Binance Admits to Blocking Thousands of Iranian Accounts Needlessly Due To Sanctions
"The world’s biggest crypto exchange unwittingly blocked thousands of Iranian accounts because of U.S. sanctions when they shouldn’t have."
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OpenSats Receives Additional Funding of $10M From Jack Dorsey's #startsmall
The funding will be dedicated to Bitcoin and related open-source projects, including the growing Nostr ecosystem.
You Can Buy a Hacked Credit Card for Only $15, A Verified Binance Account for $410, New Report Shows
Privacy Affairs research into the supply and prices of various goods and services sold on the dark web shows that stealing user sensitive accounts and data has become relatively inexpensive.
Summer 2023 Bitcoin Industry Apprenticeship Program Announced
"The program is expected to provide students with hands-on experience in the Bitcoin industry, industry exposure, skill development, an in-depth understanding of Bitcoin and networking opportunities."
Bhutan Plans a $500 Million Fund for Bitcoin Mining in the Himalayas
Bitdeer Technologies Group and Druk Holding & Investments, the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, announced a strategic partnership to develop environmentally sustainable, carbon-free digital asset mining operations in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
Fedi Raises $17 Million in Series A Round
"Fedi aims to provide a resilient, privacy-protecting, and simple way for people who don’t have access to or don’t trust centralised alternatives to secure and use their data and money."
Biden Administration Proposes A 30% Tax on Bitcoin Mining
The President's Council of Economic Advisers released a blog highlighting a new tax in the President’s budget, equal to 30 percent of the cost of the electricity cryptominers use once fully phased in.
Coinbase Launches Offshore Derivatives Exchange
Coinbase launched its international exchange in the Caribbean nation of Bermuda on Tuesday, two weeks after receiving regulatory approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
Who Benefits From The New York Times' Attacks on Bitcoin?
"Is it a coincidence that The New York Times attacked Texas Bitcoin mining at just the right time that it could benefit one of its largest shareholders?"
Bitcoin Network Reaches New Transaction All-Time High As Fees Surge Due To BRC-20 Tokens
BRC-20 token hype is flooding into Bitcoin.
Balaji Forfeits $1M BTC Bet, Donates Additional $500k to Support Bitcoin Development
The entrepreneur took to Twitter to share the update, recorded a video and wrote a lengthy blog post about central banking and "the trillions."
Coinbase Sued for Harvesting Customer Face and Fingerprint Data
"The company’s collection and storage of this data exposes users to “serious and irreversible privacy risks,” such as identity theft, in the event of a data breach, the suit says."