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Coinbase Users Lose Over $300M Per Year to Social Engineering Scams - ZachXBT
Coinbase users are estimated to lose at least $300 million worth of assets per year to various social engineering attacks.
Feb 3, 2025
3 min.
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The Human Rights Foundation Awarded All 11 Bitcoin Development Bounties
Every single bounty was claimed, resulting in important tools and upgrades that empower human rights activists and freedom enthusiasts all over the globe.
Feb 1, 2025
3 min.
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Block's Proto Partners with The 256 Foundation to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Mining
Block's mining team, Proto, announced a partnership with The 256 Foundation, beginning with a significant donation of chips.
Jan 31, 2025
2 min.
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Tether, Lightning Labs Announce USDT on Lightning Network
Tether has announced the integration of USDT into Bitcoin’s ecosystem, encompassing both its base layer and the Lightning Network. This integration is supported by the Taproot Assets protocol, developed by Lightning Labs.
Jan 31, 2025
2 min.
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The First-Ever Bitcoin Telehash Fundraiser Actually Found a Block
Block 881,423, mined by Future Bit Apollo Solo for The 256 Foundation during the Telehash event, marks the first time a fundraiser has been conducted through Bitcoin hashrate, raising 3.146 BTC in rewards worth approximately $330,300.
Jan 30, 2025
3 min.
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OpenSats' 9th Wave of Bitcoin Grants: Kibo, El Tor, Nustash & rust-bitcoin
OpenSats, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Bitcoin and freedom tech developers, announced its ninth wave of for four Bitcoin projects.
Jan 29, 2025
2 min.
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Disclosure: Invalid Claims Liquidity Griefing in LDK v0.0.125 & Earlier
Bitcoin developer and security researcher Matt Morehouse has put together a disclosure for an invalid claims liquidity griefing vulnerability present in Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) versions 0.0125 and earlier.
Jan 25, 2025
1 min.
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Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025 - Day 2 Livestream
Adopting Bitcoin - Cape Town 2025 is a boots-on-the-ground Bitcoin conference for real-world adoption in Southern Africa.
Jan 25, 2025
1 min.
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Make the Rehypothecation of Bitcoin Custody Illegal – Preston Pysh
Preston Pysh, macro analyst and partner at Ego Death Capital, shared a blog post advocating for a ban on bitcoin rehypothecation for all institutions following the repeal of SAB 121 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Jan 24, 2025
3 min.
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US Federal Court Rules Backdoor Searches of FISA Section 702 Data Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that the federal government's method of searching through information incidentally collected on US-based individuals violates the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution.
Jan 24, 2025
2 min.
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Ledger Co-Founder and His Wife Freed After Ransom Kidnapping (UPDATED)
David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, was kidnapped from his home in France early Tuesday and released Wednesday night following a police operation. According to the prosecutor’s office, the kidnappers demanded a large ransom in cryptocurrency.
Jan 24, 2025
2 min.
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US SEC Withdraws Controversial Accounting Guidance SAB 121 Days After Gary Gensler Leaves
The SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 122, which revokes the contentious SAB 121, and permits financial institutions that hold bitcoin and other digital assets for their customers to decide if the held digital assets should be reported as a liability.
Jan 24, 2025
2 min.
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Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025 - Day 1 Livestream
Adopting Bitcoin - Cape Town 2025 is a boots-on-the-ground Bitcoin conference for real-world adoption in Southern Africa.
Jan 24, 2025
1 min.
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Breez Raises $5M to Bring Bitcoin Payments to Every App
Bitcoin payments startup Breez has announced raising a $5 million funding round from Entrée Capital, ego death capital, Plan ₿ Fund, and Timechain.
Jan 23, 2025
2 min.
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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Create Working Group on Digital Assets
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a "Presidential Working Group on Digital Asset Markets." It will be tasked with developing a federal regulatory framework and evaluating the establishment of a "strategic national digital assets stockpile."
Jan 23, 2025
3 min.
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U.S. District Court Officially Reverses Sanctions on Tornado Cash Mixer
A U.S. District Court ordered the OFAC to remove addresses associated with Tornado Cash from its Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons (SDN) list, following an Appeals Court ruling that the Treasury Department exceeded its authority in sanctioning the crypto mixer.
Jan 22, 2025
2 min.
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Donald Trump Signs 'A Full and Unconditional Pardon' for Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced signing "a full and unconditional pardon" for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road.
Jan 22, 2025
3 min.
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OpenSats Grants Support for Three Bitcoin Core Contributors
OpenSats has announced new grants to Bitcoin Core contributors L0rinc, kevkevin, and Daniela Brozzoni.
Jan 20, 2025
2 min.
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Tornado Cash Sanctions Reversal Has No Effect on Developers' Trial, Says DOJ
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm seeks to dismiss charges after a Fifth Circuit ruling reversed sanctions against the software. The US Government argues this reversal doesn't impact the criminal trial, asserting the case primarily concerns control over the Tornado Cash user interface.
Jan 20, 2025
2 min.
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President Trump YOLOs a Shitcoin on the Eve of Inauguration
A new meme coin launched by President-elect Donald Trump has hit a capitalization of over $10 billion, marking Trump’s latest venture into cryptocurrency and merchandise sales in the lead-up to his inauguration.
Jan 20, 2025
3 min.
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US Department of Justice Sued Over Criminalization of Software Development
Michael Lewellen, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency entrepreneur and Coin Center Fellow, has filed a constitutional challenge against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for over criminalization of software development under the Biden Administration.
Jan 17, 2025
3 min.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis Demands FDIC to Halt Destruction of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Materials
Senator Cynthia Lummis has sent a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) warning the regulators not to destroy any information related to the agency's efforts to hinder digital asset innovation.
Jan 17, 2025
2 min.
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Tether Sues Swan Bitcoin Over Mining Venture Dispute
Stablecoin giant Tether has brought a lawsuit against Swan Bitcoin in the High Court of England and Wales due to "major violations" of their commercial agreements.
Jan 16, 2025
2 min.
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BitMEX Slapped with Additional $100M Fine Over Bank Secrecy Act Violations
BitMEX has been issued an additional $100 million fine for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act that occurred between 2015 and 2020.
Jan 15, 2025
2 min.
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