Here is a longer read for a Saturday by Luke Winkie at The Guardian. Something to read whilst having a coffee. Is this the new face of organized crime? Decoding Razzlekhan, the rapping bitcoin fraudster | Bitcoin | The Guardian Of course Netflix is going to make a series about …
Crypto-currency is illegal!
A couple of years back when I was studying for my cyber security MSc, China and Iceland were two of the countries where the highest amount bitcoin crypto-currency mining was being carried out. As discussed elsewhere this level of activity has serious implications for energy consumption and the production of …
I am Spartacus, No I am Spartacus
This is not really about Spartacus but Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous and secretive father of Bitcoin. Someone has written to Bruce Schneier declaring that Bruce is Satoshi Nakamoto. The article is worth a read. I Am Not Satoshi Nakamoto (Schneier on Security) Bruce has an explanation of the “old forgotten …
Twitter hack
High profile hacks are always going to make the mainstream news – add to that celebrities, influencers, Bitcoin and the fact the hackers netted about £80,000 before being closed down – then the Twitter hack was always going to make big headlines. Here is a link to the BBC article, …