March 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Cryptocurrency: Governments Banksters and Fiat, Lols
by grarpamp 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

https://i.redd.it/7cmyw59m8sqa1.png @bitcoinmagazine: The Bitcoin logo being projected onto the European Central Bank, Frankfurt https://v.redd.it/otx4m1dh2hqa1 Banksters https://v.redd.it/fciqbg5e1lqa1 Governments 1 btc = 28600 fiats US Bill S. 686: The Restrict Act – 20 Years In Prison For VPN Use? SEC Chair Gary Gensler Must Testify Before Congress, Says Rep. Tom Emmer Study: Over 46 Million Americans Likely to Buy Crypto in the Next Year https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/research/study-americans-cryptocurrency/ The RESTRICT Act Creates Blanket Authority, With Few Checks, to Ban Just About Anything Linked to a ‘Foreign Adversary’ - also Crypto https://www.coincenter.org/the-restrict-act-creates-blanket-authority-with-… https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/124ltai/abandoning_the_us_doll… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reserve_Act Crypto... no, anti-Crypto Politicians shutting down crypto banks... yes. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/03/29/top-us-treasury-official-says-cr… lawmakers showed little interest in focusing on crypto questions in a long two days of congressional hearings. The hearings revealed the primary concerns of regulators and lawmakers dwelled on problems in the banks’ management and potential failures in supervision from the Fed and FDIC https://cryptopotato.com/hollywood-actor-matt-damon-explains-why-he-appeare… Actor Matt Damon revealed that Crypto.com distributed $1 million to his charity organization water.org at a time when funds were most needed, which is why he agreed to appear in the ad. The actor said he gave his whole salary to the charity because the exchange was down. Damon is also an investor in the exchange.

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Cryptocurrency: The West Must Adopt Crypto To Beat BRICS Baddies
by grarpamp 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Many are masticating on Lowery... " US Dollar was global terrorist for decades. BRICS will sell USD and deploy its own global terror regime based on a better currency than bankrupt USD, yet likely not more than commoditized twist on Euro scheme. The West has rekt its monetary self. If the West ideotheology wants to win, it has simply no other option but to adopt the best money... crypto... now. Declare itself fully open for crypto business, hands off, pro privacy, everything the cryptos want, full steam ahead. Utilize its remaning tech prowess to integrate cryptos efficiencies immediately into business, convert people into hard money, roll and own defi p2p etc. All Govt's will lose to crypto in the end, no point in letting any more new violent intermediates reign holding up the show. "

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Cryptocurrency: While Maxi's Wank To Bangers, They Foolishly Discount Power Of Privacy
by grarpamp 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl3JddRBXZs https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1264bo0/bitcoin_and_nostr_will_fr… https://twitter.com/tip_nz/status/1639306785311035392 You are playing a long risky and potentially losing game if you expect non-privacy coins like BTC to have the needed power to win, the State will at minimum invade them, and quite likely corrupt and censor them, and even if you do manage to win, with or without a long cutover to privacy game, then at that point you've foolishly pushed and adopted nothing but the loss of all privacy, a permanent anal inspection of your entire tx life, when eons of humanity and human DNA dictate that privacy is requisite to the very human condition, naught but difficulty to cutover and failure will result, permanently enshrining the datamining class over all. The only sensible option is to genuinely develop deploy and compete privacy coins in parallel, now, with DEX and popup darkCEX for free interchange, and see which wins out long term. Hint: Humans want and will always choose privacy, plenty of A/B testing on this on youtube.

