April 2023 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Re: Bank.org Concern of BitLicense Marketplace Manipulation
by Gunnar Larson 02 Apr '23

02 Apr '23

July 25, 2021 BY ELECTRONIC MAIL United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 14420 Albemarle Point Place Suite 102 Chantilly, VA 20151-1750 ATTN: SEC TCR SUBMISSIONS Re: Bank.org <http://www.bank.org> Concern of BitLicense Marketplace Manipulation Dear Sir or Madam: Virtual currency fraud is a serious problem for such a developed country as the United States, whose bank regulators have drawn attention to the increase of these crimes. Having discovered that an unregulated virtual currency sphere (such as in Africa, or other developing markets) is very popular among virtual currency fraudsters, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NY-DFS) concluded that this kind of regulatory fraud was threatening U.S. national security. Bank.org’s NY-DFS Shelf Charter application journey has prompted us to contact the SEC with concern of common Directors at Facebook and PayPal (incl. Xoom) who have potentially manipulated the New York State Common Retirement Fund and New York State Teachers Retirement Fund through BitLicense marketplace manipulation tactics and computer crimes. Bank.org's key definition of virtual currency computer crimes is a consistent message across markets. These crimes are relatively new, having been in existence for only as long as Bitcoin has—which explains how unprepared society and the world, in general, is towards combating these crimes. We see this as no fault of NY-DFS and the original BitLicense mandate. Facebook and PayPal along with Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have leveraged BitLicensee connections to profit daily from virtual currency market manipulation structures with cross-border reach. PayPal's “Conditional BitLicense” may now be employed as a marketplace manipulation instrument. Meanwhile, common Directors at Facebook, PayPal (incl. Xoom) and Diem seemingly have collaborated in orchestrating a virtual currency marketplace manipulation exercise. The New York State Common Retirement Fund and New York State Teachers Retirement Fund are significant investors in Facebook, PayPal, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo. >From their California headquarters, Directors at PayPal (incl. Xoom) have potentially leveraged a Conditional BitLicense award in collaboration with common Directors at Facebook to engage in marketplace manipulation techniques. The Diem Association further shares common PayPal and Facebook Directors in a potential chain of virtual currency computer software and market manipulation architectures. Bank.org must take the necessary steps to guard against fraud and to be extra vigilant about manipulation. We seek SEC guidance on the aforementioned concerns as we organize a reputable Board of Directors for NY-DFS approval. Respectfully yours with appreciation, Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io> | Bank.org <http://bank.org> MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107

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Biden’s Landmark Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants
by Gunnar Larson 02 Apr '23

02 Apr '23

Biden’s Landmark Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-02/biden-s-landmark-climate… China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open factories in the US after Washington passed a landmark climate bill that supports local clean energy manufacturing.

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Venezuela Acquits PDVSA Traders After Three Years in Detention
by Gunnar Larson 02 Apr '23

02 Apr '23

Venezuela Acquits PDVSA Traders After Three Years in Detention https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-02/venezuela-acquits-pdvsa-… Two former Petroleos de Venezuela SA employees were acquitted by a judge on Saturday, after they had been found guilty in February 2021 of leaking information to a US-based company.

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Long thread on Sam Altman's anarchist-hating, fools-coin scam
by professor rat 02 Apr '23

02 Apr '23

>> Crypto only really makes sense when it's tied to sovereignty. Using passports ties it to nation state sovereignty. It's worth keeping in mind Timothy May's email signature from the cypherpunks mailing list, which gave birth to all of this: Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero knowledge, reputations, information markets, black markets, collapse of governments https://cryptoanarchy.wiki/people/timothy-c-may That's what's at stake here. << https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30931614

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Sam Altman needs killing ( My 2k sats )
by professor rat 02 Apr '23

02 Apr '23

Weasel words >> an effective global regulatory framework including democratic governance Sam Altman @sama · Mar 30 visiting toronto, DC, rio, lagos, madrid, brussels, munich, london, paris, tel aviv, dubai, new delhi, singapore, jakarta, seoul, tokyo, melbourne. also hoping to give talks in some of the cities and meet with policymakers. <<< ALL THE COPS! Jesus Fucking Christie - why does this rotten collaborationist creep hate our anarchist freedoms!

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Its biometrics Jim - but not as we knew them
by professor rat 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

If this works as advertized it solves the TRUE NAMES problem in one fell swoop. Self managed ID's for the masses. WORLDCOIN looks like a fool-proof plan https://worldcoin.org/blog/engineering/humanness-in-the-age-of-ai The trouble is fools are so ingenious

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When correlation includes causation! Very Assange.
by professor rat 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

Fascism is as fascism does - and both WL and the AU Armed Forces were demonstrably fascist by 2011 and 2004 respectively. Nick McKenzie and Anthony Galloway, The Age, March 2023 | Soldiers of hate: Army investigates neo-Nazis in its ranks, ‘The Australian Army has discovered serving members are neo-Nazis. “… 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

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Wells Fargo harming customers fines in the last three years ($7.037b) money lost in crypto hacks? (6.45b)
by professor rat 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

Wells Fargo has paid more in fines related to harming their customers in the last three years ($7.037b) than all of the money ever lost in crypto hacks and exploits (6.45b) Plus crypto-hacks and exploits fell last quarter - we're in grave danger of becoming boring. https://twitter.com/el33th4xor?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwg… Reposts not high praise for Cornell professors

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Wannabe assassin sez “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop”
by professor rat 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

Everybody wants to get into the act. Earlier today, Senator Lindsey Graham posted a tweet urging Donald Trump to “smash some windows, rob a few shops and punch a cop” in order to avoid being criminally charged in New York. Seven hours later, the tweet is still there, and Graham appears to still have access to his account. " The govt is the great, the omnipotent teacher " - Louis Brandeis In related news Sen Graham called for the assassination of KGB chief Pooter - hey, there's an app for that! https://stiffs.com/celebrity/vladimirputin Any prediction market on any person is also an assassination market on that person - Bell's Theorem

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TRUE NAMES - a move from P2P towards open standards
by professor rat 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

Alone in the dark or blinded by the Brin is not a choice I care to make. There has to be a better way. Anarchist ' need-to-know ' and ' Don't-ask-don't-tell " security culture meets cypherpunk demands for absolute secrecy in this matter. Calls for alignment! I know some OG's that were leery of Big Dog's public-facing aspect. Still - such a nippy compromise with the translucent society has paid off and various patches and kludges applied to bootstrap up the trillion dollar, golden-goose, crypto-economy we all enjoy today. So now we can leverage our power to keep pressing on for the inalienable right of total anonymity. " TRUE NAMES " Those who would lay their hand on me to discover my identity I declare them my enemy. The cypherpunk way is not rocket-science - its privacy for the pleb and transparency for the powerful. Love it or leave it. Possibly related https://decrypt.co/125174/twitter-killing-legacy-blue-checks-wake-up-call-d… Reposts not 1K follower permabans from a Jackass called Dorsey.

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