WHAT ETHEREUM UPGRADE TO PROOF OF STAKE MEANS. Ethereum is already a platform that has literally thousands of other blockchain projects building on it. As detailed before in the Trends Journal, (see 20 April 2021 “WILL BLOCKCHAIN SAVE THE DAY?” and other articles) think of it as a blockchain operating system, due to its dApp...
Category: TRENDS IN TECHNOCRACY by Joe Doran
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BILLIONAIRE TAX SCOFFLAWS PLOW SAVINGS INTO WEBS OF CONTROL
Just how are the rich getting richer? The COVID pandemic showed more starkly than ever how mega billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Laurene Powell Jobs, Klaus Scwhaab and others can profit even more from disasters than from good times. Did they merely provide goods and services more creatively and ingeniously than competitors? The web...
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WHAT IS THE VALUE OF CRYPTOS AND BLOCKCHAINS?
Given the plunge of many average investors into cryptos dating from January 2021, and the volatility that has characterized their history, it’s well worth examining the recent doubts and government rumblings about them. Some of the most commonly voiced objections about cryptocurrencies are that they: Exist only on computers Aren’t “backed” by anything Can (or...
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
EDWARD SNOWDEN REFLECTED WITH THE EFF ON PRIVACY PROGRESS. For its 30-year anniversary celebration in May, the Electronic Frontier Foundation interviewed famed government surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden in a video chat roundtable with other experts. Snowden, a former computer intelligence consultant, became a fugitive in 2013 when he leaked info from the National Security Agency....
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
BLOOMBERG REPORT SEES REBOUND FOR MAJOR CRYPTOS. Amid reports that China is serious about cracking down on Bitcoin by going after computer mining operations in its jurisdiction, there were other more positive notes for cryptos. Ethereum stabilized and is climbing again. It is on a pace that may soon see it surpass Bitcoin as the...
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CYBER POLYGON TELEGRAPHING ANOTHER DISASTER?
“Cyber Polygon 2021” is set to take place this July, complete with doomsday cybersecurity scenarios for experts to test themselves against. Funded by Klaus Schwab via his World Economic Forum (WEF), the stated purpose of the annual event is to train companies around the world to better handle cybersecurity threats. It will involve teams of...
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ARE HUMANS ALREADY BEING GENETICALLY LEGISLATED?
One day soon, humans may not be able to violate laws. Because the laws will be written in their genes. There are no definitions yet in dictionaries or references on the internet for the terms “genetically legislated” and “genetic legislation” as coined and meant in this article. The following conveys the gist: “Genetically Legislated”: any...
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
FOLLOW-UP: LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ENTITIES THAT BOUGHT SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT FROM BANNED CHINESE FIRMS. There is detailed info available about localities that bought equipment from two Chinese firms blacklisted by the Federal government. The two Chinese firms in question, Hikvision and Dahua, have been directly linked to serious human rights abuses of Uighurs and other dissident...
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
CRYPTOS VS. GOVERNMENT EDGING TO HOT CONFLICT. Cryptos continued to mostly trend down during last week. Bitcoin and Ether are now trading at nearly half of all-time highs achieved less than two months ago. The huge sell-off has happened even amid news of dollar inflation, and $6 trillion budgets. As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin has...
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AI MIGHT POWER “1984” BY 2024, SAYS MICROSOFT HEAD
In another signal that AI technology is threatening to break past human understanding and efforts to contain it, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith is now sounding the alarm. In an interview with the BBC, Smith said a dystopian scenario of thought control predicted by George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 might be powered by AI within the...