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Cryptocurrency: New EU Law Mandate ORDERS You To Develop Adopt and Use Privacy Coins
by grarpamp 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

https://beincrypto.com/eu-bill-1000-euro-limit-anonymous-crypto-transfers/ New EU Bill Introduces 1,000 Euro Limit on Anonymous Crypto Transfer Privacy coins are the only coins that will survive for decades, best start developing deploying and migrating to them now. [–]nusk0Platinum | QC: CC 64 8 points 7 hours ago Good luck catching the anonymous person that just transfered 1001 Euro permalink embed save report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 2 points 7 hours ago They are so stupid - it hurts permalink embed save parent report reply [–]hquerTin | CC critic 0 points 7 hours ago Psst permalink embed save parent report reply [–]Flick-a-da-wristTin 1 point 2 hours ago They wont have to catch the individual. They will just fine the exchange or service that violates their rules. Then these services simply wont allow such transfers to avoid fines. permalink embed save parent report reply [–]BananoBoyz 6 points 7 hours ago Monero smiling. permalink embed save report reply [–]coinfeeds-botApproved CC Bot 3 points 7 hours ago tldr; EU lawmakers have voted favorably on a new draft bill to limit anonymous crypto transfers to 1000 euros. They also voted to establish a new Anti Money Laundering Authority to supervise risky assets like crypto. The bill will be voted on at a plenary session of the European Parliament on April 18, 2023. This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR. permalink embed save report reply [–]NuewimPlatinum | QC: CC 613, ETH 31 | TraderSubs 31 2 points 7 hours ago I am not entirely sure they understand what ANONYMOUS mean... permalink embed save report reply [–]Ryuzaki_63Platinum | QC: CC 610 | NVIDIA 81 2 points 7 hours ago They must ask a self-custodial wallet user who transfers more than 1000 euros if he is the wallet’s owner. So you must prove you are the owner of a hardware wallet if you were to transfer it to an exchange? permalink embed save report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 1 point 7 hours ago get two wallets. KYC one. Send funds from non kyc one to kyc one and send to exchanges xD Law beat permalink embed save parent report reply [–]Ryuzaki_63Platinum | QC: CC 610 | NVIDIA 81 3 points 7 hours ago Genius! Straight to jail, right away permalink embed save parent report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 2 points 7 hours ago what jail? I can't control what people I don't know who have my wallet address send me permalink embed save parent report reply [–]Ryuzaki_63Platinum | QC: CC 610 | NVIDIA 81 2 points 6 hours ago KYC wallet, jail. Non KYC wallet, also jail, right away. The meme in case I'm confusing you :> permalink embed save parent report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 2 points 6 hours ago LOOOOL permalink embed save parent report reply [–]LieutenantZucc 0 points 7 hours ago If you send something from a KYC wallet to a non-KYC one, you’re pretty much KYCing the other one. permalink embed save parent report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 0 points 7 hours ago No, I said non kyc to kyc. Not the other way around. Then dumb mode on - "I have no idea who sent it to me, might have been a mistake" and just get burner wallets like burner phones xD permalink embed save parent report reply [–]LieutenantZucc 1 point 6 hours ago Oops! That being said I don’t think that excuse will hold for much longer than once haha permalink embed save parent report reply [–]DanteTheSimpSlayer 0 points 6 hours ago They have proof? xD permalink embed save parent report reply [–]unitys2011Platinum | QC: CC 35 2 points 6 hours ago Laughs in Monero permalink embed save report reply [–]Silver-dutchBronze | ADA 8 1 point 7 hours ago So how do they control it? It’s anonymous permalink embed save report reply [–]EdgeLord19941 1 point 7 hours ago Pseudonymous, once they link your name to an account it's all over permalink embed save parent report reply [–]joeyg334Tin | LRC 12 | Superstonk 19 1 point 6 hours ago There really is nothing that the government can't fuck up. permalink embed save report reply [–]thanksHedera 0 points 6 hours ago they don't know that there are still many tricks to be able to do lmao permalink embed save report reply [–]BlindestofMonks 0 points 6 hours ago just transfer 5k in 5x1000, no big deal permalink embed save report reply [–]tvanbormTin 1 point an hour ago Sure, let’s pay gas fees 5 times. Who is gonna do multiple ETH transactions instead of just one? permalink embed save parent report reply [–]Muriqui91Tin 0 points 6 hours ago Laughs in crypto permalink embed save report reply [–]tvanbormTin 1 point 57 minutes ago So, they are actually promoting the use of DEXes? They may force a CEX to comply with this, but how will those identify who an external wallet belongs to? Also, I don’t doubt there are gonna be people who’ll create hundreds of wallets and send +1k transactions for the fuck of it. Good luck identifying every single wallet. permalink embed save report reply

