BREAKING - Samourai Wallet CEO Keonne Rodriguez pleads not guilty and is released on $1 million bond.

On May 14th, his trial will take place in Manhattan.

BITCOIN - Bitcoin, privacy and the US government: what has happened in the last few days

On April 24, the United States Department of Justice announced the arrest of the two founders of the privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, Samourai Wallet. CEO Keonne Rodriguez and CTO William…

CRYPTO - DOJ rejects the request for acquittal of the co-founder of Tornado Cash

Through a 111-page document, on April 26th, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a proposal for dismissal of charges of conspiracy and money laundering against Roman Storm,…

BITCOIN - Australia: approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs by the end of 2024

According to Bloomberg, ASX Ltd., which controls about 80% of the country’s financial securities trading, is expected to approve the first spot Bitcoin ETFs by the end of the year.

Several companies in the…

The Tuscany Lightning conference was a great opportunity to get deep insights on what's going on in BTC and LN development...and I was asked for a short interview 👇

INTERVIEWS - The challenges of the Lightning Network, adoption in Africa, and #Bitcoin as a tool for defending individual freedoms.

Atlas21's interview with Anita ⚡🍊🏳️‍🌈 at the Tuscany Lightning Summit organized by fulgur.ventures.

BITCOIN - FBI: warning against the use of unregistered services with authorities

On April 25th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning reminding individuals to avoid using money transmitting services that do not comply with legal requirements such as Know…

BREAKING - The two founders of Samourai Wallet have been arrested and charged with money laundering.

Prosecutors allege that Samourai Wallet laundered over $100 million from criminal activities.

BITCOIN - Through a post on its website, Strike, the payments application that utilizes the Lightning Network, has announced its expansion into Europe.

According to the announcement, the custodial app will allow customers to buy, sell, and withdraw #bitcoin or make payments via…

BITCOIN - Block: development of the 3nm chip for Bitcoin mining completed

Block, a financial services and digital payments company, has successfully completed the development of a three-nanometer (3nm) chip for Bitcoin mining. According to the announcement posted on its website,…

BITCOIN - Chivo: “Our users’ data are safe.”

After nearly two years of inactivity, the social media account of chivo has resumed posting content. The news about the data leak from the Chivo Wallet ATM network, reported yesterday by Atlas21, has prompted the managers of…

CRYPTO - Venezuelan oil company ready to use USDT to circumvent US sanctions

According to Reuters, PDVSA, the state oil company of Venezuela, is accelerating the integration of Tether (USDT) into its business operations in order to circumvent new sanctions from the United…

BITCOIN - El Salvador: group of hackers publishes Chivo wallet ATM code

On April 23rd, the hacker group known as CiberInteligenciaSV, the same one that on April 6th had freely released the database containing the personal information of 5.1 million Salvadorans, published part of…

BITCOIN - Bitcoin in the reserves of the Swiss National Bank: action to amend the Constitution

According to the local newspaper NZZ, a group of Bitcoin enthusiasts in Switzerland is pushing to compel the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to include Bitcoin in its reserves. The group,…

BITCOIN - Return to normal fees after the post-halving peak

On April 20, in the hours following the halving, the average transaction fee reached a peak of $127.97, only to decrease the following day. This spike was mainly caused by the launch of Runes, a protocol for issuing…