I'm not following cryptocurrency technology these days, but I have to confess I like the term "proto-danksharding." Also "blob-carrying transactions" and "gas fluctuations" and "multidimensional fee market."
Review: In "Read Write Own", the Andreessen Horowitz general partner and web3 superfan Chris Dixon lays out an unconvincing argument that blockchains are what it will take to fix the web.
As Use of "AI" Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires
"Generative "artificial intelligence" uses massive amounts of #energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of #water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability."
"#Cryptocurrency Companies Must Now Report Their Energy Use to the Government
The Biden administration announced the new requirement last week, citing concerns over what the energy-intensive industry could mean for #ClimateChange and energy security."
«#Bitcoin-Mining verschlingt so viel Elektrizität wie ein #US-Bundesstaat»
Kein Kommentar, denn einen #Wert hat für mich andere Tätigkeiten. Bitte wieder spricht mir nun nicht, wie underem #CryptoCurrency's zB #Ethereum & Co. haben, sind nicht wirklich sparsam im #Mining. Es verbraucht trotz allem mMn Unmengen an #Energie.
A Belarusian-Latvian national linked to the defunct #cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e faces up to 25 years in prison for an alleged $4 billion money-laundering scheme.
#media404 was able to #ai generate fake $15 IDs at a website called “OnlyFake” in minutes--then used a fake ID to successfully bypass the identity verification check on a #cryptocurrency exchange.
The era of rendering documents using Photoshop is coming to an end,” an announcement posted to OnlyFake’s Telegram account reads. As well as “neural networks,” the service claims to use “generators” which create up to 20,000 documents a day. The service’s owner, who goes by the moniker John Wick, told 404 Media that hundreds of documents can be generated at once using data from an Excel table.
This is a truly fascinating read written by investigative journalist, Joseph Cox. If you have additional knowledge of other ID-generating services contact Joseph at 404media.com
Unknown hacker groups weaponized Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities to deploy the Rust-based KrustyLoader, #cryptocurrency miners, and the Golang-based Silver post-exploitation framework.
#Pastor Eligio #Regalado in Denver, #Colorado, is being charged with multiple counts of #fraud and other illegal activity after convincing members of his congregation to buy millions of dollars of worthless #cryptocurrency. Regalado and his wife pocketed nearly half of the $3.2 million they raised and used several hundred thousand dollars to remodel their home.