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Havana Syndrome, Part 2: How a dog's brain may help solve the mystery of Canadian diplomats' Cuban nightmare
by Gunnar Larson 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/havana-syndrome-part-2-how-a-dogs…

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Re: FOIL DHSES-22-06-028
by Gunnar Larson 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

Mr. Callahan: There is an and/or argument to each definition. You are lieing about Sonic Weapons here and using Brody as a scape goat. For example, your office would have records on sonic weapons. How the FOIL was written is not a good enough defense because we are operating under and/or connotation. For these reasons, we seek to receive any and all records your department has concerning obstruction of justice. The same FOIL file can be used for organizing. Gunnar Larson On Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 5:01 PM Callahan, James (DHSES) < James.Callahan(a)dhses.ny.gov> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > > > The response to your appeal is attached. Your appeal has been denied. A > copy of your appeal and this determination is being sent to the Committee > on Open Government. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > *Jim Callahan* > > Senior Attorney > > *Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services* > > 1220 Washington Avenue, Building 7A, Albany NY 12226 > > (518) 292-2849 | james.callahan(a)dhses.ny.gov > > www.dhses.ny.gov > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail, including any attachments, may be > confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended > only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from > someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy > or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender > immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. Thank > you. > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2022 9:43 AM > *To:* DHSES, FOIL (DHSES) <FOIL.DHSES(a)dhses.ny.gov> > *Cc:* cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: FOIL DHSES-22-06-028 > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > > > We would like to appeal this decision. > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 9:41 AM DHSES, FOIL (DHSES) <FOIL.DHSES(a)dhses.ny.gov> > wrote: > > Attached please find correspondence regarding the above Freedom of > Information Law request. Thank you. > >

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FDIC Faces $23 Billion in Costs From Bank Failures. It Wants Big Lenders to Pay
by Gunnar Larson 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

FDIC Faces $23 Billion in Costs From Bank Failures. It Wants Big Lenders to Pay https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/fdic-mulls-squeezing-big…

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Strong AI for assassination, " targeted killing ", includes rationale
by professor rat 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

Liron Shapira @liron · 15h Wow, great insider account of what GPT-4 was really like before they aligned it https://youtube.com/watch?v=oLiheMQayNE… Reposts not plans to kill Elon Musk and all his spawn

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'Degenerate Gambling' in Zero-Day Options Thrills Retail Traders
by Gunnar Larson 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

'Degenerate Gambling' in Zero-Day Options Thrills Retail Traders https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-29/0dte-options-retail-trad…

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Weird Things Are Happening at Silvergate Bank and First Republic Bank
by Gunnar Larson 29 Mar '23

