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Re: [Cryptography] Bitcoins and lobbyists
by grarpamp 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Henry Baker <hbaker1(a)pipeline.com> wrote: > (I'm going to use the term "Bitcoin" here as the best-known examplar of many block-chain-based cryptocurrencies.) > > I was listening to a radio program where an investigative reporter was describing the (laborious) process by which she traced campaign contributions using the various disclosure statements required by the U.S. government. > > It occurred to me that she was performing -- by hand -- many of the same steps that a Bitcoin miner has to perform, by tracing the sources and sinks of the various money flows through individuals, corporations, LLC's, law firms, etc. > > If these money flows had all been Bitcoin-based, her job would have been trivial: the government would simply require the disclosure of the Bitcoin addresses of the various participants, and the Bitcoin miners (and the various Bitcoin tracing technologies) would do the rest. > > Thus, instead of *resisting* Bitcoins & blockchain technologies, perhaps democracies interested in "open" governments should *embrace* Bitcoins, and indeed, *require* Bitcoins for all lobbying transactions. > > Thus, the "Fourth Estate" -- the press -- performs "mining" for the control of democratic governments themselves. > > Thomas Carlyle and Edmund Burke would have approved. Perhaps it is closed governments that are "interested" in democracies, lobbying, and the press. And that control rests with crypto users as a route around such layers.

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Re: [Cryptography] Review of UBIC
by grarpamp 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 4:49 PM, Ubicorn via cryptography <cryptography(a)metzdowd.com> wrote: > Hello, > we have released a cryptocurrency called UBIC that distributes a universal > basic income to it's users. > We solved the sibyl attack by requiring users to scan the NFC chip of their > E-Passport. > The process works this way: > - The user reads out the PKCS7 file contained on the E-Passport. > - A non-transerable proof of signature knowledge is created on one of his > UBIC addresses using the document signing certificate contained in the PKCS7 > file. > - This proof is broadcasted and included in the blockchain > > The source code of the project can be found here: > https://github.com/UBIC-repo/core > The non-transferable proof of signature knowledge for ECDSA signatures is > generated here: > https://github.com/UBIC-repo/core/blob/master/NtpEsk/NtpEsk.cpp > and for RSA signatures here: > https://github.com/UBIC-repo/core/blob/master/NtpRsk/NtpRsk.cpp > > We are a little bit unsure if our non-transferable proof of signature > knowledge for RSA is completely secure because we had to hack it a little > bit. > It is based on on the Guillou-Quisquater protocol where the challenge has to > be smaller than the RSA exponent. > However because the document signing certificate exponents are almost every > time 65537 we generate 5 proofs of 16 bit entropy each. > > What are your opinions on this? It will fail since its "UBI" distribution must end as long term the cryptocurrency reaches forex equilibrium and thus fails to deliver "ROI", unlike businesses that can. Those without passports won't "invest" aka buy it, nor benefit from it, thus it'll remain massively underexposed to free markets. The leading open cryptos will provide much more "return" to more people before equilibrium. So UBIC coins, be they pure and simple cryptocurrencies, are moot. Nor does the UBIC above have any whitepaper or roadmap in the repo saying anything about what its prospectus is. Though as with any other coin, its tech might be useful to integrate somewhere else. Such as potential form of wallet 2FA, identity assertion into blockchain, etc.

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[MINISTRY] Haaretz "chuck-ing a CNN" → going nuts on guns :D
by Zenaan Harkness 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Haaretz just can’t, just can’t, just can’t get enough … … of the NRA, that is :D :D Rock Haaretz, rock on! Fellow pepes, 2018 is the year the huwaite normies finally woke, as a group. As Anglin says, “whites winning the battle is not the battle – the battle is getting whites to fight”. <SCREEEEEEE> RAAAAAAAACIIIISSMMMMM </> Oh hey! How bout dat, "racism" has the acronym "cis" in it. I have know idea why CNN and Haaretz are going off the rails in a similar way - perhaps Razer, our local Rabbi-of-da-chosen-bastards can tell us ... In other strange news, a new Weinstein blockbuster this year: “Zio's Go Wild, 2018 Edition” ... even Alex Jones and his hoardes got Jewtube to back down from their almost-banning of Infowars. There's certainly one positive thing we can say about God's chosen tribe and their penchant for enslavement of others - the optics! This is one of the funniest times to be alive. https://dailystormer.name/race-war-the-nra-representing-white-people-agains…

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[MINISTRY] Polish immigrants to blame for 2017's 20% rise in London rapes
by Zenaan Harkness 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

A hard one to stomach, but snowflakes be trigger warned, dangit! (London) Deputy Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police force Sir Craig Mackey, too, has confessed that “there is something going on with sexual offending in London” I guess the significance is that a lot of right-leaning nationalists have been assuming this rise is due to Islamic immigration. TDS would disagree it seems ... https://dailystormer.name/uk-rapes-in-london-have-increased-by-20-percent-a… UK: Rapes in London Have Increased by 20% and the Police are BAFFLED!

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Paris by Night - motorbike chases down hit and run driver - Santa by night - growing up - stay safe - live life - create your world
by Zenaan Harkness 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

(Francais.) https://www.rt.com/news/414076-santa-bike-hit-run/ Paris by Night - Motorbike chases down hit and run driver. Live your truth. Play safe.

