and Used in Malware - 02:30 PM EST Google Messages is getting end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats - 01:59 PM EST India Requires Internet Services to Collect and Store Vast Amount of Customer Data, Buildi... - 01:57 PM EST Fresh Hell - 01:19 PM EST Florida state tax website bug exposed filers’ data - 01:18 PM EST Crypto scammer faces 18 months in prison over $22 million SIM attack - 12:50 PM EST Google Messages is Finally Encrypting Group Chats - 12:12 PM EST Stripe announces fiat-to-crypto onramp widget - 12:11 PM EST Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app - 12:11 PM EST Proton Calendar rounds out security-focused Big Tech alternative on iOS - 11:58 AM EST Roku's Streaming Stick 4K is on sale for $25, plus all the Cyber Week deals you can still ... - 11:27 AM EST Sam Bankman-Fried’s Shadow Loomed Over Congress’ First Crypto Hearing Post-FTX Collaps... - 11:24 AM EST The best of Protocol - 10:57 AM EST Yes, you can use your credit cards to buy crypto - 10:47 AM EST ‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed... - 10:19 AM EST We Don’t Need Regulation (or Statist Education) - 09:18 AM EST Why the World Fell for FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried - 09:12 AM EST The Download: circumventing China’s firewall, and using AI to invent new drugs - 08:56 AM EST Cryptofinance: Bitcoin meets mainstream rejection - 08:31 AM EST ‘Crypto-Gelt’ introduced by Manischewitz ahead of Hanukkah - 08:09 AM EST U.K.'s Awful Internet Bill Becomes a Bit Less Hostile to Free Speech - 07:22 AM EST If not Biden, who? - 07:06 AM EST The best Windows backup software - 06:39 AM EST Crypto Crisis: The Latest on FTX, Bitcoin Prices and the Digital-Asset Industry - 06:37 AM EST The FTX Ponzi: Uncovering The Largest Fraud In Crypto History - 03:26 AM EST Bitcoin Set for More Losses in Wake of FTX's Collapse if History Is a Guide - 12:50 AM EST U.S., Japan, and South Korea Impose Sanctions to Punish North Korea for Missile Tests - 11:19 PM EST Crypto’s future could look like Iraq’s past - 11:17 PM EST Why Did Beto Return a $1 Million SBF Donation 4 Days Before the Election? - 10:28 PM EST ‘Empire Of Fraud’: Cryptocurrency Reporter Calls FTX Collapse The End Of A ‘Cryptogr... - 10:10 PM EST What are virtual assets in Hong Kong and what do the city’s new rules mean for crypto tr... - 07:47 PM EST Novogratz: Bitcoin Will Take Longer to Hit $500000 - 06:32 PM EST Eufy's security cameras send data to the cloud without consent, and that's not the worst p... - 05:12 PM EST Novogratz Drops Forecast for Bitcoin to Hit $500000 In 5 Years - 04:24 PM EST Coinbase says Apple forced it to remove NFT transfers from its iOS wallet - 04:16 PM EST How to Make a Mastodon Account and Join the Fediverse - 03:46 PM EST CFTC chairman urges strengthening conflict-of-interest part of Senate crypto bill - 03:35 PM EST The man who correctly predicted Bitcoin's drop to $20,000 just said it could fall another ... - 03:32 PM EST Does B stand for Bankman-Fried or Bankruptcy? - 03:08 PM EST How Solana, ‘Sam coins,’ Bitcoin, and Ethereum have fared after the FTX collapse - 03:04 PM EST Sam Bankman-Fried speaks on FTX collapse: “I didn’t ever try to commit fraud” - 02:57 PM EST Coinbase Says Apple Blocked App Update Over NFTs - 02:50 PM EST U.S. Senate Is Still Confused About How to Regulate Crypto After FTX Collapse - 02:23 PM EST Intel Evo NFTs are the latest thing no one wants - 02:10 PM EST LastPass got hacked again, and this time it affects customers - 01:20 PM EST The best free VPN: It’s important to choose wisely - 12:21 PM EST Matt Gaetz’s Pal Will Spend the Next Decade Behind Bars - 12:14 PM EST When will Ethereum stakers be able to withdraw their funds? Here’s what we know so far - 12:11 PM EST Analysis | Bitcoin Is Red Hot. Can It Ever Be Green? - 11:49 AM EST NTT is developing attribute-based encryption (ABE) to prevent quantum attacks - 