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Cypherpunks vs Regulators: Who Reigns Over Privacy?
Privacy has always lived in tension between personal freedom and public order. Cypherpunks and other activists see it as a shield...
When Miners and Validators Go Rogue: Some Bad Cases
Most distributed ledgers have some middlemen, especially as miners and “validators,” and they can go rogue, sometimes. This means...
WannaCry: When Crypto Was on Most Screens Worldwide
The Wanna Decrypt0r virus locked computers and demanded Bitcoin to unlock them. The ransom note was one of the most recognizable c...
The Myth of “Instant Decentralization” in Crypto Networks
The word “decentralization” is used as a badge of honor in the crypto world. But there’s no such thing as instant decentralization...
When Everything Is a Token: Imagining a Fully Tokenized Economy
Tokenization means turning ownership, rights, or access into digital pieces that can move easily across crypto networks. A world w...
Educational Byte: How to Send a Message with a Crypto Transaction
The first-ever block of Bitcoin (the genesis block) will forever carry the headline of a newspaper from that day: “The Times 03/Ja...
The Problem of Ownership in the Digital Era —and How Crypto May Help
The Illusion of Ownership: Media, Subscriptions, and Fiat Money. We pay for streaming services, yet the songs and shows live somew...
5 Open-Source IoT Tools Everyone Can Use for Free —and Support with Kivach
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about connecting everyday devices to the Internet so they can share data and work smarter. Whe...
Educational Byte: What is “dusting” in Crypto, or Why Would Someone Send You $0....
A “dusting attack’ is when someone deliberately sends tiny amounts of crypto to many wallets to trace how they move. Criminal grou...
Moxie Marlinspike: The Cypherpunk Pirate Who Built Signal
Moxie Marlinspike is a cryptographer and creator of privacy-focused digital tools for everyone. His work led to the creation of th...
Layer 0, Layer 1, Layer 2… What Do These “Layers” Mean in Crypto?
The Lightning Network for Bitcoin allows small payments that settle later. On the Bitcoin blockchain, small rollups (bundled trans...
Educational Byte: What Happens to Someone's Crypto if They Die?
If you lose your private key to a self-custody wallet, the coins remain on the ledger but can never move again. If your crypto is...
