hey fellow crypto enthusiasts, thought I would make a quick post here at bitcointalk, it's been a while. really I just despise shills (haters) so I thought I would share my lens real quick. Just bought plenty of Bitcoin Gold awaiting the next lift off! Feel like celebrating cause I got the intuition (inner guidance) about this one, and it is obvious why. For those who bought in high, it's only a loss if you let your chips go. The reality is this one is about to take off (again) and it is fairly obvious now. of course the haters with ridiculous whoreded funds to push around the board wish to maintain their positions of power, that is just how this world is currently configured. however, there is some magic to the underdog, particularly the underdog with pure intentions (which is RARE in this space), so I would like to acknowledge BTG and say THANK YOU for being some of the few with obviously good intentions. The hater's will just fade away once the network becomes powerful enough. When I set my rig up again you can be sure it will be pointed at BTG, the only bitcoin with a chance to replace the ASIC infestation. Speaking of ASIC infestation, I would like to remind everyone of the recent exploits brought to light with a quick snippet from bitcointalkmagazine.com.
also I would like to share an image, but first, the clip. Don't forget that bitmain has the "kill switch" on every ASIC they have manufactured. And this kill switch is now apparently also a back door. wow, what next? here's the snippet:
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Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?
As if Bitmain’s year hasn’t been rough enough, having posted big losses and laying off entire departments, its flagship product now has a firmware vulnerability.
A few weeks ago, Bitcoin Core contributor James Hilliard discovered an exploit in Bitmain’s S15 firmware. The pseudonymous Twitter user 00whiterabbit, also known simply as “john,” subsequently wrote exploit code based on Hilliard’s findings. A video proving that the exploit code worked was shared on Hilliard’s Twitter account last week.
Hilliard is offering to disclose the vulnerability to Bitmain but under one condition: Bitmain would have to comply to the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL), the popular open source license that the Chinese mining giant is currently breaching, and open source its firmware.
“Bitmain firmware is very buggy in general,” Hilliard told Bitcoin Magazine, “and it's important for the health of the Bitcoin network that users be able to fix the bugs Bitmain introduces.”
The Exploit
Hilliard, who is perhaps best known for proposing BIP91, discovered the vulnerability several weeks ago by auditing a firmware update file on Bitmain’s support site. While details have not yet been disclosed, the exploit was found in firmware of the S15, the company’s most powerful SHA256 miner in store. Hilliard thinks the same vulnerability almost certainly exists in all of Bitmain’s mining firmware.
“I’m also quite sure there are many other vulnerabilities in the firmware,” he added. “It is very poorly designed when it comes to security.”
When exploited, the vulnerability gives users root access to the machine — which is supposed to be impossible. In theory, this can be done remotely using just the IP address of the miner, and means the machine can be reprogrammed to do just about anything. This includes mining to a different Bitcoin address or having it stop mining entirely.
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And here is the image, a funny sentiment:
Don't forget the old story about David and Goliath
