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someone hacked an iranian / chinese bitcoin mining pool (#LuBian) for what is now $15 billion worth of bitcoin back in 2020... and no one (other than the victims) seems to have even noticed until a few days ago. the thieves still have the bitcoins.

even in 2020 this was a $3.5 billion heist, making it the largest theft of any kind in human history.

should serve as a reminder that people who advocate for a "bitcoin standard" expect the world's governments to opt in to a system where, if north korea steals america's bitcoins, then it's game over for the american military and retirement system.

x.com/arkham/status/1951729790

X (formerly Twitter)Arkham (@arkham) on XBREAKING: ARKHAM UNCOVERS $3.5B HEIST - THE LARGEST EVER LuBian was a Chinese mining pool with facilities in China & Iran. Based on analysis of on-chain data, it appears that 127,426 BTC was stolen from LuBian in December 2020, worth $3.5 billion at the time and now worth

Op zoek naar een alternatief voor #spotify? Eerst en vooral: goed! Ten tweede: check #Qobuz. Een Frans bedrijf dat artiesten deftig(er) betaalt dan Spotify en co. Dat is toch al iets. De eerste maand test je gratis. Je kan er ook muziek kopen, zoals op #Bandcamp, en je krijgt er een digitaal muziekmagazine (door mensen gemaakt!) bovenop.

Artiesten die Spotify de rug toekeren, verwijzen naar #Tidal, maar moederbedrijf #BlockInc kondigde recent aan vooral in #bitcoinmining te investeren.