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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.
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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).
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Releases
Plebeian App Launches MVP of Plebeian.Market Platform
Plebeian.Market is the first instance of the Plebeian app, dedicated to goods and services catering to the Bitcoin and Nostr communities. Users are invited to explore the platform, add products, create stalls, buy presents, all for sats.
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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.
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Daily Roundup
Good Morning, Bitcoin - Friday, January 24th, 2025
Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.
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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.
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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.
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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.
1 min read
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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.
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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."
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Daily Roundup
Good Morning, Bitcoin - Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Good Morning, Bitcoin is your daily news roundup delivering key stories, project updates, new releases, guides, research, and all things related to Bitcoin and freedom tech.
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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.
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