Molly White

crypto researcher & critic, software engineer, wikipedian • @web3isgreat creator • fellow @ Harvard Library Innovation Lab • writing https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/
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2024-05-30 21:54:56

Cryptocurrency companies have raised over $115 million to influence US elections this cycle, and they’re just getting started. We need to closely watch how cryptocurrency companies are influencing US politics. https://www.citationneeded.news/2024-cryptocurrency-election-spending/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #newsletter #CitationNeeded #superPACs #USpolitics #lobbying

2024-05-28 23:36:49

FTX's Ryan Salame has returned to Twitter for the first time since FTX collapsed — hours after he was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for his role in the FTX fraud and for his illegal campaign contributions 💀
#FTX #crypto #cryptocurrency
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2024-05-23 15:12:55

We must protect privacy, even in the face of cryptocurrency crime. As governments crack down on one of the most notorious tools for criminal money laundering in the cryptocurrency world, I’m worried about the ramifications.
https://www.citationneeded.news/tornado-cash/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #privacy #TornadoCash #newsletter #CitationNeeded

2024-05-21 16:53:34

back in my day we called this spyware
#AI #privacy #Microsoft
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2024-05-11 17:08:21

i...
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2024-05-10 06:22:26

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i'm sure it was a major and scary decision to branch out to their own platform, but the precarity of building on third-party platforms like twitch/youtube really can't be overstated

2024-05-10 06:11:35

the team behind Critical Role just launched its own subscription membership service called "Beacon"
pretty cool to see a creative team trying out a new model to give them so much control over their own content/platform
#CriticalRole

2024-05-04 17:38:35

Here's a gift link for my recent Bloomberg Businessweek piece: "The State of Crypto Is Anything But Strong"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-02/crypto-is-anything-but-strong-right-now?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxNDc3MDkzMCwiZXhwIjoxNzE1Mzc1NzMwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQ1VQMFREV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBQjc4QTNBMDc1N0U0OTI0ODFCRUU5RDRCRjBDNERDNSJ9.q7mx4CRLXnaPaRk03IohbYerjFc5httVYyrugxZ5TE4

2024-05-01 22:46:22

Many yearn for the "good old days" of the web. We could have those good old days back — or something even better — and if anything, it would be easier now than it ever was.
https://www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-a-different-web/
#web #newsletter #CitationNeeded

2024-04-30 23:05:09

If you've ever found yourself missing the "good old days" of the #web, what is it that you miss? (Interpret "it" broadly: specific websites? types of activities? feelings? etc.) And approximately when were those good old days?
No wrong answers — I'm working on an article and wanted to get some outside thoughts.

2024-04-25 17:59:55

took me a few attempts to say "bitcoin memecoins" in my newsletter voiceover without saying "beancoins", but I think I may be on to something here

2024-04-24 03:20:01

So excited to hear that the Ghost blogging software is going to support federation via ActivityPub! https://activitypub.ghost.org/
If you sign up for updates, they have a survey where they're asking for feedback. Now's your chance to get your suggestions in!

2024-04-20 22:12:42

finally, the runes project has brought memecoins to the #bitcoin blockchain. at long last, we can finally buy PEPE•WIT•HONKERS
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2024-04-20 20:49:03

The SEC is asking the judge in the Terra lawsuit to order $4.2 billion in disgorgement, a $420 million penalty against Terraform Labs, and a $100 million penalty against Do Kwon.
They also want Kwon banned from serving as an officer or director of a publicly traded company.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66820843/231/securities-and-exchange-commission-v-terraform-labs-pte-ltd/
#Terra #DoKwon #crypto
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2024-04-17 19:16:37

really upsetting to see former Wikimedia Foundation director and CEO Katherine Maher getting targeted by the rightwing outrage machine in her new role as NPR CEO. she's wonderful, and NPR is lucky to have her. i hope they stand behind her.

