Spiral Renewed Grants to Ruben Somsen and WalletScrutiny
Spiral, an independent, bitcoin-focused entity within the Block ecosystem of companies, announced two grant renewals and published its quarterly report.
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83 BTC Transaction Fee Sets a New Record in Fiat Terms
An unknown entity set a new Bitcoin transaction fee record in fiat terms today, effectively paying over $3.1 million for a single Bitcoin transaction.
Apple Deactivates Zeus Developer Account Following Antitrust Lawsuit by Cash App & Venmo Users
Zeus wallet is still available for download on the App Store and iOS TestFlight but developer is (likely temporarily) unable to push software updates.
F2Pool Disables Transaction Filtering Patch (For Now)
After a series of erratic posts, F2Pool's co-founder, Chun, admitted that F2Pool had been involved in transaction censoring and stated that the filtering patch has been disabled for now.
CZ Pleads Guilty, Steps Down as CEO of Binance in $4.3 Billion Settlement with DOJ
The Wall Street Journal reported that Zhao plans to step down and plead guilty to violating U.S. money laundering requirements.
F2Pool Is Likely Filtering OFAC-Sanctioned Transactions - Report
"I conclude that the reports from miningpool-observer indicating sanctioned transactions missing from blocks by ViaBTC and Foundry are likely false-positives and not the result of filtering. The transactions missing from F2Pool’s blocks are, however, likely filtered," reported 0xB10C.
SEC Sues Kraken For Operating Unregistered Securities Platform
Kraken joined the ranks of Coinbase and Binance as the exchange was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to register as securities business in the United States.
Bittrex Global Is Shutting Down For Good
"It is with great regret that we inform you that Bittrex Global has decided to wind down its operations," the company announced on X.
OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support to Will Clark
"Will Clark is receiving long-term support for his contributions to Bitcoin Core," announced OpenSats.
Anarcho-Capitalist Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency
Libertarian Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidency promising a radical shakeup to fix decades of policy mismanagement.
UPDATE: Mutiny Wallet Makes Sending Hodl Zaps to Zeus Wallet An Optional Feature
"We petition Zeus to move to a more responsible node implementation like LDK unless their plan is to add shitcoins or break LN further," states a message by Mutiny.
ZeroSync Receives Spiral Grant to Work on Bitcoin Proofs
ZeroSync foundation has become the latest Spiral grantee.