11:19 AM EST India launches pilot digital currency project - 11:18 AM EST Mark Mobius predicts bitcoin could crash 40% to $10,000 next year - 10:01 AM EST The Download: Neuralink updates, and GPT-3 fixes - 09:36 AM EST Janet Yellen makes ‘Late Show’ appearance, tells Colbert her signature on currency wil... - 08:39 AM EST Intruders gain access to user data in LastPass incident - 08:33 AM EST The Crypto Emperor’s New Clothes - 07:02 AM EST FTX founder insists he ‘didn’t try to commit fraud’ in first comments since collapse... - 06:31 AM EST Web3 developer platform Fleek raises $25M led by Polychain Capital - 06:16 AM EST Have We Turned a Blind Eye to Cybersecurity? Highlights from My Conversation with Ambassad... - 06:15 AM EST SBF claims he did not 'knowingly' co-mingle FTX customers' assets with his trading firm Al... - 06:14 AM EST Password app LastPass hit by cybersecurity breach but says data remains safe - 03:30 AM EST LastPass reveals another security breach - 02:59 AM EST Binance enters Japanese market with Sakura Exchange BitCoin deal - 02:37 AM EST Sam Bankman-Fried Interview: Read the Transcript - 01:52 AM EST FTX's crypto villain Sam Bankman-Fried admits 'I made a lot of mistakes' - 01:06 AM EST How to watch USA vs the Netherlands for free with a VPN - 12:19 AM EST The riveting train wreck of a Sam Bankman-Fried interview - 10:48 PM EST European Central Bank says bitcoin is on the 'road to irrelevance' - 09:45 PM EST Ex-FTX CEO says he didn't 'knowingly' misuse clients' funds - 09:37 PM EST FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took questions about company collapse: 'We messed up big' - 09:20 PM EST Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras - 08:44 PM EST LastPass says it was breached - 08:25 PM EST Aussie bitcoin mogul sentenced in the US, advisers slam DOJ - 08:12 PM EST Sam Bankman-Fried Continues to Speak About FTX Despite Lawyer’s Advice - 08:11 PM EST FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried says he ‘screwed up’ but rejects fraud claim - 07:49 PM EST Bankman-Fried: Did not ‘knowingly’ misuse FTX client’s funds - 07:35 PM EST Kraken cuts 1,100 workers in 'crypto winter' - 07:05 PM EST BlackRock's Fink says crypto technology still relevant despite FTX - 07:05 PM EST The Oath Keepers’ Leader Was Just Convicted. The Far Right Will Keep Thriving - 06:57 PM EST SBF claims massive ignorance on obvious conflicts in FTX downfall - 06:53 PM EST LastPass' latest data breach exposed some customer information - 06:39 PM EST Daily Crunch: Music fans revisit their year in music with Spotify Wrapped 2022 - 06:12 PM EST If you own Bitcoin Cash, XRP, or Etherium Classic on Coinbase, here’s what to do now - 06:11 PM EST What We Learned From Ex-FTX Chief's First Live Interview Since Bankruptcy - 05:30 PM EST Bitcoin briefly tops $17,000, and SBF continues to speak publicly post-FTX collapse - 05:11 PM EST South Korea seeks arrest of Terra-Luna co-founder Daniel Shin - 05:07 PM EST Sounding a timely note of caution on cryptocurrencies amid FTX crash - 04:31 PM EST Crypto Lenders' Woes Worsen as Bitcoin Miners Struggle to Repay Debt - 04:09 PM EST Here’s everything that went wrong with FTX - 03:34 PM EST Eufy’s “No clouds” cameras upload facial thumbnails to AWS - 03:27 PM EST No spot Bitcoin ETFs approved so far - 02:59 PM EST Special Report: Trolls, Propaganda and Fear Stoke Bukele's Media Machine in El Salvador - 02:35 PM EST Capitol Hill Presses Crypto Exchanges Post-FTX Bankruptcy - 02:22 PM EST Bitcoin Family is moving more than $1 million into decentralized exchanges after Sam Bankm... - 02:11 PM EST Bitcoin tops $17,000 for the first time in two weeks but analysts don't expect the bounce ... - 02:11 PM EST FBI Director Gets Back On His Anti-Encryption Bullshit In Statement To Homeland Security C... - 01:30 PM EST You just read issue #539 of Mostly Bitcoin. 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