(genre: lo-fi, industrial, or electronic)

One amateur security analyst, using only a PDF editor and a highlighter, posted a viral thread on Twitter: "I cracked the Libra constitution. It’s not a council. It’s a puppet show." That thread was read by Swiss regulators in Geneva. Within a month, the Swiss FINMA announced an "enhanced scrutiny period" for Libra.

In early 2024, a loosely affiliated group calling themselves “Desperate Amateurs” did what experts said was impossible—they cracked a dormant Libra (Diem) reserve wallet, walking away with $4.3M in stablecoins.