AntPool & Bitmain Acting as 'a Pool of Pools' - Report
"AntPool/Bitmain is essentially a pool of pools. This is causing mining centralization," reports 0xB10C.
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US Government Rejects Calls To End Assange Case, Submits 'Non-Assurances' For Extradition
"Rather than drop the charges or seek a plea deal, the U.S. government will keep fighting to put the WikiLeaks founder on trial," reports The Dissenter's Kevin Gosztola.
Craig Wright Discontinues Tulip Trading Case in Major Win for Bitcoin Developers
Craig Wright has ceased a lawsuit initiated by his holding company, Tulip Trading, against 12 Bitcoin developers and other individuals in the UK High Court.
India Bitcoin Conference 2024 To Take Place on September 20-22 in Goa
"The largest democracy on the planet is open and ready for Bitcoin and we have laid the groundwork for Bitcoiners to lead the way," announced the conference organizers.
FISA Section 702 Reauthorization Bill Allowing NSA to Force US Businesses Serve as Surrogate Spies Advances to Senate
US House of Representatives voted 259-128 on Monday to prevent reconsideration of last week's FISA 702 bill. The expanded version of the bill is now heading to the Senate and is expected to be voted on this week.
OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Nostr Developers Stuart Bowman and hzrd149
OpenSats, a non-profit dedicated to supporting open-source developers working on Bitcoin and related freedom technologies, announced long-term support (LTS) for nostr developers Stuart Bowman and hrzd149.
Norway Wants to Curb Bitcoin Mining with Europe's First Data Center Regulation
Norway has introduced new legislation to regulate data centers. While the proposal is not explicitly targeted at Bitcoin miners, the sentiment expressed by the country's top politicians promises increased scrutiny for Bitcoin miners in the country.
Bitcoin ASIC Manufacturer Auradine Raised Another $80M in Series B Round
This Series B funding follows Auradine’s $81 million Series A, led by Celesta Capital and Mayfield in 2022.
BitBlockBoom 2024 - Watch Live
BitBlockBoom is the longest-running annual Bitcoin conference that takes place in Austin, Texas.
Patriot Act v2.0: US House Passes FISA 702 Surveillance Expansion 'Reform' (UPDATED)
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on passing a two-year extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA 702”), a controversial warrantless spying authority, and in an extremely narrow tie vote, rejected critical reforms to stop rampant abuse of the law.
Paraguay Reconsiders Mining Ban In Favor of Selling Excess Energy to Bitcoin Miners
The country's recently proposed anti-mining law has been postponed for 30 days as lawmakers explore options to monetize surplus energy with the help of bitcoin miners.
Atlanta 2022 CoreDev Event Probed by the FBI
FBI was looking for more information about Bitcoin developers who attended CoreDev Atlanta event back in October 2022 as a part of investigation into the theft of more than 200 BTC from Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr.