frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Made with ♥ by @iamnishanth

Open Source @Github

fp.

Show HN: Knowledge-Bank

https://github.com/gabrywu-public/knowledge-bank
1•gabrywu•21s ago•0 comments

Show HN: The Codeverse Hub Linux

https://github.com/TheCodeVerseHub/CodeVerseLinuxDistro
1•sinisterMage•1m ago•0 comments

Take a trip to Japan's Dododo Land, the most irritating place on Earth

https://soranews24.com/2026/02/07/take-a-trip-to-japans-dododo-land-the-most-irritating-place-on-...
1•zdw•1m ago•0 comments

British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205nxy0p31o
1•bookofjoe•1m ago•1 comments

BookTalk: A Reading Companion That Captures Your Voice

https://github.com/bramses/BookTalk
1•_bramses•2m ago•0 comments

Is AI "good" yet? – tracking HN's sentiment on AI coding

https://www.is-ai-good-yet.com/#home
1•ilyaizen•3m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Amdb – Tree-sitter based memory for AI agents (Rust)

https://github.com/BETAER-08/amdb
1•try_betaer•4m ago•0 comments

OpenClaw Partners with VirusTotal for Skill Security

https://openclaw.ai/blog/virustotal-partnership
1•anhxuan•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Seedance 2.0 Release

https://seedancy2.com/
1•funnycoding•4m ago•0 comments

Leisure Suit Larry's Al Lowe on model trains, funny deaths and Disney

https://spillhistorie.no/2026/02/06/interview-with-sierra-veteran-al-lowe/
1•thelok•5m ago•0 comments

Towards Self-Driving Codebases

https://cursor.com/blog/self-driving-codebases
1•edwinarbus•5m ago•0 comments

VCF West: Whirlwind Software Restoration – Guy Fedorkow [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLoXodz1N9A
1•stmw•6m ago•1 comments

Show HN: COGext – A minimalist, open-source system monitor for Chrome (<550KB)

https://github.com/tchoa91/cog-ext
1•tchoa91•7m ago•1 comments

FOSDEM 26 – My Hallway Track Takeaways

https://sluongng.substack.com/p/fosdem-26-my-hallway-track-takeaways
1•birdculture•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Env-shelf – Open-source desktop app to manage .env files

https://env-shelf.vercel.app/
1•ivanglpz•11m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Almostnode – Run Node.js, Next.js, and Express in the Browser

https://almostnode.dev/
1•PetrBrzyBrzek•11m ago•0 comments

Dell support (and hardware) is so bad, I almost sued them

https://blog.joshattic.us/posts/2026-02-07-dell-support-lawsuit
1•radeeyate•12m ago•0 comments

Project Pterodactyl: Incremental Architecture

https://www.jonmsterling.com/01K7/
1•matt_d•12m ago•0 comments

Styling: Search-Text and Other Highlight-Y Pseudo-Elements

https://css-tricks.com/how-to-style-the-new-search-text-and-other-highlight-pseudo-elements/
1•blenderob•14m ago•0 comments

Crypto firm accidentally sends $40B in Bitcoin to users

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-firm-accidentally-sends-40-055054321.html
1•CommonGuy•14m ago•0 comments

Magnetic fields can change carbon diffusion in steel

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260125083427.htm
1•fanf2•15m ago•0 comments

Fantasy football that celebrates great games

https://www.silvestar.codes/articles/ultigamemate/
1•blenderob•15m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Animalese

https://animalese.barcoloudly.com/
1•noreplica•16m ago•0 comments

StrongDM's AI team build serious software without even looking at the code

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/software-factory/
3•simonw•16m ago•0 comments

John Haugeland on the failure of micro-worlds

https://blog.plover.com/tech/gpt/micro-worlds.html
1•blenderob•16m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Velocity - Free/Cheaper Linear Clone but with MCP for agents

https://velocity.quest
2•kevinelliott•17m ago•2 comments

Corning Invented a New Fiber-Optic Cable for AI and Landed a $6B Meta Deal [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3KLbc5DlRs
1•ksec•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: XAPIs.dev – Twitter API Alternative at 90% Lower Cost

https://xapis.dev
2•nmfccodes•19m ago•1 comments

Near-Instantly Aborting the Worst Pain Imaginable with Psychedelics

https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/near-instantly-aborting-the-worst
2•eatitraw•25m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Nginx-defender – realtime abuse blocking for Nginx

https://github.com/Anipaleja/nginx-defender
2•anipaleja•26m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

Bitcoin: The HEIST OF THE CENTURY – Is it a credible scenario?

3•henrigauth•5mo ago
Once upon a time, there was a U.S. President who loved crypto.

He wanted to build the world’s first Bitcoin Reserve.

But… he couldn’t just buy BTC with public money. Too risky politically.

So he asked his advisors:

“What’s the best way to grow America’s Bitcoin stash?”

Ideas flew across the room:

“Launch more fraud investigations.” “Tax transactions and buy BTC with the proceeds.” “Use our energy to mine it.” “Seize it legally.”

At that last suggestion, Trump slowly raised his head, eyes narrowing.

And that’s how it all began…

----------------

But seizing BTC isn’t easy.

Investigations are long. International cooperation? Messy.

What if… the U.S. staged the theft themselves?

Problem: stolen BTC must be returned to its rightful owners.

Unless… those wallets belong to no one. Abandoned forever.

A plan takes shape:

1⃣ An “unknown actor” appears—hidden, shady, yet shielded by a big name: Salomon Brothers.

2⃣ Over months, the narrative builds. Media outlets amplify it: “Abandoned wallets are a risk to Bitcoin’s future.”

3⃣ Then, this actor, with the undercover help of state-level tools and computing power, quietly crack those old wallets.

Headlines explode:

“Bitcoin security in question!” “This is theft!” “Private property rights under attack!”

And just when panic peaks… enter the U.S. authorities.

They “save” Bitcoin.

The U.S. government steps onto the stage, stern-faced and righteous.

Officials hold press conferences: "America will never tolerate theft. Property rights are sacred.”

The rogue actor is prosecuted.

Handcuffs, courtroom sketches, a trial that feels more theater than justice, or even better: a closed-door deal.

He plays the perfect villain — but everyone knows he’s a scapegoat.

Property rights reaffirmed.

The judges declare: “Even abandoned wallets remain private property.”

A global sigh of relief. Bitcoin survives. Headlines celebrate:

“Bitcoin Saved by U.S. Authorities.” “Rule of Law Protects Digital Property.”

Applause everywhere.

Crypto bros cheer Trump as the hero who defended their dream.

The financial world bows before America’s “leadership.”

And while the cameras flash… billions in BTC quietly flow into the U.S. Bitcoin Reserve. They have been officially seized and don't have any owner.

The “villain”? Generously compensated behind the scenes. He won’t go to prison — after all, he only misinterpreted the notion of private property. He could even benefit from the Witness Protection Program. New identity, new life, and big money

A heist without any victim. The perfect crime.

Bitcoin secured. U.S. power reinforced.

And all of it… looking completely legal.

Comments

throwmeaway222•5mo ago
TDS is a very credible scenario - it affects many people.
msgodel•5mo ago
You think that they:

1) have an ECDSA backdoor

2) are going to burn it on this

I'm not sure. NIST is already on thin ice so they wouldn't just burn the backdoor, this would probably be the last thing anyone trusts from them. Typically these intelligence agencies don't blow stuff like this on money since the federal government can just issue more treasury securities if they're short on that. Finally if bitcoin wallets are broadly compromised there's little value in "holding" it as you can't prove you're the only person able to spend it.

I'm very doubtful.