Showing posts from June, 2024
In a landmark decision on June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a 6-3 vote, overruled the longstanding Chevron doctrine, fundamentally reshaping the landscape of administrative law and judicial review. The case, Loper Bright Enter…
Bitcoin’s secondary layers are often overlooked despite their undoubted potential to enhance Bitcoin’s potential for even more advanced functionality. Much of the focus is directed at the Lightning Network and its ability to handle microtransactions …
Coinbase has filed lawsuits against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ), accusing the agencies of trying to cripple the crypto industry. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 COINBASE IS SUING THE SEC, ALLE…
On June 26th, the US government sent 3,940 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, Coinbase's institutional trading platform. Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence flagged the transaction. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US Government sends 3,940 #Bitcoin worth $24…
Countless lives were changed on October 7th, 2023, and Yusef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian taxi driver couldn’t stand being a passive observer of unemployment and hunger, both prevalent in Gaza’s everyday life. In 20…
An anonymous Bitcoin donor has paid over $500,000 in BTC to cover WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's expenses for his flight home to Australia. Assange is now a free man after pleading guilty in a US court under a deal ending his 14-year legal b…
Courtesy of Bitcoin magazine, Trump (left) with Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (right) Ever since Donald Trump became more vocal in support of Bitcoin heading into this year’s Presidential campaign, I’ve been sitting with a wide range of emotio…
Nu Holdings, known as Nubank, Latin America's largest fintech bank, has partnered with Lightspark to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network and UMA (Universal Money Addresses) into its platform. This collaboration aims to enhance Nubank's ser…
The German government has transferred millions in seized Bitcoin to major Bitcoin and crypto exchanges Kraken and Coinbase, according to blockchain analysis firm Arkham. The transfers originated from a wallet connected to the German Federal Criminal…
The Bitcoin Lightning payments app Strike has expanded into the United Kingdom , enabling UK residents to buy, sell, and transfer Bitcoin globally. JUST IN: #Bitcoin lightning payments app Strike launches to millions across the UK 🇬🇧 pic.twitter…
It feels like this year is going by at the speed of light, doesn’t it? I can hardly believe that it's already June. Everyone is in vacation mode and ready to relax by the pool and forget the daily grind of work and taking care of a family. I comp…
A new collaborative effort spearheaded by Lightning infrastructure company LNFi intends to accelerate the adoption of the Lightning Network. Leveraging the progress of novel protocols such as Taproot Assets and Nostr , the LN Alliance hopes to mobi…
Defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said it would begin distributing assets stolen from clients in a 2014 hack starting in July, after years of postponed deadlines. JUST IN: Bankrupt Mt. Gox will begin $9 billion #Bitcoin repayments in July 👀 pic.tw…
Competition for blockspace is and always will be one of the core tensions that exist between different users of the Bitcoin protocol. At the end of the day there are only two restrictions on how it will be used, the technical and consensus layer of wh…
Global banking giant Standard Chartered is launching a spot trading desk for Bitcoin and ether, positioning itself as one of the first major banks to offer direct spot Bitcoin trading services. BREAKING: $800 billion Standard Chartered Bank is buil…
At the 2024 Bitcoin Policy Summit , Nicaraguan pro-democracy activist Félix Maradiaga shared his insights on the severe challenges facing his country, which is under the autocratic rule of Daniel Ortega. According to Maradiaga, the Nicaraguan people…
