Re: This new Ethereum-based “assassination market” platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches MIT Technology Review Article

2018-08-03 Thread grarpamp
Send list relavant to list not me. > If you'll notice there's been nothing recent from the original group nor > source code contributions. I think they were leaned on by the 5-Eyes to > discontinue development. A new group announced, under a different name, last > year they would carry the

Re: This new Ethereum-based “assassination market” platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches MIT Technology Review Article

2018-08-03 Thread rooty
dude - I'm not sure what you said but your a brain bro - way outta my league didn't understand a thing you said . On that note I'm retiring from this list bye! Original Message On Aug 2, 2018, 8:16 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > God, the chaff fill concept is so dang simple -

Prediction Markets, 3D Guns, Decentralized Cryptocurrency, Anonymous Overlays...

2018-08-03 Thread grarpamp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJCFc_qkHw Damn it feels good to be a Gangsta !!!

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread juan
On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 14:48:34 -0700 Steven Schear wrote: > I can't understand why anyone, who really wanted to use PMs to remove from > power a person they object to, would call for harm (and create a lightening > rod for regulation and law enforcement) when then they could just as easily > wager

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/03/2018 02:48 PM, Steven Schear wrote: > I can't understand why anyone, who really wanted to use PMs to remove from > power a person they object to, would call for harm (and create a lightening > rod for regulation and law enforcement) when then they could just as easily > wager on whether

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread Steven Schear
I can't understand why anyone, who really wanted to use PMs to remove from power a person they object to, would call for harm (and create a lightening rod for regulation and law enforcement) when then they could just as easily wager on whether that person would, for example, still hold that

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread juan
On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 13:43:18 -0700 Steven Schear wrote: > If AP markets persist, become effective and go "mainstream" they should be > considered a RLT (Radical Leveling Technology). What remains to be seen is an ordinary gambling system turning into a true 'prediction' market.

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread Steven Schear
If AP markets persist, become effective and go "mainstream" they should be considered a RLT (Radical Leveling Technology). On Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 11:09 AM Steven Schear wrote: > "These assassination markets raise ethical questions for Augur's creators > and force us to confront a hideous side of

Inside Augur’s Assassination Prediction Market

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://btcmanager.com/inside-augurs-assassination-prediction-market/ Inside Augur’s Assassination Prediction Market July 28, 2018 7:00 by Priyeshu Garg Following months of background work and speculation, a decentralized prediction protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain has gone live. True

The Radical Potential Of Augur

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://medium.com/sunrise-over-the-merkle-trees/forecasting-kanyes-presidency-to-futarchy-the-radical-potential-of-augur-c1049b7f1fc5 Just-launched Augur is clumsy, slow, ugly. . . and potentially world-changing. As Augur co-founder Joey Krug put it, > we’re trying to stream HD videos in 1995.

Re: latest NSA offering?

2018-08-03 Thread John Newman
On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 01:27:25AM -0400, grarpamp wrote: > Seems that until companies allow independant all access > unannounced continual auditing of their hardware, software, > business operations, comms and records... > cats will continue clawing. > > Any business that opens itself to such

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread juan
On Fri, 3 Aug 2018 11:09:27 -0700 Steven Schear wrote: > "These assassination markets raise ethical questions for Augur's creators > and force us to confront a hideous side of society that seems to lurk in > the seemingly pseudonymous depths of the internet." > > Should the functioning

Newsweek: WELCOME TO AUGUR, THE CRYPTOCURRENCY DEATH MARKET WHERE YOU CAN BET ON A DONALD TRUMP ASSASSINATION

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.newsweek.com/welcome-augur-cryptocurrency-death-market-where-you-can-bet-donald-trump-1043571 In one niche corner of the cryptocurrency world, an ethical debate is raging. The topic of contention is not exchange rates or squabbles over which virtual money is king, but

Re: Plenty of Ethereum/Augur Death-prediction articles.

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/03/2018 11:13 AM, jim bell wrote: >

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/03/2018 11:02 AM, jim bell wrote: > Personally, it would be easy to be outraged and appalled by Krug's response. > He seems to unintentionally demonstrate the apparent invincibility and > irresponsibility of youth. ... Damn, what an idiot.

Crypto Gambling Leaves Regulators In The Dark As Blockchain Bets Are Placed On Trump's Murder

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliversmith/2018/07/31/crypto-gambling-leaves-regulators-in-the-dark-as-blockchain-bets-are-placed-on-trumps-murder/#4101bdf6725c Right now people are placing bets on the assassinations of Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett. The financial size of these

Plenty of Ethereum/Augur Death-prediction articles.

