Stunning Stupidity To Start The Week: Selling Your DNA Via A Blockchain Controlled Marketplace →
Easily the most egregiously moronic idea I've heard this month (and it's only 5 days in(!) - stay tuned - pretty sure there will be others)... Would you sell your DNA data on the Blockchain? Enjoy!
'It is not easy putting a dollar value on the human genome, so only time will tell if these innovative, blockchain approaches to genetic data trading will pay off for individuals.' via James Levenson, writing at Bitcoinist
Bitcoin Miner, The Galaxian →
Pecunia Cryptem Caro Comedenti →
The capability of Bitcoin to gravitate to the outer fringes is fundamentally astounding...
Antbleed, The Bitcoin Backdoor
Catalin Cimpanu writing at Bleeping Computer, regales us with the tale of Antbleed, a newly discovered tidbit of backdoor code found on Bitcoin mining devices. Oops.
Blockchain'ed →
Screed of the Week, via Aeon, discussing the hard fork of Ethereum, and the Fall of Trust (at least in cryptocurrency). Certainly today's MustRead.
Bitcoin, Upper Limit Reached? →
Eric Miller has created a new project visualizing the cryptocurrency otherwise-known-as Bitcoin's Blockchain utilization in near realtime. Examine Eric's project ReadMe and code repository at GitHub, for additional - and vital - information. Outstanding, indeed.
Dread Pirate Roberts' BITCOINS Auction Slated →
News - via the United States Marshals Service - of the scheduled Bitcoin auction of Ross Ulbricht's' ill-gotten booty (as a component of other asset forfeitures, in a to be conveyed to the highest bidder and comprised within a single block totalling 2,719.32669068 bitcoins}, passed my threshold of attention yesterday (Hat Tip)...