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The sweeping AML package aims to eliminate anonymous cash payments over €3000 in commercial transactions and prohibit cash payments above €10000 in business transactions. It would also require AML/KYC checks on all bitcoin payments to custodial wallets operated by regulated service providers.

A vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips enables extraction of secret keys from Macs when they perform widely used cryptographic operations, academic researchers have revealed in a paper.

"SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, 5 sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company and national security agencies," reports Reuters.

"MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 9,245 BTC for ~$623.0M using proceeds from convertible notes a d excess cash for ~$67,382 per bitcoin. As of 3/18/24, MSTR hodls 214,246 BTC acquired for ~$7.53B at average price of $35,160 per bitcoin," announced the company's Chairman Michael Saylor.

"We are excited to announce long-term support for our newest grantee, Bruno Garcia," announced OpenSats.

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) granted $500,000 in Bitcoin Development Fund grants to 14 Bitcoin projects that center around Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

The country moved 5689 BTC (~$400 million) into a cold storage held in a physical vault within national territory, the president said.

The 'Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act' passed by a vote of 352-65, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.

PlebLab Startup Day, held in partnership with Wolf, is an event dedicated for Bitcoin innovation. It features the Top Builder competition, promoting collaboration and growth among leading Bitcoin innovators in an engaging setting. It's taking place in Austin, Texas at the Bitcoin Commons.

Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi Nakamoto, the author of the Bitcoin whitepaper, the creator of Bitcoin or author of the Bitcoin software, U.K. Judge James Mellor said after closing arguments in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance trial on Thursday.

"VanEck will temporarily cut the management fee to zero for its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), HODL, as its assets are well below some of its competitors," reported CoinDesk.