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Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging tools.

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United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Blockchain technologies.

 3210
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

 1243   |    1
How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

 6030   |    7
US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

 3747   |    18
Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

 4052   |    1
With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call himself a socialist.

 4344
Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

 5337
Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

 210
NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing that benefits anti-privacy entities like the NSA

 324
Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

 190
MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent application, and more news.

 49
MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney has asked the judge the Ulbricht case to issue a life sentence; Bitfury has developed a light bulb that mines bitcoin and more news

 92
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

MAY 10, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

The controversial section 215 of the Patriot Act which has allowed mass collection of American's phone call metadata is set for reform or expiry by the first of June, does it really matter?

 45
How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

 6030   |    7
Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

 5337
With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call himself a socialist.

 4344
Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

 4052   |    1
US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

 3747   |    18
United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Blockchain technologies.

 3210
Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging tools.

 3192   |    3
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

 1243   |    1
Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

 190
Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

 210
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney has asked the judge the Ulbricht case to issue a life sentence; Bitfury has developed a light bulb that mines bitcoin and more news

 92
Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

MAY 10, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

The controversial section 215 of the Patriot Act which has allowed mass collection of American's phone call metadata is set for reform or expiry by the first of June, does it really matter?

 45
NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing that benefits anti-privacy entities like the NSA

 324
MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent application, and more news.

 49
US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

US Congress Candidate Tiffany Hayden on Dark Side of Ditching Banks for Bitcoin

AUG 23, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Tiffany Hayden, founder and CEO of Enable Payments and candidate for US Congress, on the potential downsides of going completely unbanked.

 3747   |    18
How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

How Bitcoin Blockchain and Ripple May Help Kill U.S. Dollar

AUG 29, 2016 | Evander Smart

The world is now ready for a better, 21st-century way of doing business. Using the USD for international trade is like using a newspaper to get the latest news.

 6030   |    7
Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

Government Trapdoors Spying Tool Could Decrypt Millions of Cryptographic Keys, Bitcoin is Safe

OCT 16, 2016 | Joseph Young

Government and NSA could place trapdoors on millions of Diffie-Hellman-generated cryptographic keys to decrypt websites, applications, and encrypted messaging tools.

 3192   |    3
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Uses Snowden-Recommended Signal Encryption

SEP 06, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign is reportedly using Signal-encrypted messaging, which was previously recommended by Edward Snowden.

 1243   |    1
Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

Linux User? The US Government May Classify You an Extremist

JUL 14, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Want privacy online? Are you a Linux enthusiast? The NSA may have already classified you as an extremist.

 4052   |    1
MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29 DIGEST: US Govt Says Ross Ulbricht Owes Them Nearly $184M, Apple Mentions Bitcoin in Patent Application

MAY 29, 2015 | Aaron van Wirdum

U.S. government prosecutors have imposed a money judgment of almost US$184 million against Ross Ulbricht, Apple casually mentions Bitcoin in a new patent application, and more news.

 49
NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

NSA-Friendly CISA Bill Easily Passes U.S. Senate; Snowden Attacks

OCT 29, 2015 | Evander Smart

CISA (Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015) easily passed through the U.S. Senate’s vote on Tuesday, creating a new avenue for consumer data sharing that benefits anti-privacy entities like the NSA

 324
‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

‘We're Considering Not Lying Anymore, for Real’ — US Gov't on NSA Spying (Op-Ed)

MAY 14, 2015 | Amanda B. Johnson

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to end dragnet spying on American communications.

 55
Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

Special Assistant to President Barack Obama Joins Bitcoin Industry

DEC 08, 2015 | Marco E. G. Maltese

Senior White House Staffer Jamie Elizabeth Smith joined the Bitcoin mining company Bitfury as Global Chief of Communications.

 210
United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

United States Congress Supports Resolution Promoting Blockchain

SEP 18, 2016 | Jacob Timp

The United States House of Representatives has passed a nonbinding bill calling for a domestic policy demonstrating support toward digital currencies and the Blockchain technologies.

 3210
Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

Gov’t in U.S. First to Record Survey on Bitcoin's Blockchain

SEP 03, 2015 | Evander Smart

There have been many smaller mainstream uses of the public recording infor-mation into Bitcoin’s Blockchain.

 190
With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

With President Bernie Sanders, Bitcoin Will Thrive

FEB 27, 2016 | Neer Varshney

Socialist governments like to keep control of the entire economy in their hands by controlling the means of production, but Bernie Sanders doesn’t simply call himself a socialist.

 4344
MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28 DIGEST: NY Attorney Wants to Jail Ulbricht for Life, Bitfury develops a Mining Light Bulb

MAY 28, 2015 | Daniel O. Nyairo

Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney has asked the judge the Ulbricht case to issue a life sentence; Bitfury has developed a light bulb that mines bitcoin and more news

 92
Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

Why Donald Trump and Bitcoin Are Both Unstoppable

FEB 25, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Both Donald Trump and Bitcoin are past the point of failure, since both promise disruption to a status quo that the people have been dying to see happen.

 5337
Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

Patriot Act: A Small Victory Against the NSA, a Big Distraction for the Rest of Us

MAY 10, 2015 | Juan S. Galt

The controversial section 215 of the Patriot Act which has allowed mass collection of American's phone call metadata is set for reform or expiry by the first of June, does it really matter?

 45

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