As usual, frequent contributor and cryptocurrency philosopher/mage Nozomi Hayase has gone deep into the heart of the recent Bitcoin existential crisis, and come up with some powerful insights. Whether you’re gripped by fear, paralyzed by confusion, or dazzled by the… Read More ›
This review of the BBC’s “Cybercrimes” documentary series is by the talented, entertaining, and really, really angry Matthew D. Phelan. Upon re-reading this empassioned screed, our humble scribe re-watched a few episodes, thinking, “It can’t really be as bad as… Read More ›
Happy mid-January, kittens! We’ve been away sampling the delights of a winter in the mountains, but now we’re back at the keyboard and raring to go. So, let’s. How The $100B Census Retail Data Mistake Was Discovered (Pymnts) Cyberwar: Will… Read More ›
This controversial op/ed analysis of the recent, and substantial, leak of registered voter information, comes to us from Dominick Bruno. It is his first contribution to The Cryptosphere, so let’s make him welcome. On December 28th, the internet was… Read More ›
As the year declines towards its end and we look towards the new year with new hope, let us not forget our past. And let us never forget Hector “Sabu” Monsegur’s past and what it means to our present. Here… Read More ›
Did you have a happy solstice kittens? We got a very special solstice present: banned from posting in Fedbook groups for 24 hours. I think with the time we’ll save we can take up crocheting yurts or learning dead languages,… Read More ›
Happy Monday, kittens! Today, we’re thinking of the poor MENA-region city of Agrabah, which is completely imaginary, and which 41% of Trump supporters support bombing. We are also thinking of the Marx Brothers’ famously tasty Duck Soup, and of not… Read More ›
Happy Friday, kittens! It’s been a long, trolly week with approximately 500 notifications a day here at Cryptosphere Global HQ thanks to raincoaster’s story about hacktivist-turned-jihadi Junaid Hussain aka TriCk of TeaMp0isoN. If you haven’t read it, please do. PLEASE do…. Read More ›
So there was the time a bunch of you really, really hated a simple post about Anonymous inspiring tee shirts and a donation to charity. And there was me, right there in that GIF, responding. But we’re getting a couple… Read More ›
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Caffeine in hand? Better yet, caffeine in belleh? Excellent! At Cryptosphere Global HQ we managed to screw up the buttons on the new deluxe espresso maker and pour six shots of espresso instead of an Americano this… Read More ›
Welcome back to the work week, kittens! It’s going to be Monday all day today, so I hope you’ve got enough warming liquids to get you through it. We recommend taking no chances and outfitting your canine companion with this… Read More ›
Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. It used to be an acronym: FUD. Now it’s a whole industry. The terrorists hate us for our freedom, so we better take away the freedoms so we can keep the freedoms safe https://t.co/q3m7t1wfpv — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews)… Read More ›
Happy No Mass Shootings So Far Today day, kittens! Assuming you don’t live in Syria, Libya, etc, etc, but if you did you’d probably have better things to do than surf the internet, eh? Just on the off chance, we’ll… Read More ›
Interwebbed is back, bitches! Bringing you all the breaking ISIS/Surveillance Elf negotiations as they happen (or a couple of days after, whatever, like we’d miss the little snitch). And all the rest of the top cyber and crypto news as… Read More ›
Some bad news, kittens: it’s going to be Monday all day. Some good news: we have your links roundup, hot and ready and chewy. Brace thine gullet, you’ll need an iron stomach for some of these. On Encryption and Terrorists… Read More ›
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