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The ico model. Aka why icos matter for cypherpunks ?
by mark M 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

https://medium.com/@tensorcoinai/the-ico-model-f74ffb881eaa

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[WAR] Ron Paul interviewed by Sputnik - wars, guns, America
by Zenaan Harkness 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Classic Ron Paul, keeping it simple enough that perhaps most people can hear him: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201802231061934663-ron-paul-sputnik-interv… 'We Can't Continue to Run the World'

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[MINISTRY] Australia bows to (((8200))) - Israeli "intelligence unit" "extremely important" foreign ops
by Zenaan Harkness 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Australia bows in thanks to Israeli false flag psy-ops which cause Australia to bow to Israeli psy-op masters for "extremely important (to Israel) foreign ops". 'Israel’s Unit 8200 Plays Extremely Important Role in Foreign Ops' https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201802241061957111-israel-unit-82-foreign-… Oh come on‼, but surely Israel would ( Israel's double game with Daesh | Jordan Times http://www.jordantimes.com/opinion/michael-jansen/israels-double-game-daesh ) never ( “Israel's Secret Engagement”: UN Raises Alarm over “Contacts Between Israeli Forces and Syrian Terrorists including ISIS-Daesh" https://www.globalresearch.ca/israels-secret-engagement-un-raises-alarm-ove… ) consider ( Syria discovers Israeli arms at Daesh hideout: Video http://www.presstv.com/DetailFr/2017/10/19/539198/Syria-Israel-Daesh-ISIS-w… ) embedded ( Israeli commandos save Islamic militants from Syria http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315347/Watch-heart-pounding-moment… ) generals ( Updated: Israeli General Captured in Iraq Confesses to Israel-Isis https://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10/21/breaking-story-israeli-general-cap… ) with ISIS ( BREAKING!!! Israel Embedded With ISIS in Mosul http://www.middleeastrising.com/breaking-israel-embedded-isis-mosul/ ) ?? Surely not ?‼∅¿¡! https://twitter.com/zaidzamanhamid/status/949578017323540480?lang=en http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/trumps-disclosure-endangered-spy-inside-isis-… UN report uncovers Israel's support for terrorist organizations in Syria https://sana.sy/en/?p=121890 The Conflict in Syria Was Always Israel's War https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-conflict-in-syria-was-always-israels-war/… And Israel even (as we know), get's the US to do its dirty work where it can: Russian Journalists Blow Lid Off Alleged US Terrorist Training https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801141060746468-us-occupation-coopera… >From the SputnikNews article above: "Sputnik: This whole incident happened in July of last year, why is Netanyahu speaking about it just now?" Answer: because the Israeli double-game of embedded jihadis was a little too hot back then, it's not quite so hot today, and Israel is suffering the Endless September of Shoahs right now and is thus scraping the barrell for any shard of support they can garner :D So sad. :D :D Ironically, ISIS also stands for Israeli Secret Intelligence Service. Glad we cleared up Australia's relationship with Israel - deception, lies and bullying, to keep us Aussies in tow.

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[WAR] Syria, Afrin, Mercouris' detailed analysis
by Zenaan Harkness 25 Feb '18

25 Feb '18

Alexander Mercouris', in his classically rigorous style, details the situation in Syria's Afrin, the positions and inclinations of all sides (US, Turkey, Russia, Syria, Kurds), and the potential for final round negotiations approaching: http://theduran.com/syria-turkey-russia-kurds-struggle-afrin/ With Trump reminding the world recently that his position is to slap ISIS and get the heck out https://dailystormer.name/trump-hits-out-against-own-governments-kike-polic… https://www.rt.com/usa/419699-trump-syria-isis-ghouta/ , the beginning of negotiations looks to be imminent.

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Re: CNN, for that offer you just can't refuse :D
by juan 25 Feb '18

25 Feb '18

On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:25:34 -0800 g2s <g2s(a)riseup.net> wrote: > He's gotcha by ur cojones. > "Florida shooting survivor thanks conspiracy theorists: They've been > "great advertisers" sorry not even bothering to click on that - the absurd title is enough. but here's a very funny fact for you rayzer. Do you remember who else robotically defended the US military vomit about 9/11 on the list? Why, it was no other than arch-fascist 'libertarian' james donald. do you get it? the only two govt agents who robotically parroted US nazi propganda were you and donald. Congrats! https://t.co/tAWQO38513 https://t.co/ypBAtAsubm > -------- Original message --------From: juan <juan.g71(a)gmail.com> > Date: 2/25/18 11:54 AM (GMT-08:00) To: g2s <g2s(a)riseup.net> > Subject: Re: CNN, for that offer you just can't refuse :D On Sun, 25 > Feb 2018 11:47:28 -0800 g2s <g2s(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > > He's ABSOLUTELY smarter than you Juan. He sees the diversion ... the > > ones you believe in like gods gospel truth.er Rr > > > but aren't you the 'truther' who gallantly fight to defend the > Absolute Truth of Your Governemnt's Military Propaganda? > > > >

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