Topic: Declan Mccullough

Ladar Levinson appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss the closure of LavaBit, though he admitted he did not know Edward Snowden personally. Research indicates that a search warrant was executed against a LavaBit user in June 2013 for alleged possession of child pornography. The hosts suggest the service may have been shut down due to this investigation rather than the Snowden case, using the NSA narrative as a convenient cover.

Taylor Moore of Nashville listed a property in Canada for $405,000 or the equivalent in Bitcoin, highlighting the currency's growing real-world application. Declan McCullough of CNET explains the mechanics of digital wallets and unique software codes that allow person-to-person transfers without banks. The report notes that Bitcoin was worth less than one dollar just two years prior.