Blockstream Green Lightning Integration Coming by the End of September - Q2 Report
Blockstream shared its Q2 2023 quarterly update, which includes interesting details and updates on major products.
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Fold Is Working to Onboard New Trading and Custody Partners
Fold has delayed the relaunch of its bitcoin buying feature as the company is working to diversify across different trading and custody partners to eliminate single points of failure, was announced in a blog post.
Tor Browser, Tails Issued Patches for WebP Critical Zero-Day Exploit Affecting All Major Browsers
Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple's Safari, as well as most other popular browsers have all released patches for CVE-2023-4863.
Swan Bitcoin Partners with BitGo to Create USA's First Bitcoin-Only Trust Company
BitGo and Swan Bitcoin announced plans to create the first Bitcoin-only trust company, pending regulatory approval.
F2Pool Returned 19.8 BTC Fee Overpayment Back to Paxos
F2Pool's managers stuck to their word and made a full refund to Paxos.
Samara Asset Group Donates $10,000 in BTC for Bitcoin Education for Women in Africa
The money will be used to roll out new Bitcoin education programs and initiatives for African women.
Paxos Identified as Fat Finger Entity in 20 BTC Fee Mistake
The largest bitcoin transaction fee in USD terms was paid by PayPal's infrastructure partner Paxos.
Bull Bitcoin Kicks Off International Expansion in Costa Rica in Partnership with Bitcoin Jungle
"Bull Bitcoin’s entry in the Costa Rica Bitcoin market officially kicks off our long-awaited international expansion. Over the next 12 months, Bull Bitcoin will become available to over a billion people worldwide," was announced in a blog post.
August 2023 Mining Updates: Marathon, Core Scientific, CleanSpark, Iris & More
August was another month of extreme weather for Bitcoin miners, resulting in numerous curtailment incidents that affected their overall performance.
Fortress Lost Customer Funds Prior to Acquisition by Ripple
Ripple covered losses suffered by unnamed customers of crypto custodian Fortress Trust as part of a deal to acquire it.
F2Pool to Return 20 BTC Tx Fee to Owner if It's Claimed Within 3 Days
An unknown Bitcoin network entity paid 19.82 BTC (~$500k) transaction fee to settle 0.074 BTC (~$200) - one of the highest fees to date when measured in fiat.
Human Rights in Finance Foundation.EU Initiated Annulment Procedure for Travel Rule
Foundation Human Rights in Finance.EU (HRIF.EU) initiated the Travel Rule cancellation procedure at the General Court of the European Union.