security Attacks that unmask anonymous blockchain transactions can be used against everyone who ever relied on the defective technique Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Excellent explainer: how consensus algorithms (including Bitcoin/blockchain) work Cory Doctorow

Business Google: Chrome will no longer trust Symantec certificates, 30% of the web will need to switch Certificate Authorities Cory Doctorow

politics Trump campaign chairman paid $12.7m by Ukraine government in secret ledger Rob Beschizza

panama papers It's the criminal economy, stupid! Kathi Vian and Mark Frauenfelder