The Fappening, Brought to You By The Information Marketplace

The Fappening, Brought to You By The Information Marketplace

Combined with the emerging information markets, crypto anarchy will create a liquid market for any and all material which can be put into words and pictures. —Timothy C. May, “The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto” Just when things had got about as boring as they could possibly get, the celebrity nude photo leaks came along to give the world an inkling of the new world that Bitcoin ushers in. After speaking to an informant who watched the Fappening unfold on 4chan, I can report a theory which some 4chan anons believe explains what happened and which I agree seems to be the most likely....


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