Read_551 - I Tried Hacking Bitcoin, and I Failed [Dan Kaminsky]

Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 11:14 p.m.

b'"By all extant metrics in security system review, this system should have failed instantaneously, at every possible layer.\\xa0\\nAnd, to be fair, it\\xa0has\\xa0failed at other layers \\u2013 BitCoin thefts have occurred, in the meta-code that surrounds the core technology itself.\\nBut the core technology\\xa0actually works, and has continued to work, to a degree not everyone predicted.\\xa0Time to enjoy being wrong.\\xa0What the heck is going on here?" - Dan Kaminsky\\n\\nToday we read an excellent blast from the past by legend Dan Kaminsky who saw Bitcoin as an inevitable disaster that he couldn\'t wait to tear apart, only to be stopped at every tactic he used by code that "simply knew better." We lost Dan this past year from complications due to diabetes, and it\'s sad to lose such a major contributor to the security of the internet. RIP Dan, your contributions won\'t be forgotten.\\n\\nI Tried Hacking Bitcoin And I Failed:\\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/dan-kaminsky-highlights-flaws-bitcoin-2013-4\\n\\nDon\'t forget your goodies from our awesome sponsors!\\n\\n5% off the\\xa0BitBox02\\xa0with code "GUY," your bank grade digital vault for your Bitcoin keys from\\xa0Shiftcrypto.ch\\n\\n\\nAnd secure your Bitcoin future by starting your automatic savings plan at\\xa0SwanBitcoin.com/guy\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message'