Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully, the internet never forgets. The comments remain archived on Removeddit.com and they provide a fascinating insight into one of the most...
UFC: Online Platforms Should Proactively Prevent Streaming Piracy
With millions of dedicated fans around the world, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) events are extremely popular. They are also relatively expensive and as a result, unauthorized broadcasts are thriving. For most popular fight cards, dozens of dedicated pirate streams are queued up via unauthorized IPTV services, streaming torrents, and streaming sites, in the latter case often masked with an overlay of ads. At the same time, unauthorized...
4 open source Android apps for writers
While I’m of two minds when it comes to smartphones and tablets, I have to admit they can be useful. Not just for keeping in touch with people or using the web but also to do some work when I’m away from my computer. For me, that work is writing—articles, blog posts, essays for my weekly letter, e-book chapters, and more. I’ve tried many (probably too many!) writing apps for Android over the years....
How a trip to China inspired Endless OS and teaching kids to hack
Last year, I decided to try out Endless OS, a lightweight, Linux-based operating system developed to power inexpensive computers for developing markets. I wrote about installing and setting it up. Endless OS is unique because it uses a read-only root file system managed by OSTree and Flatpak, but the Endless company is unique for its approach to education. read...
