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Nigeria's Central Bank 'Softens' Its Stance, Permits Bank Accounts for Bitcoin Companies
The Central Bank of Nigeria reversed its prohibition on local banks and financial institutions serving Bitcoin firms.
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Bitcoin FilmFest 2024 to Take Place on April 19-21 in Warsaw, Poland
"To all Bitcoin pleb out there! Save the date: Apr 19-21, 2024. Tick tock next block... Block 840,000. See you in Warsaw, Poland. The halving is coming and so should you!"
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Scam Bitcoin Wallets Are Still Reigning Free on Apple's App Store Despite Multiple Reports
Apple's App Store continues to publish fraudulent apps that mimic popular Bitcoin wallets, leading to the theft of money from unsuspecting users.
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Bitcoin Miners Earned 23431 BTC via Fees in 2023
"The new demand for block space made 2023 a very lucrative year for miners."
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New US Tax Reporting Rule Requires an IRS Report for Every $10K+ Transaction
"The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed Congress in November of 2021, included a provision amending the Tax Code to require anyone who receives $10,000 or more in cryptocurrency in the course of their trade or business to make a report to the IRS," Coin Center wrote in a blog post.
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OpenSats' 2023: Year in Review
"In the spirit of openness, let's take some time to pause and reflect upon the announcements we made [last] year, what we did to pursue our mission, and what kinds of projects we were able to support thanks to the generous donations made by all of you."
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Argentina's Milei Wants People to Declare Their Crypto Holdings for Lower Tax Rate
The bill called 'the Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines' was introduced to Congress on December 27. The bill offers tax incentives for citizens who declare their 'crypto' holdings 'regardless of their origin.'
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Brink Received $150K from Tim Draper to Fund Bitcoin Open-Source Developers
Brink aims to strengthen the Bitcoin protocol and network through research, development, support for the Bitcoin developer community through funding, education, and mentoring. It is funded by donations from individuals and organizations.
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Whirlpool Unspent Capacity Surpasses 10000 BTC
Whirlpool is a zerolink coinjoin implementation created by the Samourai Wallet developer team. It breaks all deterministic links between inputs and outputs and provides the user with market leading postmix spending tools to allow for proper spend hygiene after mixing.
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Wasabi Wallet's CTO Leaves to Focus on 'Next-Gen Bitcoin Anonymity Technology'
"The winds of change are blowing, signaling it’s time for this old cypherpunk to leave the helm of this grand adventure. My job here’s done. I’ve moved on to other things. Wasabi is in good hands," wrote Wasabi Wallet's creator and CTO @nopara73 in a blog post.
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MicroStrategy Picked Up 14620 BTC to End The Year
MicroStrategy has added more bitcoin to its stash, which now amounts to 189,150 BTC.
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Barry Silbert and Mark Murphy Resigned from Grayscale's Board
"Aligned with Grayscale’s commitment to responsible growth, we are pleased to welcome Mark Shifke, Matt Kummell and Edward McGee to Grayscale’s board of directors," a Grayscale spokeswoman said.
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