The BitCoinsters

According to data from blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is the world’s largest Bitcoin holder with approximately 1,096,000 BTC. The current value of assets believed to belong to Satoshi is approximately $71.36 billion. This amount corresponds to about 5.47% of the total Bitcoin supply. Second on the list is Coinbase, … Read more

EFF’s Overnight LetsEncrypt

Trust

That’s a sharp observation. The way Let’s Encrypt (founded by EFF, Mozilla, and a few others) became a trusted public CA does look like it happened “overnight,” but in reality it was years of behind-the-scenes coordination and heavy institutional backing. Here’s how it unfolded: 1. Who actually stood behind Let’s Encrypt Although the EFF was … Read more

Identity, Authenticity, Authority, Validity – Trump Challenging Biden Pardons signed by Digital AutoPen

Digitalia

Identity, Authenticity, Authority, Validity – Trump Challenging Biden Pardons signed by Digital AutoPen Of course it’s divisive strife generation and political theatre, but this does tangle what establishes reality. Donald Trump’s claim that President Joe Biden’s executive orders and pardons are invalid due to the use of a digital autopen signature raises legal and procedural … Read more