May 3, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

Mostly Bitcoin for May 3, 2023

Mostly Bitcoin

  • Google is replacing Chrome's lock icon because most people don't know what it means - 04:01 PM EDT
  • Biden Wants to Hit Power-Hungry Crypto Miners With a Big Tax Bill - 03:04 PM EDT
  • Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means - 02:06 PM EDT
  • Europol’s Operation SpecTor leads to massive dark web drug bust - 01:26 PM EDT
  • Man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plan - 12:28 PM EDT
  • Balaji Srinivasan lost $1 million in a bizarre bitcoin bet - 11:30 AM EDT
  • Crypto Evangelist's Big Bitcoin Bet Comes to a Satisfying Conclusion - 11:29 AM EDT
  • RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys - 09:32 AM EDT
  • Senate to hold hearing on bank failures this week following First Republic collapse - 06:32 AM EDT
  • White House proposes 30 percent tax on electricity used for crypto mining - 05:24 AM EDT
  • Ex-Coinbase's Balaji Srinivasan Closes Out $1M Bitcoin (BTC) Bet ... - 01:39 AM EDT
  • Wannabe Harvard Bomber Left a Trail of Evidence: Court Docs - 08:14 PM EDT
  • Celsius Network Seeks to Fold U.K. Affiliate Into Bankrupt U.S. Operation - 07:25 PM EDT
  • Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firm - 06:48 PM EDT
  • For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter - 06:12 PM EDT
  • EFF to Congress: Oppose the EARN IT Act and the STOP CSAM Act - 03:02 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin Climbs as US Bank Failure Bolsters Crypto Narrative - 02:29 PM EDT
  • Best password managers 2023: Reviews of the top products - 12:23 PM EDT
  • Coinbase offshore exchange launches with Bitcoin and Ethereum futures - 09:16 AM EDT
  • Crypto exchange owned by embattled conglomerate Digital Currency Group loses top global ex... - 08:44 AM EDT
  • Apple, platform security, and the next big war - 08:20 AM EDT
  • House GOP tries panel collaboration on crypto; Democrats leery - 07:30 AM EDT
  • State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller Advised Crypto Giant With Chinese Ties Amid Fede... - 05:15 AM EDT
  • AI can now read your mind, researchers report as the 'godfather of AI' quits to warn about... - 04:18 AM EDT
  • MicroStrategy Spent $179 Million on Bitcoin Last Quarter - 09:10 PM EDT
  • Ryan Breslow’s Love health, wellness marketplace goes live - 07:20 PM EDT
  • MicroStrategy Posts Profit on Benefit Tied to Bitcoin Holdings - 05:55 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin pulls back to start May as First Republic Bank saga comes to an end - 04:44 PM EDT
  • The STOP CSAM Act Is An Anti-Encryption Stalking Horse - 04:30 PM EDT
  • Under pressure from crypto miners, NB Power places pause on electricity requests - 04:23 PM EDT
  • Buy the bitcoin pullback as crypto will have more time to shine later ... - 03:27 PM EDT
  • Cops Raid Swedish VPN Provider Only To Find Out There’s No ‘There’ There - 02:35 PM EDT
  • Joe Biden’s New Communications Director Made Millions in Corporate Consulting - 01:49 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin posts fourth straight month of gains for first time since 2021 - 12:06 PM EDT
  • Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a ‘deep fake’ defense... - 11:15 AM EDT
  • Swift works to bridge 'digital islands' of CBDCs - 10:15 AM EDT
  • First Republic Bank Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan - 09:40 AM EDT
  • To Restrict, or Not to Restrict, That Is the Quantum Question - 09:22 AM EDT
  • Your site needs more than just one user onboarding experience - 07:31 AM EDT
  • Google adds account sync for Authenticator, without E2EE - 07:28 AM EDT
  • 13 free tips to make your Windows PC run faster - 06:52 AM EDT
  • Bitcoin Sags After its Longest Streak of Monthly Gains Since 2021 - 12:18 AM EDT
  • Stuck in Khartoum - 12:16 AM EDT
  • Bitcoin could hit $100,000 if history is a guide following winning streak - 11:22 AM EDT
  • Cryptographers bet cash on when quantum computers will beat encryption - 10:48 AM EDT
  • Debate: The E.U. Was a Mistake - 06:13 AM EDT
