Believe it or not, this is the most important potential of public blockchains
November 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Believe it or not, this is the most important potential of public blockchains
A feature of all technical FUD I've seen applied to Linux, public blockchains, AI and now ATProto is that the state of the tech the critics take on is at least a year old, often much older.
The criticisms keep circulating for years, long after the problems they talk about have been fixed
The criticisms keep circulating for years, long after the problems they talk about have been fixed
Also: it is weird to write off the peer instances like Blacksky, Northsky, Eurosky. Wdym they don’t count?
February 22, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A feature of all technical FUD I've seen applied to Linux, public blockchains, AI and now ATProto is that the state of the tech the critics take on is at least a year old, often much older.
The criticisms keep circulating for years, long after the problems they talk about have been fixed
The criticisms keep circulating for years, long after the problems they talk about have been fixed
It's weird how Congress will often say: "blockchains are public" and never once mention the ones that are not
July 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's weird how Congress will often say: "blockchains are public" and never once mention the ones that are not
Sources: people affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains as they explore using a blockchain to track federal spending (Bloomberg)
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January 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sources: people affiliated with DOGE have met with representatives of various public blockchains as they explore using a blockchain to track federal spending (Bloomberg)
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as i explain in the piece, “money laundering” is practically required to have any privacy on public blockchains like ethereum. this is a flaw of the technology, absolutely, but i understand why people do it.
May 23, 2024 at 1:34 PM
as i explain in the piece, “money laundering” is practically required to have any privacy on public blockchains like ethereum. this is a flaw of the technology, absolutely, but i understand why people do it.
The US government began distributing gross domestic product data on public blockchains, marking the latest Trump administration endorsement of the crypto industry.
US Puts GDP Data on the Blockchain in Trump Crypto Push
The US government on Thursday began distributing gross domestic product data on public blockchains, marking the latest Trump administration endorsement of the crypto industry.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The US government began distributing gross domestic product data on public blockchains, marking the latest Trump administration endorsement of the crypto industry.
I have discovered a new bullshit.
“Web3 Domains are new web extensions (like .com or .info) launched as smart contracts on public blockchains [serving as] book entries for complex crypto wallet addresses.” support.unstoppabledomains.com/support/solu...
Apparently DNS is “Web2” now.
“Web3 Domains are new web extensions (like .com or .info) launched as smart contracts on public blockchains [serving as] book entries for complex crypto wallet addresses.” support.unstoppabledomains.com/support/solu...
Apparently DNS is “Web2” now.
June 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I have discovered a new bullshit.
“Web3 Domains are new web extensions (like .com or .info) launched as smart contracts on public blockchains [serving as] book entries for complex crypto wallet addresses.” support.unstoppabledomains.com/support/solu...
Apparently DNS is “Web2” now.
“Web3 Domains are new web extensions (like .com or .info) launched as smart contracts on public blockchains [serving as] book entries for complex crypto wallet addresses.” support.unstoppabledomains.com/support/solu...
Apparently DNS is “Web2” now.
Thinking back to a tweet thread of mine from a few years ago as I watch Senators and crypto industry executives talk about how delightfully traceable public blockchains are. No pesky warrant required!
![Molly White
@molly0xFFF
1:33 PM · Feb 14, 2023
the past ~month or so i've suddenly started seeing a bunch of people in crypto and in the financial regulatory/enforcement world who are unironically excited about crypto because of the financial surveillance it could empower, and that scares the shit out of me
the other day i was listening to a conversation about how "algorithms" could detect criminal activity occurring on public ledgers in real time to automatically alert law enforcement, or be programmed into the money itself to stop transactions.
[Screenshot of a text message: "or I'm going to move to a cabin in the woods with a faraday cage built around it"]
anyone know any good welders?
i run into people somewhat regularly who think that because i don't like crypto, i support unfettered government/LEO surveillance of personal finances.
like, no, that's part of WHY i don't like crypto](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreifxufnnhoijmsksq4zxa7dhbfounxd6ndwmyf4klseu5su7lxkhtq)
July 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thinking back to a tweet thread of mine from a few years ago as I watch Senators and crypto industry executives talk about how delightfully traceable public blockchains are. No pesky warrant required!
No one: ...
Absolutely no one: ...
US Dept of Commerce: “With today’s announcement we are now in a world where government data lives on blockchains, and market participants can participate in real time.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Absolutely no one: ...
US Dept of Commerce: “With today’s announcement we are now in a world where government data lives on blockchains, and market participants can participate in real time.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Puts GDP Data on the Blockchain in Trump Crypto Push
The US government on Thursday began distributing gross domestic product data on public blockchains, marking the latest Trump administration endorsement of the crypto industry.
www.bloomberg.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No one: ...
Absolutely no one: ...
US Dept of Commerce: “With today’s announcement we are now in a world where government data lives on blockchains, and market participants can participate in real time.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Absolutely no one: ...
US Dept of Commerce: “With today’s announcement we are now in a world where government data lives on blockchains, and market participants can participate in real time.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“We just want clear rules”
“The FDIC/OCC/FRB said you cannot operate with public blockchains, cause, you know, third party RM”
“Yeah not like that, that’s a blocker”
—> latest odd lots
“The FDIC/OCC/FRB said you cannot operate with public blockchains, cause, you know, third party RM”
“Yeah not like that, that’s a blocker”
—> latest odd lots
January 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“We just want clear rules”
“The FDIC/OCC/FRB said you cannot operate with public blockchains, cause, you know, third party RM”
“Yeah not like that, that’s a blocker”
—> latest odd lots
“The FDIC/OCC/FRB said you cannot operate with public blockchains, cause, you know, third party RM”
“Yeah not like that, that’s a blocker”
—> latest odd lots
GDP is saved yall
August 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
GDP is saved yall
As companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI stay private longer, tokenized stocks on blockchains offer a way for the public to access lucrative private markets (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
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July 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As companies like SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI stay private longer, tokenized stocks on blockchains offer a way for the public to access lucrative private markets (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
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#UK #FCA Releases Rules for #Tokenized Funds on Public #Blockchains
#cryptonews #crypto #Tokens
coincu.com/uk-fca-rules...