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqmgEICiKTAUNCSVNhRG9KYzNSdmNua3RNell3U2xzS0VRajQtN3ZlaklBTUVjb1E1aHBGby1ZcUVrWkViMjVoYkdRZ1ZISjFiWEFnWVhOellYTnphVzVoZEdsdmJpQnRZWEpyWlhRZ1lYQndaV0Z5Y3lCdmJpQmliRzlqYTJOb1lXbHVJSEJzWVhSbWIzSnRJRUYxWjNWeUtBQVAB?hl=en-US=US=US:en

Re: Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread Steven Schear
"These assassination markets raise ethical questions for Augur's creators and force us to confront a hideous side of society that seems to lurk in the seemingly pseudonymous depths of the internet." Should the functioning existence of these markets raise different ethical questions from when

Blockchain-Based Betting Platform Augur Now Features ‘Assassination Markets’

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-based-betting-platform-augur-now-features-assassination-markets By Helen Partz So-called “assassination markets” have now popped up on blockchain event betting platform Augur, Mashable media outlet reported July 24. Users are now betting on when

Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.ethnews.com/augurs-joey-krug-comments-on-assassination-markets By MATTHEW DE SILVA WRITER ETHNEWS.COM Shortly after Augur’s launch, some users created cryptocurrency-settled assassination markets. Since the Augur protocol exists on the Ethereum blockchain, the marketplace exists

Re: Next on the Blockchain: Crowdfunding Death

2018-08-03 Thread Steven Schear
But despite an abundance of profitable opportunities, we don’t see a lot of high-profile assassinations. The truth is, there simply isn’t some massive pent-up hasn't for murder, languishing for want of a group buy." Apparently, Elaine hasn't been following the alt-left. On Fri, Aug 3, 2018,

Next on the Blockchain: Crowdfunding Death

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-30/ethereum-augur-death-bets-are-like-crowdfunding-murder It’s now easy to anonymously bet on the date of a celebrity’s death. Does that encourage assassination? ADDRESS: By  Elaine OuJuly 30, 2018, 8:00 AM PDT A new prediction market has been

Re: The First Augur Assassination markets have arrived

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/03/2018 08:59 AM, jim bell wrote: > The individuals facing the most immediate legal risks may be the > users who created these assassination markets. Someone, according > to a person with close knowledge of Augur, used a wallet funded > through Binance, an exchange, to set one market up.

The First Augur Assassination markets have arrived

2018-08-03 Thread jim bell
https://www.coindesk.com/the-first-augur-assassination-markets-have-arrived/ × "Killed, not die of natural causes or accidents." Pretty much everyone saw them coming, but it was no less disturbing when assassination markets actually began to appear on Augur, a decentralized protocol for

Re: latest NSA offering?

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/02/2018 09:54 PM, juan wrote: > On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 14:05:04 -0700 > Mirimir wrote: > >> On 08/02/2018 01:46 PM, juan wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> https://protonvpn.com/support/linux-vpn-setup/ >> >> You never know ;) >> >> So have y'all heard any more about the cat fight between

Re: Is this phishing?

2018-08-03 Thread John Newman
On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 02:22:06PM -0700, Mirimir wrote: > On 08/01/2018 01:20 PM, jim bell wrote: > > Your membership in the mailing list cypherpunks has been disabled due > > to excessive bounces The last bounce received from you was dated > > 01-Aug-2018.  You will not get any more messages

Re: This new Ethereum-based “assassination market” platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches MIT Technology Review Article

2018-08-03 Thread Mirimir
On 08/02/2018 04:37 PM, Steven Schear wrote: > Freenet seems to work when you predominantly or solely use private/dark > peers. That's what Freenet folks recommend, and I get the argument. However, I can't imagine how having predominantly darknet peers is safe. Because all it takes is one

Re: This new Ethereum-based “assassination market” platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches MIT Technology Review Article

2018-08-03 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 03:16:08AM -0400, grarpamp wrote: > > I've been waiting for Loopix, or a similar, anonymity overlay to go into > > widespread testing but it's seems to be stillborn. > >

Re: This new Ethereum-based “assassination market” platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches MIT Technology Review Article

2018-08-03 Thread grarpamp
> I've been waiting for Loopix, or a similar, anonymity overlay to go into > widespread testing but it's seems to be stillborn. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/the-loopix-anonymity-system-wants-to-be-a-more-secure-alternative-to-tor/ https://github.com/UCL-InfoSec/loopix