News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python by kissickas on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @09:15PM (#27599555)
Is Tether now backed by a reasonable amount of real dollars? I'm surprised to see it being used in such a serious application after years of hearing how it was a scam.

edit: looked it up, still looks like a total scam. I hope El Salvador is able to get through this without getting screwed and I guess I'll assume Strike (first time I've heard of it) is just as shady until I hear otherwise:

https://coingeek.com/crypto-crime-cartel-tether-using-its-st...

Re:A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python by ulzeraj on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @03:56AM (#27601967)