MUSTs to protect your Email: Privacy tips + Blockchain (& this weeks crypto news!)
Follow these tips so Google will not breathe down your back, Privacy/Blockchain!
Email was one of the first uses cases of the internet. The first email was sent in 1971. Much before the web browser craze and internet boom of the 90’s.
So if Email was so early in the internet journey, why was Blockchain email not one of the first use cases of Web3? We are almost 10 years into blockchain and not one mainstream email dApp. I want B-mail, not E-mail!
We already have crypto wallets that can send funds. Why can’t we send an email through those same wallets and use blockchain encryption to secure the messages?
We know blockchain based email is more secure than traditional email, and of course more secure than webmail, where you are the product being sold as advertising.
Now Blockchain email can be a big step for most people, and I don’t expect people to move overnight, but let’s consider the baby steps in making your personal information more secure on the internet.
Here are my personal tips in how to secure your email as much as possible:
Do not use Gmail (or any webmail ie. Hotmail/Yahoo/Shaw if you’re still using those ancient ones). You’re asking for those large companies to read every word in every email you’ve ever sent or received and sell you to advertisers based on your conversation. STOP USING IT!
Go into your Gmail and delete old emails beyond 1 year ago (or your preferred timeframe). Use the function before:MM/DD/YYYY in the Gmail search bar and delete all.
Obviously, change your password frequently. At least once a year. Especially if your account has been compromised in a hack (very likely, check https://haveibeenpwned.com to see if your email has been compromised).
Have multiple email addresses including accounts that don’t have your personal name (anonymous accounts). Every few years or after a hack switch your primary email account to a new one.
Use a privacy preserving email provider like Protonmail.com if you insist on using webmail.
Use your own domain name for the email service and set it up on on an email client like Mozilla Thunderbird (ie. ashton@cryptocoinshow.com instead of gmail.com). You can also set-up your own domains like this onto Protonmail.com servers if you don’t want to use the servers of your website.
Start acquainting yourself with Blockchain based Email ie. Skiff below! Understand centralized privacy email like protonmail vs. decentralized email like Skiff. It’s really just as easy to use as webmail but with more security.
Remember, there’s no such thing as the cloud, just other companies computers. The files, attachments, and text in your emails are sitting on some companies server, just waiting for someone to look through. It’s better to secure it on the blockchain.
To learn more about the next generation of Email on the blockchain, I spoke with Andrew Milich, CEO of Skiff, on their decentralized email service, why blockchain and email work perfectly together, and why now is the time to make the switch.
Skiff has Email, but also drive and document storage. Instead of the “Cloud” (Someone else’s computer) the documents are stored in the blockchain IPFS system (a peer to peer InterPlanetary File System). They provide 10GB of storage for free.
It’s quite easy to use and a great use case of blockchain that I have been waiting for.
Check our YouTube channel for our other videos this week including the Golden State Warriors Co-owner’s new Fantasy Sports NFT platform, a regenerative Bitcoin mining operation, and a DeFi portfolio tracking software that makes DeFi easier.
Other Crypto News:
Spain's largest telecommunications company, Telefónica, is now accepting Bitcoin and crypto for technology products.
FTX Exchange in talks of acquiring Credit Suisse's assets as part of liquidation process.
Boba network launching the first L2 ever in Avalanche ecosystem
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Chainlink has "better technology and scales better" than other cryptocurrency competitors.
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky withdrew $10 million weeks before freezing user accounts.
Russia to supply electricity to Bitcoin miners in Kazakhstan.
SEC charges Kim Kardashian $1.26 million after failing to disclose a $250,000 crypto token promotion of EthereumMax.
Mexican Senator: “Bitcoin will be legal tender.”
Binance opens two offices in the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
World's largest banks ask for 5% #Bitcoin and crypto allocation cap in letter to Bank of International Settlements instead of the 1% suggested in June. That's $9 Trillion dollars.
VeChain Foundation reports $535 million in BTC, ETH, VET, and stablecoin reserves.
S&P 500 and NASDQ record three consecutive quarterly declines for the first time since the 2008 recession.
Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund, has resigned.
Average USA 30-year fixed mortgage rate increases to 7.06%
Technical Analysis:
$ETH:
Ethereum is -0.2% on the week, practically flat. It’s been sitting at the $1330 range for almost two weeks. The Birbicator still shows a bearish signal on the 12H chart. Interesting to note that ETH has retraced and is building support at the 0.618 Fibonacci level from the rally that happened in the last 5 months. Volume is not looking good at the support level and unless something positive happens in the market, it’s likely headed downward to the 78.6 Fibonacci or lower, albeit likely on temporarily.
$SPX (S&P500):
The stock market is still looking bleak. After an ATH on Jan 1, 2022, it’s been 10 months of downhill for the market, and the money continues to print. While there is a gap UP in the market this week and the stock market + crypto’s rallied for a day when alongside the pump in TWTR stock, I think it’s safe to say the downtrend will continue beside some relief rallies. SPX may rally back up to 4000 but it will like continue down into the 3200 range. As we near closer to the cliffside, the price drops should get more significant and could turn into a crash. Especially if more political or world events happen as we near the next winter of darkness.
Limit your risk, or learn how to play the downside to your advantage.
$TWTR (Twitter):
After Elon Musk called off the Twitter acquisition in the summer, many speculators had forgotten about trading the stock. This week Elon Musk suddenly called back on the acquisition and offered $54.20 (notice the 420 meme, on purpose) per stock for the acquisition. While the stock was sitting around $44 per share, it instantly rallied hard. Trading was actually HALTED on TWTR for a while (probably while the big boys were allowed to load up. Interestingly enough, TWTR is still below the $54 price target of Elon’s buyout.
One of the main reasons for Elon’s previous cancellation of the deal was the amount of fake accounts and bots that pervade across Twitter. It seemed as the deal was struck this week that many of the bots were removed, as many crypto influencers rejoiced that the scam posts and impersonations were removed from the comments of their tweets. Nothing has come of the takeover yet with regards to big news, so we will continue to watch the stock and platform.
That’s all that we have for this week!
Ashton Addison
-CEO, Crypto Coin Show