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Snowden Releases NSA Documents Showing Bitcoin Was “#1 Priority” by crasheger at reddit

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Snowden Releases NSA Documents Showing Bitcoin Was “#1 Priority”
news.bitcoin.com
by C. Edward Kelso
March 21, 2018

Excerpt:

Xkeyscore. MAC addresses. OAKSTAR. MONKEYROCKET. Edward Snowden is at it again. This time the world’s most notorious whistleblower has handed over National Security Agency (NSA) documentation to online investigative news outlet The Intercept revealing an invasive covert program to track bitcoin users using spy tools he uncovered during his infamous first go-round. The implications include the future of privacy along with warrantless data collection being used to prosecute bitcoiners such as Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road.

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Snowden on Bitcoin: Blasts Public Ledger and Core Developers
news.bitcoin.com
by C. Edward Kelso
March 22, 2018

Excerpt:

The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, gave a dynamic, wide-ranging interview to Peter Van Valkenburgh during Blockstack Berlin 2018. Mr. Snowden discussed ongoing issues of privacy and cryptocurrency, his preferences, and revealed how bitcoin helped him in his most historic hour. He also took the opportunity to chide growing crypto tribalism, calling out maximalists, and insisted bitcoin core developers need to up their collective game.

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