2024-04-17 16:28:31

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If you liked this essay, consider signing up for a pay-what-you-want subscription.
My writing is never paywalled, but your support is what helps me keep doing this.
https://www.citationneeded.news/signup/
#newsletter #CitationNeeded

2024-04-16 19:20:25

i am so over the web design trend where every piece of text on the page has to animate in
https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/112/282/040/215/110/959/original/b0a17c0886077438.mp4

2024-04-11 02:18:30

i think i can guess why, mr. upwork poster
#wikipedia
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2024-03-28 17:06:46

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He has already been preparing his appeal, though I doubt very much he will have any success with it.
#SBF #SamBankmanFried #crypto #cryptocurrency

2024-03-28 16:48:01

Sam Bankman-Fried has just been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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2024-03-27 20:54:10

I'll be doing a livestream tonight at 6pm Eastern to dive deep into the arguments that will be presented in Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing tomorrow and answer any questions you might have
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JDHDjBNUCo
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2024-03-27 00:28:16

As we approach Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing on Thursday, I break down the sentences requested by the prosecution (40–50 years) and by Sam Bankman-Fried (5–6 years).
https://www.citationneeded.news/sam-bankman-frieds-sentencing/
#sbf #SamBankmanFried #FTX #crypto #cryptocurrency

2024-03-24 01:10:39

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It also renames the files all nicely so you don't end up with that whole pile of files with names like "gov.uscourts.nysd.590939.407.26.pdf"
#CourtListener #PACER
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2024-03-20 23:20:53

I had to say goodbye to my Max this week after an unexpected and rapid decline. I'm heartbroken, but more than anything, I'm so grateful for the 6½ years we got to spend together. He was my first pet, and he taught me so much. He never, ever stopped purring. I miss him terribly.
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2024-03-14 21:29:15

even the crypto industry journalists are over it
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/people-culture/why-i-need-chinese-liquor-for-hong-kong-crypto-conferences/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #web3
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2024-03-14 18:43:43

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(via CoinDesk https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/14/justice-james-mellors-ruling-on-craig-wright-copa-trial/)
#crypto #cryptocurrency #CraigWright #bitcoin #copa

2024-03-14 18:43:43

Justice James Mellor:
"Dr. Wright is not the author of the Bitcoin White Paper.
Second, Dr. Wright is not the person who adopted or operated under the pseudonym "Satoshi Nakamoto" in the period 2008 to 2011.
Third, Dr. Wright is not the person who created the Bitcoin System.
And, fourth, he is not the author of the initial versions of the Bitcoin software."
Full written judgment still to come.
#crypto #cryptocurrency #CraigWright #bitcoin #copa

2024-03-14 00:14:18

Issue 53 – Choose rich
Euphoria has risen along with crypto prices, but nothing has changed from the last bubble. Also in this issue: Tether-related defamation lawsuits, intra-government infighting, and a disappointing $300 million Bored Ape video game.
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-53/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #tether #bitcoin #CitationNeeded #newsletter

2024-03-12 16:14:47

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been ordered to surrender his Canadian passport. His bond conditions have also been updated to reflect previous rulings prohibiting him from leaving the US.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68026006/71/united-states-v-zhao/
#Binance #ChangpengZhao #CZ #crypto #cryptocurrency

2024-03-10 18:43:36

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Despite his impressive journalism, "I never got health insurance for it. There was never a job at the end of the rainbow because the industry has just collapsed... But it's also just funny because we're all just out here. I'm on fucking TikTok. I have a fucking newsletter."

