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MicroStrategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor agreed to a $40 million settlement with the District of Columbia, according to the attorney general's office.

Trump 47 Committee, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Donald J. Trump for President 2024, is now accepting Bitcoin donations via Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure provider OpenNode.

The 16th annual Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) event is taking place from June 3 to 5, 2024, at the Oslo Konserthus in Oslo, Norway.

On Wednesday, initial Earn distributions - approximately 97% of the digital assets owed Gemini Earn users by Genesis as of the suspension date (November 16, 2022) - were distributed and deposited to their Gemini accounts.

DMM Bitcoin, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, said "unauthorized 4503 BTC (~$305 million) leaked" out of its wallets. The attack likely involved using a poisoned address to trick at least one keyholder into unknowingly signing 4503 BTC to the attacker.

“My Administration will not support measures that jeopardize the well-being of consumers and investors. Appropriate guardrails that protect consumers and investors are necessary to harness the potential benefits and opportunities of crypto-asset innovation,” reads Biden's letter to the U.S. House.

"The highly controversial indiscriminate child sexual abuse regulation (so-called chat control) could still be endorsed by EU governments after all, as France could give up its previous veto," reports Patrick Breyer of The Pirate Party.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now holds more BTC than Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC). Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds globally now manage over 1 million BTC.

Bitcoin miner Bitfarms declined Riot Platforms’ $950 million acquisition offer, but Riot Platforms has acquired a 9.25% stake in Bitfarms, becoming one of its largest shareholders.

Marathon Digital Holdings has entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of the Republic of Kenya (MOEP) to "support the utilization of energy and to optimize renewable energy projects across the Republic of Kenya."

The Southern District of New York held its first hearing on the DOJ's indictment against Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill.

Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem is a Bitcoin conference to celebrate 10 years of Arnhem Bitcoin City. It takes place in Arnhem, the Netherlands.