concurrent computing
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Is the Crypto-Fuelled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution a Scam?
On Thursday, ConstitutionDAO might realise the blockchain’s fullest democratic potential and purchase a copy of the United States Constitution at Sotheby’s auction house. It’s reminiscent of the group of collectors that bought the single-edition Wu-Tang album this past summer, except it’s open to all, and it’s (apparently) free of a profit motive. Or it could be…
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DarkSide, We Hardly Knew Ya: Ransomware Gang Behind Pipeline Hack ‘Quits’ the Business
Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would seek to disrupt the operations of those responsible for the Colonial Pipeline attack, the gang in question seems to be ducking for cover — and claims it will shut down its criminal operation, at least for now.
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Exiled WallStreetBets Mods Want to Make a Blockchain-Based Hedge Fund
As praises from celebrity investors and movie deals rained on the subreddit/memestock trading floor WallStreetBets, its two contingents of its moderators went to war, each accusing the other of profiteering off the community’s newfound fame. Now, those beaten in the squabble intend to start a competing community which will act like a “decentralised hedge fund.”