2024-03-10 18:41:26

"There should be newspapers that we work at where we do this," says Jonathan M. Katz, who was the first to note that Senator Katie Britt had apparently brazenly lied while recounting an anecdote in her bizarre State of the Union rebuttal.
https://flaminghydra.com/there-should-be-newspapers-that-we-work-at-where-we-do-this/
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2024-03-09 00:33:26

ngl https://url-parts.glitch.me/ is one of the most useful websites i've come across in a long time

2024-03-07 21:20:04

anyone have any good suggestions for lightweight local testing when implementing ActivityPub? would be nice to test signature verification and simulate various activities without spinning up a whole local Mastodon server or prematurely deploying my super alpha software

2024-03-05 20:51:59

the bitcoin price is up, which means it's time for endless comments from crypto bros who somehow both 1) know that i'm critical of crypto and 2) have no idea WHY i'm critical
#crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin
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2024-02-26 16:38:01

Sam Bankman-Fried has ditched his previous defense team, which was led by Mark Cohen.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.405.0.pdf
#crypto #cryptocurrency #SBF #FTX
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2024-02-16 19:34:50

it takes a lot to get me to willingly pick up the phone, but i just called my senators to urge them to vote no on #KOSA and you should too.
there are some script templates going around if you prefer to have a reference, here's one:
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2024-02-14 01:35:50

man i hate the mastodon/bluesky fighting

2024-02-11 21:51:23

When people say you should "own your own data", or that the future of the web is "ownership", what does that mean?
We need to talk about digital ownership.
https://www.citationneeded.news/we-need-to-talk-about-digital-ownership/
#CitationNeeded #newsletter #blog #web

2024-02-10 18:51:50

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you can see my blogroll here: https://www.inoreader.com/stream/user/1005130080/tag/Blogroll
(soon to get much longer, i think)
#todo put this on my website in a more accessible way
drop your blogroll below if you like! ⬇️

2024-02-10 18:36:34

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separate prompt: drop your favorite blog to read (not your own) below please ⬇️

2024-02-10 18:11:07

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drop your blog below please ⬇️

2024-02-10 18:04:26

fuck i love blogs. if i had nothing but time i would just read blogs all day.

2024-02-09 02:36:58

Motherboard found that firms linked to a16z and general partner Chris Dixon bought numerous copies of his new book promoting cryptocurrencies, which became an NYT Best Seller.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7emkx/chris-dixon-a16z-read-write-own-nyt-bestseller
#ChrisDixon #andreesenhorrowitz

2024-02-07 21:33:30

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Enjoying posting this to Mastodon, which I have been informed by Chris Dixon is a failure.
He's real mad Mastodon won't use a blockchain, btw.
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2024-02-07 21:08:07

Review: In "Read Write Own", the Andreessen Horowitz general partner and web3 superfan Chris Dixon lays out an unconvincing argument that blockchains are what it will take to fix the web.
https://www.citationneeded.news/review-read-write-own-by-chris-dixon/
#web3 #blockchain #cryptocurrency #crypto #AndreessenHorowitz #CitationNeeded

2024-02-06 02:48:36

“DAOs are like the network equivalent of homeowners’ associations,”
— Read Write Own by Chris Dixon

2024-02-05 18:47:27

Citation Needed has dark mode now ✨
https://www.citationneeded.news/
#CitationNeeded #WebDesign

2024-01-28 19:20:10

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2024-01-21 03:11:49

An online pastor was charged in CO for a $1.3 million #crypto scam. He's released a 9-minute-long video explaining that the Lord told him to sell a cryptocurrency with no clear exit", and spend some of the proceeds on "a home remodel the Lord told us to do".
Here's a supercut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYB23Q3gJgE
or
https://www.tiktok.com/@molly0xfff/video/7326364339546459422

2024-01-15 18:37:36

finally! i've always wished i could look at my #NFTs on [checks notes] the dashboard of my mercedes
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2024-01-09 00:04:32

re: #substack
i spoke personally with hamish mckenzie last week, and came out of the conversation with very little faith in the company's approach to moderation. i'm glad they caved on this point (or promised to cave?), but i am not optimistic something similar won't happen yet again

2024-01-08 19:18:44

it's impossible for me to be a multimillionaire without robbing a bank, therefore i should be allowed to rob banks
(headline: "‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says")
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai

