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I think anyone can still say they they have NOT been contacted by a given agency? That given, they are not going to "waste" their canary if it was a simple req
by kylebenzle 3y ago
I think anyone can still say they they have NOT been contacted by a given agency?
That given, they are not going to "waste" their canary if it was a simple request for information. Best guess, this is the beginning of the end for Ethereum and they have been compromised just like Blockstream and BitcoinCore were previously.
It is best to assume that from now on Ethereum is no long a decentralized application but its development is being directed by a governmental agency, again, same as BitcoinCore.
Most important next step for Cryptocurrency is to make it development resistance. Every notable attack on crypo the last few years has not been hackers but developers like Greg Maxwell, Peter Todd and Adam Back who attack the code base out in the open, acting as useful idiots for three letter organizations. It seems ETH is next on the chopping block.
- mattdesl 3y agoEthereum (the protocol) is not only developed by Ethereum Foundation; and further, the several client implementations are all open source and run by independent organizations. Seems like wild speculation.
- operator-name 3y agoSelectively choosing to not trigger a warrent canary defeats it's intended purpose - to communicate when you receive a gag order.