August 2022 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Cryptocurrency: CBDC's Rising, Support Them Now
by professor rat 28 Aug '22

28 Aug '22

Hold your nose and support them or leave them alone on the basis of never-disturbing-your-democidal-enemy-when-they're-making-a-mistake. That's my honorable & deeply principled stance ( And if you don't like it etc ) The more of these stupid shitcoins there are the more airdrops, the more regulatory arbitrage, the more laundering, the more crypto-anarchy in the end despite inevitable setbacks now and then. No-brainer - globalized digitized networked economy - pressure for UBI everywhere, all the time. Statism continues its overall decline. The crypto fat lady starts her singing exercises. Amiwrong?

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Cryptocurrency: CBDC's Rising, Smash Them Now
by grarpamp 28 Aug '22

28 Aug '22

Visualizing The State Of Central Bank Digital Currencies https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-state-of-central-bank-digit… https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/ Central banks around the world are getting involved in digital currencies, but some are further ahead than others. In this map, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Ku uses data from the Atlantic Council’s Currency Tracker to visualize the state of each central banks’ digital currency effort. Digital Currency – The Basics Digital currencies have been around since the 1980s, but didn’t become widely popular until the launch of Bitcoin in 2009. Today, there are thousands of digital currencies in existence, also referred to as “cryptocurrencies”. A defining feature of cryptocurrencies is that they are based on a blockchain ledger. Blockchains can be either decentralized or centralized, but the most known cryptocurrencies today (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) tend to be decentralized in nature. This makes transfers and payments very difficult to trace because there is no single entity with full control. Government-issued digital currencies, on the other hand, will be controlled by a central bank and are likely to be easily trackable. They would have the same value as the local cash currency, but instead issued digitally with no physical form. Central Bank Digital Currencies Worldwide 105 countries are currently exploring centralized digital currencies. Together, they represent 95% of global GDP. When aggregated, we can see that the majority of countries are in the research stage. We’ve also divided the map by region to make viewing easier. Africa Asia Europe Middle East South America North America What are the Benefits? A major benefit of government-issued digital currencies is that they can improve access for underbanked people. This is not a huge issue in developed countries like the U.S., but many people in developing nations have no access to banks and other financial services (hence the term underbanked). As the number of internet users continues to climb, digital currencies represent a sound solution. To learn more about this topic, visit this article from Global Finance, which lists the world’s most underbanked countries in 2021. The 9% Just 9% of countries have launched a digital currency to date. This includes Nigeria, which became the first African country to do so in October 2021. Half of the country’s 200 million population is believed to have no access to bank accounts. Adoption of the eNaira (the digital version of the naira) has so far been relatively sluggish. The eNaira app has accumulated 700,000 downloads as of April 2022. That’s equal to 0.35% of the population, though not all of the downloads are users in Nigeria. Conversely, 33.4 million Nigerians were reported to be trading or owning crypto assets, despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s attempts to restrict usage. Status in the U.S. America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve, has not decided on whether it will implement a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Our key focus is on whether and how a CBDC could improve on an already safe and efficient U.S. domestic payments system. – FEDERAL RESERVE To learn more, check out the Federal Reserve’s January 2022 paper on the pros and cons of CBDCs.

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Russia's vast disinformation machine -- and the influential women fronting it
by professor rat 28 Aug '22

28 Aug '22

KGB LIARS - Go FUCK YOURSELF! Darya Dugina's death provides a glimpse into Russia's vast disinformation machine -- and the influential women fronting it . . . https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/27/europe/darya-dugina-russia-disinformatio… Reposts nada etc

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Cryptoanarchism violently rejects racism, misogyny, homophobia & other forms of bigotry
by professor rat 28 Aug '22

28 Aug '22

In stark contrast to self-described " Natural Rights anarchist ", Juan Garafolo ( from the Argentine region? ) who preaches and practices antisemitism non-stop. http://www.spunk.org/library/otherpol/critique/sp001283.txt Reposts etc

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" Once a friend - always a friend "
by professor rat 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

Together forever https://www.unz.com/ishamir/the-long-captivity-of-julian-assange/ Repost don't go there grrlfriend

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Backstabber list (John Young, Matthew Taylor,
by zeynep＠keemail.me 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

once a friend always a friend

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[ot][spam][spam][crazy] MCBoss Flower: The Intrigues
by Undiscussed Groomed for Male Slavery, One Victim of Many 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

Once upon a time there was a little violet named MCBoss. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Viola_reichenbachiana_L… MCBoss grew in the corner of the lawn of a middle-class yuppie, and MCBoss took charge of it all.

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Cryptocurrency: Craig Wright Proofs Himself Quite the Wanker, Again
by grarpamp 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

https:/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11083057/Hamish-MacDonald-called-w-er-rumored-Bitcoin-founder-Dr-Craig-Wright-awkward-TV-moment.html https:/finbold.com/self-proclaimed-satoshi-reportedly-plagiarized-significant-portions-of-his-phd-thesis/ https:/medium.com/@paintedfrog/craig-wright-plagiarized-significant-portions-of-his-phd-thesis-and-tried-to-hide-it-80cd8f01459 https:/finbold.com/vitalik-buterin-calls-craig-wright-a-scammer-dares-self-proclaimed-nakamoto-to-sue-him/ https:/finbold.com/brazil-central-bank-director-terms-bitcoin-a-financial-innovation/ https:/finbold.com/resurfaced-video-from-2014-shows-former-google-ceo-hailing-bitcoin-as-remarkable/ https:/finbold.com/texas-miner-profited-significantly-more-by-shutting-down-amid-heatwave-than-mining-bitcoin/

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Graeber, Carson and Marx, oh my
by professor rat 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

>>> crypto will not save us from the capitalist workplace. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/eric-fleischmann-crypto-will-not-sa… Reposts never heard of anarchy

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Explosive detonates in Baghdad, targets Australian diplomats
by professor rat 27 Aug '22

27 Aug '22

And in related news . . . "... Mr Assange agreed that some level of privacy was necessary for the successful operation of the military ..." http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/assange-i-can-rule-from-… JULIAN " ‘[The military] protects the sovereignty of Australia. It protects the independence of Australia.' ASSANGE July, 2013 Repost not argued with - consensus might be true!

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