2023-11-27 20:29:15

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there are approximately one hundred thousand miles between a jury trial of a powerful white billionaire and the historical extrajudicial murders by a powerful racial majority against Black Americans

2023-11-27 20:28:58

can someone please ask michael lewis to stop referring to the sam bankman-fried trial as a "lynching" holy shit
#SBF #SamBankmanFried #MichaelLewis
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2023-11-22 01:06:54

What a week. A rundown on today's big news about Binance, plus some other action in the crypto enforcement world. Also a $100 million hack somehow happened without much hullabaloo.
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/issue-44-four
#newsletter #CitationNeeded #Binance #crypto #cryptocurrency

2023-11-03 23:49:34

SBF is front page news, even on Wikipedia. Fun fact: I uploaded that photo!
#SBF #FTX #cryptocurrency #crypto #Wikipedia
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2023-09-21 21:08:19

In the criminal trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, the judge just granted the USA's motions to exclude testimony from all seven expert witnesses he has proposed.
The motion by SBF to exclude the government's one proposed witness, accounting professor Peter Easton, was denied.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631292/287/united-states-v-bankman-fried/
#SBF #FTX #USvSBF

2023-09-19 16:45:41

Binance is hemorrhaging executives as regulatory heat intensifies, Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are now embroiled in the FTX bankruptcy (and soon criminal case?), and crypto companies continue to all be bankrupt and suing each other. Despite all that, some think now's the time to try to get people excited about crypto again with reality shows and celeb ads. Catch up:
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/issue-39
#newsletter #crypto #cryptocurrency

2023-09-06 19:35:43

dudes will make fun of women who are into astrology and then read shit like this
#crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin
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2023-09-02 22:32:49

excuse me what the fuck
#AI #AIEthics #TechEthics
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2023-08-30 16:24:55

Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys say that he needs to be released from custody and returned to his parents house so that he can spend more time reviewing documents and preparing his defense than he is able to in jail with limited access to the Internet.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631292/240/united-states-v-bankman-fried/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #SBF #FTX

2023-08-27 18:08:07

well that's quite the twist... the government just alleged that, while searching Avi Eisenberg's devices for evidence pertaining to his exploit of the Mango Markets crypto project, they found child sexual abuse material
More on the exploit:
Document in screenshot: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66709457/36/united-states-v-eisenberg/
#crypto #cryptocurrency
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2023-08-23 17:30:38

The efforts of sex work advocates are better invested, says Stabile, in campaigning for new laws that would make it illegal for banks to discriminate against sex workers on the basis of their profession, than in developing an alternative financial system.
#crypto #cryptocurrency #SexWork
https://www.wired.com/story/sex-workers-crypto-failing-them/

2023-08-22 18:14:15

New report out from the Bank of International Settlements: "cryptoassets have so far not reduced but rather amplified the financial risks in less developed economies."
https://bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap138.htm
#crypto #cryptocurrency
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2023-08-19 19:43:41

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We also talked about the #colonialism of the #Worldcoin project, and how it's so emblematic of the tech industry practice of using the developing world as its testing ground.
#TechCriticism #crypto #cryptocurrency
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2023-08-19 19:42:59

I talked to @npub10jk…dpae on the Tech Won't Save Us podcast about my dilemma in covering #Worldcoin given it's not clear how much they truly intend to follow through on their stated goals vs. just pump the token.
#TechCriticism #crypto #cryptocurrency
Full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/181_pondering_the_orb_w_molly_white
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2023-08-18 18:57:31

i feel like the "shibarium" blockchain name means very different things to people, depending on whether they're into dog memecoins or if they have sex
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2023-08-18 00:20:00

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yes i know tor is dweb
it's annoying when web3 tries to subsume non-blockchain dweb projects to legitimize itself, and even more annoying when those projects go along with it

2023-08-18 00:10:57

"tor and other web3 projects"? 🤨
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2023-08-18 00:04:32

the fuck was that?
#crypto #cryptocurrency
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2023-08-16 22:36:38

