<story><title>The fake browser update scam gets a makeover</title><url>https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/the-fake-browser-update-scam-gets-a-makeover/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fturst</author><text>Preserving privacy, reliable transactions with no, i repeat, no bank or govmnt involvement, no kyc. No&amp;#x2F;low fees (on some currencies), public immutable databases...</text></item><item><author>d11z</author><text>Could you give some other concrete, practical examples of use cases for cryptocurrencies instead of the passive-aggressive snark?</text></item><item><author>staplers</author><text>The suffocating irony of this forum being called &amp;quot;Hacker News&amp;quot; when it is filled with comments like this never fails to amaze me. A truly unimaginative bunch.</text></item><item><author>d11z</author><text>It’s been great for gambling, cybercrime, and enabling the drug trade practically since its inception.</text></item><item><author>andybak</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m just happy to finally see a practical use case for Blockchain technology.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>LetsGetTechnicl</author><text>How is having every transaction on the blockchain considered private? If someone knows your wallet address they can see everything you&amp;#x27;ve done</text></comment>
<story><title>The fake browser update scam gets a makeover</title><url>https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/the-fake-browser-update-scam-gets-a-makeover/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>fturst</author><text>Preserving privacy, reliable transactions with no, i repeat, no bank or govmnt involvement, no kyc. No&amp;#x2F;low fees (on some currencies), public immutable databases...</text></item><item><author>d11z</author><text>Could you give some other concrete, practical examples of use cases for cryptocurrencies instead of the passive-aggressive snark?</text></item><item><author>staplers</author><text>The suffocating irony of this forum being called &amp;quot;Hacker News&amp;quot; when it is filled with comments like this never fails to amaze me. A truly unimaginative bunch.</text></item><item><author>d11z</author><text>It’s been great for gambling, cybercrime, and enabling the drug trade practically since its inception.</text></item><item><author>andybak</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m just happy to finally see a practical use case for Blockchain technology.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>michaelcampbell</author><text>These feel more like theoretical selling points, not documented uses of.</text></comment>