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Before Satoshi disappeared he gave one developer a secret key that could override every single Bitcoin node
It was called the Alert Key
Satoshi added it to Bitcoin in 2010 after the 184 billion coin bug almost killed the entire network
When a valid alert was sent using this key, every Bitcoin client would go into "safe mode" and could freeze transactions
He handed it to Gavin Andresen along with control of the entire code repository right before he vanished
Only three people had access: Satoshi, Gavin Andresen, and Theymos
The key was used 12 times between 2012 and 2014 to broadcast emergency upgrade notices
A decentralized currency with no central authority had a hidden override switch controlled by three people for six years
It wasn't removed until Bitcoin version 0.13.0 in 2016
In 2018 developers published the key publicly so it could never be used again
The most decentralized financial network in history had a backdoor the entire time and almost nobody knew about it
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Bitcoin alert key broadcast emergency messages to display in node GUIs and trigger notifications but did not freeze transactions or override nodes; it was in the source code, used only for upgrades, and retired in 2016. en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Alert_sys… bitcoin.org/en/posts/alert… github.com/bitcoin/bitcoi…
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🐣 It happened. Our decentralized confidential compute network, Cocoon, is live. The first AI requests from users are now being processed by Cocoon with 100% confidentiality. GPU owners are already earning TON. cocoon.org is up.
🏦 Centralized compute providers such as Amazon and Microsoft act as expensive intermediaries that drive up prices and reduce privacy. Cocoon solves both the economic and confidentiality issues associated with legacy AI compute providers.
📈 Now we scale. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be onboarding more GPU supply and bringing in more developer demand to Cocoon. Telegram users can expect new AI-related features built on 100% confidentiality. Cocoon will bring control and privacy back where they belong — with users.
145og retweeted
Hi team, I’ve been out of range for a couple years and just noticed some pretty big changes in the $CELL supply over the past year 👀
Where can I find the updated tokenomics and the new direction?
The last official post I can see is from May ‘22, but a lot seems to have changed since then. Cheers
145og retweeted
He is right and for that we have $Cell @cellframenet
The only scalable quantum resistant blockchain, ready to be Noah's Ark for crypto. Written in pure C, with dual layer sharding. 8 years development. Dozen of years of man-hours in this project. Lightyears ahead!
145og retweeted
Why does Coinbase – a Web3 company – rely on Web2 infrastructure to enable people to access their funds?
