News
LifPay Temporarily Suspends Operations, Winds Down Wallet Services
The custodial mobile Lightning wallet service provider is asking users to withdraw their funds within the next 60 days.
2 min read
News
News
Apple Pulls E2EE iCloud Encryption in UK, Boots 135K+ 'Non-Compliant' Apps from EU App Store
Apple iCloud backups can no longer be end-to-end encrypted in the UK, while all apps without a verified trader status and contact information have been removed from the EU App Store to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).
2 min read
News
Nigeria Freed Gambaryan in Exchange for Access to US Financial Surveillance Capabilities - Report
Nigeria appears to have exchanged Binance Executive and former IRS criminal investigator Tigran Gambaryan for access to U.S. "resources and expertise" in financial surveillance capabilities as part of a secret deal with the U.S. State Department, reports The Rage.
3 min read
News
Argentina's Milei Faces Fraud Charges, Impeachment Calls After Failed Memecoin Launch
Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' President Javier Milei is facing fraud charges and impeachment calls after promoting a crashed memecoin.
2 min read
News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Broadens Crackdown on Asian ASICs - Report
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seizing Bitcoin mining ASICs. The crackdown, as reported by Blockspace.Media, now includes machines from MicroBT and Canaan, following the initial stoppage of Bitmain’s Antminer S21 and T21 models last year.
2 min read
News
UK Government Orders Apple to Create Backdoor for Encrypted iCloud Accounts Worldwide
Apple has received a secret order from the UK Home Secretary's office requiring the company to provide access to any user data protected by its Advanced Data Protection for iCloud.
2 min read
News
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.
3 min read
News
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.
3 min read
News
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.
2 min read
News
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.
2 min read
News
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.
3 min read
News
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.
2 min read