china A Wechat-based "mobile court" presided over by a chatbot has handled 3m legal procedures since March Cory Doctorow
videos How to reengineer our systems to address climate change's refugee crisis and create new, high-density cities on demand Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Talking corruption, technology, empiricism and fairness with the Bitcoin Podcast Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Luna: Moon Rising, in which Ian McDonald brings the trilogy to an astounding, intricate, exciting and satisfying climax Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Study finds 95% of all Bitcoin trading volume is fake, designed to lure in ICOs Cory Doctorow
computer science A hard look at the wastefulness of "proof of work," the idea at the core of the blockchain Cory Doctorow
security Attacks that unmask anonymous blockchain transactions can be used against everyone who ever relied on the defective technique Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Seasteading meets the shock doctrine in Puerto Rico, where ethnic cleansing precedes Going Galt Cory Doctorow
censorship People are stashing irrevocable child porn links, dox, copyright infringement, and leaked state secrets in the blockchain Cory Doctorow
bitcoin Browser plugin replaces the word "blockchain" with "multiple copies of a giant Excel spreadsheet" Rob Beschizza
Business Your early darknet drug buys are preserved forever in the blockchain, waiting to be connected to your real identity Cory Doctorow
Sex App to record sexual consent in the blockchain will be used to discredit sexual assault survivors Cory Doctorow
News SEC to scrutinize public companies getting overnight bitcoin makeovers to cash in on cryptocurrency hype Xeni Jardin
corruption The crooked Secret Service agent who stole Silk Road bitcoins did it again after pleading guilty Cory Doctorow