29 Mar '23

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/03/weird-things-are-happening-at-silver… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: March 29, 2023 ~ Silvergate Capital, the parent of Silvergate Bank – which has lost 90 percent of its share price year-to-date and announced it is winding down and liquidating — is still running a website that is putting a rosy glow on the bank’s operations. For example, under the heading of “Banking for the future,” the Silvergate website shares this: “Silvergate Bank has served entrepreneurs in unique and niche industries for over 20 years. Recognizing digital currency’s potential during the sector’s infancy, we built strong relationships with pioneers who were turned away by traditional banks. This solidified our position as industry-leading partners and innovators which remains true today.” Wait. What? (What ever happened to the Federal Trade Commission’s Truth in Advertising Law? Those so-called “strong relationships” with digital currency firms turned into highly-fickle hot money once markets learned that Silvergate had been doing highly questionable banking for Sam Bankman-Fried’s house of frauds, the FTX crypto exchange and his hedge fund, Alameda Research. On January 5, Silvergate reported in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its “total deposits from digital asset customers declined to $3.8 billion” as of December 31, 2022 (down from the previously reported $11.9 billion on September 30, 2022.) That’s a 68 percent drop in deposits in one quarter. So much for those “strong relationships.” The Silvergate website further offers this assessment to website visitors: “Based in La Jolla, California, Silvergate is a Federal Reserve member bank and the leading provider of innovative financial infrastructure solutions and services for the digital asset industry. “We leverage our technology platform and management team’s expertise to develop solutions for many of the largest fintech and digital asset companies and investors around the world. Our solutions are built on our deep-rooted commitment and proprietary approach to regulatory compliance.” “Regulatory compliance.” Seriously? On January 30, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) released a letter to the bank’s CEO, Alan Lane. The letter revealed that the bank had been stonewalling the Senators on their inquiries about the bank’s dealings with crypto firms majority-owned by Sam Bankman-Fried. Federal prosecutors have charged that executives at FTX and Alameda Research, including Bankman-Fried, looted more than $8 billion from FTX customer accounts and the money is missing. Three of those executives have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty. The letter from the three Senators to Silvergate CEO Lane described the stonewalling as follows: “We are disappointed by your evasive and incomplete response to our December 5, 2022 letter regarding Silvergate Bank’s role in the improper transfer of FTX customer funds to cryptocurrency hedge fund Alameda Research (Alameda). We wrote to you seeking information on what appeared to be an egregious failure of your bank’s responsibilities to monitor and report suspicious financial activity. Your response confirms the extent of this failure – but then neglects to provide key information needed by Congress to understand why and how these failures occurred. Moreover, in the month since you provided your inadequate reply to our request for information, new reports have emerged detailing the run Silvergate Bank (Silvergate) faced in the wake of the FTX collapse, and the funding sources the bank turned to as its coffers ran low, further underscoring the need for full transparency from you and your bank.” Silvergate’s March 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicated that record-keeping at the bank is so suspect that it can’t even file its annual report for the full year of 2022 (Form 10-K) on time and it needs more time to “record journal entries.” Equally troubling was the phrase that “its independent registered public accounting firm” will require more time “to complete certain audit procedures, including review of adjustments not yet recorded and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.” That stands in rather stark contrast to Silvergate’s website lauding how the company is “…built on our deep-rooted commitment and proprietary approach to regulatory compliance.” The same SEC filing indicated that Silvergate is under multiple investigations from regulators, Congress, and the folks with criminal prosecution powers – the U.S. Department of Justice. Despite all of this, Silvergate’s stock (ticker SI) is still trading on the New York Stock Exchange – sometimes in a very weird fashion. Things are equally weird at First Republic Bank, another troubled federally-insured bank whose share price has also lost 90 percent year-to-date. (The ticker is FRC.) According to First Republic’s regulatory filings, as of December 31, 2022 it had total deposits of $176.25 billion, of which $119.47 billion (or 68 percent) were uninsured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) caps federal deposit insurance at $250,000 per depositor, per bank. But banks such as First Republic, that cater to the very wealthy, have tended to have customer accounts that far exceed the amount of the FDIC insurance cap. And that can produce a fast bank run on those uninsured deposits when this elite clientele gets anxious as a result of negative news. In a public relations stunt that backfired, with Jamie Dimon’s fingerprints all over it, on March 16 came the news that 11 banks on Wall Street were going to deposit a cumulative $30 billion of their own money – as uninsured deposits – into First Republic Bank as a show of confidence. JPMorgan Chase, along with Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, each ponied up $5 billion of the $30 billion total. The stock market sized up this move as follows: apart from potentially creating a shareholders’ lawsuit against the Wall Street banks that recklessly placed $5 billion as uninsured deposits into a sinking institution, that $30 billion accomplished very little. First Republic Bank’s stock closed on March 16 – after the news about the $30 billion hit the wires – at $34.27. It closed yesterday at $13.50 – a decline of 60.6 percent since the p.r. stunt. On March 21, the Wall Street Journal reported that First Republic had hired Lazard to conduct “a review of strategic options that could include a sale, a capital infusion or asset trimming.” The consulting firm, McKinsey & Co., was also hired to “map out a post crisis structure for the bank,” according to the Wall Street Journal report. Time would appear to be of the essence. On Sunday, March 19, S&P Global announced it had downgraded the credit rating of First Republic three notches deeper into junk territory.

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