  • From Scams to Music, AI Voice Cloning Is on the Rise - 10:52 PM EDT
  • If U.S. defaults on debt Bitcoin could rise nearly 70%, says Standard Chartered analyst - 04:45 PM EDT
  • Is America About to Have Its Perestroika Moment? - 02:15 PM EDT
  • Digital Security Tips to Prevent the Cops From Ruining Your Trip Abroad - 01:37 PM EDT
  • Hamas suspends Bitcoin fundraising, citing ‘hostile’ activity against donors - 11:15 AM EDT
  • Michio Kaku on the new world of quantum computing - 12:09 AM EDT
  • Canada, US Agree to Trace Guns Intercepted at Border - 08:12 PM EDT
  • Ransomware is a forever problem now - 07:20 PM EDT
  • Daily Crunch: First Republic Bank stock reaches record low as feds discuss rescue plan - 06:06 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin keeps wavering between a store of value and a high-risk ... - 05:51 PM EDT
  • The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum - 04:53 PM EDT
  • Solana has outperformed Bitcoin and Ether in 2023 - 04:45 PM EDT
  • Six Months In: Thoughts On The Current Post-Twitter Diaspora Options - 03:32 PM EDT
  • FBI agents search home of FTX exec who gave millions to Republicans - 03:32 PM EDT
  • Venmo now lets you send crypto to other users for some reason - 03:32 PM EDT
  • Intel loses $2.8 billion in another not-great quarter, down 36% year over year - 01:10 PM EDT
  • How Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is fighting for the future of open source s... - 12:21 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme Fraudster Ordered to Pay $3.4 Billion - 10:59 AM EDT
  • Microsoft Edge’s frenetic quest to dethrone Chrome keeps hitting snags - 10:13 AM EDT
  • Hamas armed wing announces suspension of Bitcoin fundraising - 10:00 AM EDT
  • This beaten-up bitcoin proxy should rebound 35%, Berenberg says - 09:59 AM EDT
  • Hamas armed wing announces suspension of bitcoin fundraising - 09:19 AM EDT
  • Hamas armed wing announces suspension of bitcoin fundraising - 08:39 AM EDT
  • AT&T email accounts reportedly broken into to steal crypto - 07:35 AM EDT
  • Texas Is “Fixing” Its Power Grid in the Most Texas Way Possible - 06:19 AM EDT
  • Crypto Cash Is Powering Kyrsten Sinema’s Reelection Campaign - 05:02 AM EDT
  • Brickbat: Not Very Social - 04:25 AM EDT
  • Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom - 08:38 PM EDT
  • Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam - 08:04 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin Thief Photographed in Bathtub of Cash Gets Four Years - 07:31 PM EDT
  • Coinbase Armed for Legal Clash Over How Crypto Is Regulated - 03:05 PM EDT
  • Binance.US sailed away from its $1.3B deal with Voyager, now what? - 03:01 PM EDT
  • Google plans to add end-to-end encryption to Authenticator - 01:20 PM EDT
  • EFF Now Has Tor Onions - 01:19 PM EDT
  • Google Authenticator’s long-awaited cloud 2FA feature carries hidden risk - 10:46 AM EDT
  • America’s Failing Approach to Digital Assets - 10:36 AM EDT
  • CommScope employees left in the dark after ransomware attack - 09:55 AM EDT
  • Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues: a refreshingly hopeful finance thriller about cryptocurren... - 09:55 AM EDT
  • Inside the Race to Arm Ukraine Before Its Counteroffensive - 07:17 AM EDT
  • Bitcoin (BTC USD) Back Toward $30000, Extending Bout of Volatility - 12:14 AM EDT
  • Bitcoin (BTC) Retakes $30,000 Level as First Republic Bank (FRC ... - 08:08 PM EDT
  • Google's New Cloud-Based Authentication Isn't End-to-End Encrypted Yet - 07:28 PM EDT
  • Workers have lost faith in money - 07:08 PM EDT
  • Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play ent... - 06:16 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin reverses lower after briefly topping $30,000 again - 04:46 PM EDT
  • Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for 79% off - 04:20 PM EDT
  • Bitcoin rallies to $29,000, and Franklin Templeton launches ... - 04:07 PM EDT
  • Hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts to steal cryptocurrency - 03:45 PM EDT
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