L0La L33Tz

L0La L33Tz
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L0la L33tz is an independent journalist writing about financial surveillance at therage.co. You can reach her at the end of surveillance capitalism, PoBox 77, C72B 398B 7C04 8F04.

The Current State Of The IRS Broker Rule

A summary of the current state of the IRS Broker Rule, declaring non-custodial front-ends for smart contracts brokers for reporting requirements.

Bitcoin Reserves And The Incentives Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

An examination of the incentives created by structuring a Bitcoin reserve to hold seized coins with civil asset forfeiture existing.

Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht: ‘Why Defend A Murderer?’

Ross Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for creating the darknet market Silk Road, is free. Ulbricht is a freedom fighter to some, and a dangerous...

A Manual Guide to Killing Bitcoin: The Eternal Return

From the fall of peer-to-peer networks to the dangers of blind optimism, this guide explores how Bitcoin could face existential threats unless we change course. Overconfidence and arrogance could be Bitcoin's biggest threats. From "The Halving Issue".

Orange Man Good: Selling Out On The Campaign Trail

Bitcoiners should not be so quick to jump at politician's campaign promises. The vast majority of them are left unfulfilled after elections are done and administration begins.

Samourai Wallet: Breaking Down Dangerous Precedents

A break down of the issues at the core of the recent Samourai Wallet arrests, and why these could have far reaching implications for all self custodial tools in the ecosystem.

EU Parliament Adopts AML Laws Regulating Bitcoin Based On Questionable Assumptions

On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted a new AML package increasing crypto asset service provider’s reporting requirements for anonymous payments. But it appears that the package’s crypto laws are largely based on assumptions, not facts.

Crypto Project Sues Chainalysis

Third party taking service sues Chainalysis for classifying them as a scam project in annual report.

Bitcoin As A CBDC

Bitcoin is the CBDC they told you not to worry about. Why obsession with ‘number-go-up’ may have Bitcoiners sleepwalking toward an authoritarian future. From “The Primary Issue”.

Why Blockchain Surveillance Needs FinCEN’s PATRIOT Act Ploy

FinCEN has proposed to regulate Bitcoin privacy tech under the PATRIOT Act. But the data used to support FinCEN‘s proposal is partial at best, highlighting the gravity of blockchain surveillance software shortcomings.
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