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Human Rights Foundation Grants 7 BTC to 20 Bitcoin Projects
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announced Bitcoin Development Fund grants totaling 7 BTC to 20 global projects.
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Chinese Car Company Cango Buys 32 EH/s from Bitmain, Mines 393 BTC in November
Cango, a Shanghai-based NYSE-listed car dealership platform, invested $256 million to acquire 32 EH/s of Bitmain hashrate, shifting to Bitcoin mining and retaining 393 BTC it produced in November.
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El Salvador to Scale Back Bitcoin Policies for $1.4 Billion IMF Loan Deal
El Salvador finalized a four-year $1.4bn IMF deal strained by its Bitcoin adoption. It makes bitcoin use voluntary for the private sector, limits public sector bitcoin activities, and phases out government involvement in the Chivo wallet. It may also unlock extra $3.5bn in development bank funds.
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Samourai Wallet Pretrial Hearing Moved to March 12, Trial Set for November 3, 2025
The Samourai Wallet case pretrial hearing has been postponed to March 12, 2025, due to an increased volume of discovery, as the prosecution has added two additional discovery batches since September. The trial is now scheduled for November 3, 2025.
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Foundation Announces Passport Prime Personal Security Platform
Foundation has introduced Passport Prime, a personal security platform and signing device aimed at both first-time and experienced users that comes with hardware wallet multi-factor authenticator, encrypted flash drive, and secure app platform.
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OpenSats Announces 9th Wave of Nostr Grants
Projects included in this wave of funding are AlgoRelay, Pokey, Nostr Safebox, Persian NIPs, and LumiLumi.
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Coinbase User Gets 2 Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
An early bitcoin investor from Austin, Texas, has been sentenced to two years in prison for intentionally underreporting capital gains from the sale of $3.7 million worth of bitcoin.
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Bitcoin ATM Operator Byte Federal Reports Data Breach Affecting 58,000 Users
U.S.-based Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal has reported a data breach that may have compromised the personal information of approximately 58,000 customers.
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Czech Republic to Eliminate Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax for Long-term Holdings
The Czech Republic has passed a law that exempts Bitcoin holdings held for more than three years from capital gains tax. This legislation received unanimous approval from the nation's parliament on December 6 and is set to take effect on January 1, 2025.
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Bitmain Launches US Production Line Amid Rising Trade Tensions
Bitmain, a leading Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, has launched a new production facility in the United States. This strategic initiative aims to reduce delays caused by customs issues and address rising trade tensions between the United States and China.
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WabiSabi Vulnerability Allows Malicious Coordinators to Deanonymize Coinjoin Users
A vulnerability in the WabiSabi protocol allows malicious coordinators to deanonymize users' coins and link inputs to outputs, compromising the privacy of coinjoin participants. Users are urged to update their instances immediately.
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Texas Court Blocks Corporate Transparency Act
A Texas federal court preliminarily blocked the nationwide implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act, which mandates US business entities to report stakeholder information to the Treasury Department.
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