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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
In a new article, Bloomberg cites partial facts, dismissing concerns regarding Chainalysis accuracy in the ongoing Bitcoin Fog trial as a "smear campaign."
Chainalysis attempts to render Bitcoin Core contributor Bryan Bishop as “unqualified” to audit Chainalysis’ source code as the surveillance firm’s own experts stumble cluelessly around the blockchain.
Renowned lawyer Tor Ekeland is poking holes in the U.S. government's case against alleged Bitcoin Fog creator Roman Sterlingov by poking holes in Chainalysis' forensics.