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Two FTX Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges. SBF Released on $250M Bond at U.S. Court Appearance: Home Confinement at Parents' Home in Palo Alto, California

Two FTX Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges. SBF Released on $250M Bond at U.S. Court Appearance: Home Confinement at Parents' Home in Palo Alto, California

Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested last week in the Bahamas, where he lived and where FTX is based, cementing the one-time billionaire's fall from grace. He departed the Caribbean nation in FBI custody on Wednesday night.

Block 768495: Important News of the Week

Block 768495: Important News of the Week

News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.

Alby v1.21.0: New WebLN/WebBTC Interface

Alby v1.21.0: New WebLN/WebBTC Interface

Alby provides deep Lightning Network integration for websites (for payments and authentication flows). A minimal web extension to allow browsers to interact with the Lightning Network.

Zeus v0.7.0: Lightning Node Connect, BIP21/Unified QRs, New Home Screen, and More

Zeus v0.7.0: Lightning Node Connect, BIP21/Unified QRs, New Home Screen, and More

Zeus is a mobile Bitcoin/Lightning node manager and wallet application for LND, Core Lightning, and Eclair. Zeus is built on TypeScript and React-Native. It runs on both iOS and Android.

Core Scientific is Filing for Bankruptcy: Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Mining Firm in the World

Core Scientific is Filing for Bankruptcy: Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Mining Firm in the World

Core Scientific market cap has fallen from $4.3 billion in July 2021 to $78 million as of the end of trading on Tuesday. The company's stock has dropped more than 98% in the past year.

Bitcoin Optech #231: 2022 Year-in-Review Special

Bitcoin Optech #231: 2022 Year-in-Review Special

This special edition of the Optech Newsletter summarizes notable developments in Bitcoin during all of 2022. It’s the sequel to our summaries from 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Paul Sztorc Launches 'Layer 2 Labs' Company to Promote and Develop Drivechains Proposal with $3M Seed Funding

Paul Sztorc Launches 'Layer 2 Labs' Company to Promote and Develop Drivechains Proposal with $3M Seed Funding

The primary goal of drivechains is to enable altcoin functionality without the need for the respective tokens. For drivechains to be implemented it would require a soft fork of the bitcoin network. This change is extremely unlikely to get implemented.

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG: NYDIG Purchasing 2.8 Eh/s of Greenidge’s Bitcoin Miners, Greenidge Will Host them for NYDIG

Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG: NYDIG Purchasing 2.8 Eh/s of Greenidge’s Bitcoin Miners, Greenidge Will Host them for NYDIG

This would eliminate $57-$68 million of debt, leaving Greenidge with approximately 1.8 EH/s of its own miners, while requiring that the mining firm also pledge the rest of its unencumbered assets to secure the remainder of the loan.

Foundation Devices Announces $7M Seed Round Led by Polychain Capital

Foundation Devices Announces $7M Seed Round Led by Polychain Capital

Foundation produces the Passport, a bitcoin hardware wallet. Other investors participating in the round include new investors Greenfield Capital and Lightning Ventures, and existing investors Third Prime, Warburg Serres, Unpopular Ventures, and Bolt.

Tails v5.8: Improved Persistent Storage, Wayland, Better Unsafe Browser, and More

Tails v5.8: Improved Persistent Storage, Wayland, Better Unsafe Browser, and More

Tails is a portable operating system that protects your privacy and helps you avoid censorship. ails uses the Tor network to protect your privacy online and help you avoid censorship. Enjoy the Internet like it should be. Run from a USB, Tails leaves no trace on the computer when shut down.

HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Awards $325K In New Grants: Gleb Naumenko, Bitcoin4India, Africa Bitcoin Conference, and 9 Other Recipients

HRF Bitcoin Development Fund Awards $325K In New Grants: Gleb Naumenko, Bitcoin4India, Africa Bitcoin Conference, and 9 Other Recipients

The Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Development Fund has announced a new set of grants to go out across the globe to support builders in the industry. 12 projects across five continents have received $325,000 in funding from the Human Rights Foundation.

Wasabi Wallet v2.0.2.1: Fee Savings for Large Amounts, Better Mac Performance, and More

Wasabi Wallet v2.0.2.1: Fee Savings for Large Amounts, Better Mac Performance, and More

It is now possible to coinjoin up to 43000 bitcoin in one input. Coinjoin coin selection is improved for whales, giving greater privacy at a lower cost. Earlier this year, Wasabi Wallet announced that they send all coinjoin input transactions to a chain surveillance partner.