#cryptonews #crypto #Tokens
coincu.com/uk-fca-rules...
UK FCA Releases Rules for Tokenized Funds on Public Blockchains
The UK FCA has released new rules for tokenized funds, allowing public funds to issue shares on public blockchains and advancing regulated fund tokenization.
coincu.com
May 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
#UK #FCA Releases Rules for #Tokenized Funds on Public #Blockchains
#cryptonews #crypto #Tokens
coincu.com/uk-fca-rules...
#cryptonews #crypto #Tokens
coincu.com/uk-fca-rules...
Read "North Korean state-sponsored hackers slip unremovable malware inside blockchains to steal cryptocurrency — EtherHiding embeds malicious JavaScript payloads in smart contracts on public blockchains" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6qdQAIlq/q...
North Korean state-sponsored hackers slip unremovable malware inside blockchains to steal cryptocurrency — EtherHiding embeds malicious JavaScript payloads in smart contracts on public blockchains (To...
A North Korean state-sponsored hacking crew is now using public blockchains to host malicious payloads, according to new researchfrom Google’s Threat Intelli...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Read "North Korean state-sponsored hackers slip unremovable malware inside blockchains to steal cryptocurrency — EtherHiding embeds malicious JavaScript payloads in smart contracts on public blockchains" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-6qdQAIlq/q...
"They allege that more than $50mn in transactions to accounts linked to Hamas, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Lebanese militant movement Hizbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another faction in Gaza, on public blockchains were facilitated by Binance since October 7 2023."
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"They allege that more than $50mn in transactions to accounts linked to Hamas, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Lebanese militant movement Hizbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another faction in Gaza, on public blockchains were facilitated by Binance since October 7 2023."
Most crypto transactions are actually traceable—blockchains are public, permanent ledgers visible to anyone. Ironically, cash remains the preferred tool for most criminal activity due to its true anonymity.
Crypto is a tool of the nefarious. It was created and is largely used to buy arms, drugs, and people on the black market. The gambling part is secondary
March 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Most crypto transactions are actually traceable—blockchains are public, permanent ledgers visible to anyone. Ironically, cash remains the preferred tool for most criminal activity due to its true anonymity.
Getting asked to advise more startups is neat and all but I really need fewer people to be trying to start blockchain IP management companies using public blockchains
December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Getting asked to advise more startups is neat and all but I really need fewer people to be trying to start blockchain IP management companies using public blockchains
FDIC documents reveal the regulator advised a member bank against using public blockchains like Ethereum, highlighting concerns over their security and regulatory implications. #cryptonews #investing #altcoins https://decrypt.co/299516/fdic-banks-public-blockchains-ethereum-foia
January 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
FDIC documents reveal the regulator advised a member bank against using public blockchains like Ethereum, highlighting concerns over their security and regulatory implications. #cryptonews #investing #altcoins https://decrypt.co/299516/fdic-banks-public-blockchains-ethereum-foia
ICIJ reporter @spencerwoodman.bsky.social shared how The #CoinLaundry reporting team traced tens of thousands of transactions across public blockchains to expose the global financial flows behind money laundering networks and other criminal enterprises.
Watch the Q&A:
Watch the Q&A:
WATCH: Inside The Coin Laundry — a live Q&A - ICIJ
Discover how the Coin Laundry investigation unfolded and hear behind-the-scenes details from ICIJ's reporting.
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ICIJ reporter @spencerwoodman.bsky.social shared how The #CoinLaundry reporting team traced tens of thousands of transactions across public blockchains to expose the global financial flows behind money laundering networks and other criminal enterprises.
Watch the Q&A:
Watch the Q&A:
Super curious how they implemented "direct messages" on a protocol designed around blockchains and public databases, without encryption.
May 22, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Super curious how they implemented "direct messages" on a protocol designed around blockchains and public databases, without encryption.
Although DID:Web depends on ICANN (the root for the public domain name system), if you want to have no root is either blockchains for name resolution or just public keys as identities
December 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Although DID:Web depends on ICANN (the root for the public domain name system), if you want to have no root is either blockchains for name resolution or just public keys as identities
Blockchain analytics tools enable insights into transaction data on public blockchains. By analyzing on-chain activities, blockchain analysts gain valuable information for compliance, risk management, and market intelligence.
"The future of web is onchain"
"The future of web is onchain"
June 13, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Blockchain analytics tools enable insights into transaction data on public blockchains. By analyzing on-chain activities, blockchain analysts gain valuable information for compliance, risk management, and market intelligence.
"The future of web is onchain"
"The future of web is onchain"
Over 10 months, reporters gathered hundreds of cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to known illicit activity and disentangled tens of thousands of transactions recorded across public blockchains — the digital ledgers of crypto trades. www.icij.org/investigatio...
The Coin Laundry, a global cryptocurrency investigation
How the crypto boom minted a shadow economy that thrives on crime — and left a trail of devastated victims.
www.icij.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Over 10 months, reporters gathered hundreds of cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to known illicit activity and disentangled tens of thousands of transactions recorded across public blockchains — the digital ledgers of crypto trades. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Public Blockchains Aren't Ready for Real-World Assets—Here's Why
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Public blockchains aren't ready for real-world assets—here's why
twp.ai
August 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Public Blockchains Aren't Ready for Real-World Assets—Here's Why