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@npub1437…ranm there are many very real criticisms to be made of the stock market, but i don't think tesla/apple/etc. should be considered representative of it

2023-08-16 19:34:12

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The NYT has learned nothing from the disastrous "Latecomer's Guide to Crypto", I see.
https://www.mollywhite.net/annotations/latecomers-guide-to-crypto/

2023-08-16 19:30:59

the New York Times is really scraping the barrel here to defend crypto
"you'll learn a lot from making bad investment decisions"
#crypto #cryptocurrency #Bitcoin
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2023-08-15 02:15:24

"The Government intends to offer into evidence certain handwritten and typed notes that Ellison maintained to keep track of the conspiracy’s activities... Ellison’s personal notes and to-do lists include entries such as a list titled 'Things Sam is Freaking Out About'..."
#FTX #SBF #cryptocurrency #crypto
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2023-08-14 22:53:13

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next up:
• nike and nestle team up to improve child labor conditions
• u.s. army and palantir work together to advocate demilitarization
• amazon and pinkerton join forces to support trade unions

2023-08-14 22:51:27

a blockchain organization and an oil company collaborate to fix the climate
https://www.gitcoin.co/blog/gitcoin-shell-collaboration
#crypto #cryptocurrency #greenwashing

2023-08-12 03:15:35

i hope if i ever have the misfortune of appearing before a federal judge, courtroom sketch artists will also make me look shredded
https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/110/873/995/620/142/380/original/fdcced48bf3efb61.png

2023-08-12 02:58:37

My latest: Why Sam Bankman-Fried is on his way back to jail, plus a recap of this week's other events in the cryptoverse.
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/issue-36

2023-08-11 21:23:48

it was the fuck aroundiest of times, it was the find outiest of times

2023-08-11 19:36:13

In 30 minutes: a hearing on whether Sam Bankman-Fried will be remanded to jail after leaking to the press private diary entries of a witness in his case.
See my past coverage of this:
• https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/110752975615042242
• https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/110769730501018139
• https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/110781825888405019
#FTX #SBF #cryptocurrency #crypto

2023-08-11 16:58:13

i have zero regrets about planting twelve shishito pepper plants
#gardening #peppers
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2023-08-09 17:35:16

day 1 of atlas's "separation anxiety" medication is off to a strong start
#dogs #dogsofmastodon
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2023-08-08 18:49:42

After dropping a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried due to extradition treaty complications, the US Attorney's Office has just informed of their intent to file a superseding indictment lumping in the campaign finance conduct with the remaining wire fraud charges.
#crypto #cryptocurrency #FTX #SBF
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2023-08-06 18:18:16

pretty remarkable to see Coinbase making the argument that crypto is not like stocks, it's like baseball cards, American Girl dolls, or Beanie Babies
it's the future of finance! except when the SEC comes knocking, then it's just a harmless little toy, your honor
#crypto #cryptocurrency #coinbase
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2023-08-06 17:10:32

#baking #pie
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2023-08-04 21:02:46

A long explanation of the arguments around whether Sam Bankman-Fried should go back to jail, updates on crypto court cases, and a recap of the $100M+ in exploits we've seen over the past week.
https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/issue-35-pondering-my-orb

2023-08-02 04:52:19

oh lord, oh lord 🎵
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2023-07-30 19:22:23

😐
hoping AI companies remove your work from their datasets (after already including it without consent) is not going to be enough
https://decrypt.co/150575/greg-rutkowski-removed-from-stable-diffusion-but-brought-back-by-ai-artists
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2023-07-28 16:00:56

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2023-07-26 22:46:43

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2023-07-26 22:37:38

Sam Bankman-Fried might be going back to jail, re-entrancy attacks galore, and a bad week for gambling-related payment processors.
Catch up on the past week in crypto disasters in my latest: https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/issue-34-the-issue-is-you-got-hacked

2023-04-04 20:07:52

the cats did not need a new bed but they did need THIS bed
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