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Bitcoin Is Built To Last: How The Network Defends Against Attacks
Bitcoin is one of the most robust distributed systems in the history of mankind. For fifteen years it has ticked along block by block with only two disruptions in its first few years that were very quickly handled by responsive developers…
'Asia's MicroStrategy' Metaplanet Buys ¥1 Billion Worth Bitcoin as Pledged
Metaplanet, a publicly-listed Japanese company providing hotel-related and other services, has announced the purchase of ¥1 billion (approximately $6.25 million) worth of Bitcoin. NEW: 🇯🇵 Japanese Public Company Metaplanet just bought $6.25…
FBI Warns Americans Against Using Non-KYC Crypto Money Transmitting Services
The FBI has issued a public service announcement today, warning Americans against using unregistered and non-Know Your Customer (KYC) cryptocurrency money transmitting services.JUST IN: 🇺🇸 FBI warns Americans against using non-KYC #Bitcoin…
Pension Consultants are Buying US Spot Bitcoin ETFs: 13F SEC Fillings
New 13F filings with the SEC reveal that a major pension consultant, Global Retirement Partners (GRP), is buying into US spot Bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin investors have been eagerly awaiting these SEC filings to gauge the level of institutional…
One of Only Four Bitcoin "Epic Sats" Just Auctioned Off For Over $2.1 Million
Today, Bitcoin mining pool ViaBTC auctioned off its “epic sat” for a sum of 33.3 BTC, equivalent to over $2.1 million. The auction, conducted on the CoinEx exchange platform, witnessed fervent bidding as collectors and enthusiasts competed…
Beck & Bulow Adopts Bitcoin as a Treasury Reserve Asset
Beck & Bulow, a nationally acclaimed meat and seafood company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has announced its decision to accept Bitcoin as payment online and in-store, as well as include it in their employee 401k program. The company…
A Further Crackdown On Bitcoin Mixing Services Will Hurt Human Rights Activists
Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet that also serves as a mixer, with money laundering and operating an…
Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters
An announcement was put out today by the Justice Department that Keonne Redoriguez and William Hill had been arrested and charged with operating Samourai Wallet, “an unlicensed money transmitting business” that executed “unlawful…
Morgan Stanley Moving to Start Bitcoin ETF Sales: Reports
Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest investment banks with over $1.4 trillion in assets under management (AUM), is reportedly considering allowing its brokers to directly recommend Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its…
The State Of Things: Open Source Developers Arrested For Writing Code
In light of the charges brought against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill for their alleged operation of Samourai Wallet, I believe it is important for Bitcoiners to assess the current state of things. Too much of the discourse in…