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OpenSats Grants Support for Three Bitcoin Core Contributors
OpenSats has announced new grants to Bitcoin Core contributors L0rinc, kevkevin, and Daniela Brozzoni.
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Tornado Cash Sanctions Reversal Has No Effect on Developers' Trial, Says DOJ
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm seeks to dismiss charges after a Fifth Circuit ruling reversed sanctions against the software. The US Government argues this reversal doesn't impact the criminal trial, asserting the case primarily concerns control over the Tornado Cash user interface.
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President Trump YOLOs a Shitcoin on the Eve of Inauguration
A new meme coin launched by President-elect Donald Trump has hit a capitalization of over $10 billion, marking Trump’s latest venture into cryptocurrency and merchandise sales in the lead-up to his inauguration.
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US Department of Justice Sued Over Criminalization of Software Development
Michael Lewellen, a Dallas-based cryptocurrency entrepreneur and Coin Center Fellow, has filed a constitutional challenge against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for over criminalization of software development under the Biden Administration.
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Senator Cynthia Lummis Demands FDIC to Halt Destruction of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Materials
Senator Cynthia Lummis has sent a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) warning the regulators not to destroy any information related to the agency's efforts to hinder digital asset innovation.
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Tether Sues Swan Bitcoin Over Mining Venture Dispute
Stablecoin giant Tether has brought a lawsuit against Swan Bitcoin in the High Court of England and Wales due to "major violations" of their commercial agreements.
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BitMEX Slapped with Additional $100M Fine Over Bank Secrecy Act Violations
BitMEX has been issued an additional $100 million fine for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act that occurred between 2015 and 2020.
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Iran's Central Bank Blocks Payment Gateways to Cryptocurrency Exchanges Amid Currency Crisis
This move follows the Iranian rial's 37% devaluation against the US dollar in 2024, which led many Iranians to seek digital assets like bitcoin.
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Solo Satoshi Introduces Bitaxe Touch Bitcoin Home Miner
Bitaxe Touch is a touch screen Bitcoin miner. It features an 800×480 LCD displaying real-time Bitcoin price, Mempool data, power usage, hashrate, and temperature. Dynamic screens include a clock, a mining dashboard, system monitoring, and a Bitcoin news feed.
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Operators of Blender and Sinbad Custodial Bitcoin Mixers Arrested and Charged with Money Laundering
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Russian citizens Roman Ostapenko, Alexander Oleynik, and Anton Tarasov, charging them with money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting businesses via custodial mixers Blender.io and Sinbad.io.
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Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City to Integrate Bitcoin, Other Digital Assets into Strategic Reserves
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), Bhutan's Special Administration Region, plans to adopt digital assets, including bitcoin, ether, and BNB, as part of its strategic reserves.
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'Bitcoin Freedom Act' Introduced in Oklahoma
The bill proposes allowing employees and vendors to conduct transactions in Bitcoin, presenting it as an alternative to the inflation-ridden U.S. dollar.
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