Bitcoin bridge Boltz, which recently suspended its services after repeated attacks from AI-powered hackers, has come under fire after it allowed its warrant canary to lapse for over five days.
The lapse indicates to several critics that Boltz is possibly under government investigation.
A warrant canary is a colloquial term for a recurring public notice that a service has not received a secret legal process.
Because subjects of a legal or criminal investigation often may not lawfully disclose service of legal proceedings once a process server or law enforcement agency begins work, developers proactively and periodically state that they have not received such service by renewing their warrant canary.
A missed renewal of a warrant canary, including silence after a regular time period, is an alarm that something is amiss. Boltz’ own text told readers to “assume the worst” if it failed to renew on-time.
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Boltz said they were just busy and didn't remember to renew it.
I don't necessarily buy that, but also this probably isn't a conspiracy.
In an environment known to be full of LARPers, it becomes hard to interpret these signals.
True. But there are a ton if people right now who are trying to gain clout by crying wolf. So many that I worry that we won't remember them all and therefore the incentive not to cry wolf is quite low. Whereas, if they happen to get it right, it's a homerun (witness all the people who are looking very good for having criticized CC).
In this case it is stupid and the fact that they let it expire makes me think that I won't be using their services whenever they do start up again. But I don't see the value of a govt sweeping in to "take them over."
Remember she opensats forgot to renew their canary and then Gigi was like oopsie my bad and we all still trust them?
Canaries probably shouldnt be used unless life or death situation.
Here is Francis from BullBitcoin on the topic:
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It doesn't exactly make one feel better. Canaries are there as a last resort of sorts and if they can't be 100% accurate they just fuck everything up.
This is the thing to think through now. Maybe it doesn't (or doesn't have to) matter.
https://twiiit.com/francispouliot_/status/2085094343170261210
Were talking about the poorest publication on the internet. They get their shit wrong all the time. Let's not pay attention to these guys. Just spreading lies for clicks.