Unchained Raises $60M Series B Round, Rebrands
The company announced a successful Series B funding round, a new look and feel, and coming expansions to its product suite.
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Silk Road Hacker Sentenced For One Year and One Day In Prison For Wire Fraud
As part of the investigation, the Government has obtained final orders of forfeiture for, among other items, 51,680 BTC, valued at over $3.4 billion at the time of seizure and over $1.57 billion today.
Bhutan Sovereign Investment Fund Secretly Held Millions of Dollars in Cryptocurrency
"The Himalayan kingdom has quietly been dumping millions of dollars into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies."
Sweden Removes Tax Credits For Data Centers, Increases Tax Burden on Bitcoin Miners by 6000%
"Sweden, the last remaining stronghold of bitcoin miners in Europe, is abolishing tax incentives for data centers in July – potentially putting the last nail in the coffin for the industry in the region."
Free Roman Sterlingov - US Govt Nabs Wrong Man Through Blockchain Analysis
"An arbitrary prosecution. Based on bad forensics with no corroborating evidence. No eyewitnesses, emails, communications. Nothing."
Civ Kit: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System
The paper is authored by Nicholas Gregory, Ray Youssef and Antoine Riard.
Tether, The City of Lugano Partner With Swiss Universities for Plan ₿ Summer School Program
Tether and the Swiss City of Lugano announced the dates for the second inaugural Plan ₿ Summer School program.
Bitcoin Policy UK: First Bitcoin-Only Policy Organization in the UK
"Bitcoin Policy UK aims to unlock Bitcoin's potential for the UK economy by uniting diverse stakeholders, such as policymakers, environmentalists, businesses, energy producers, and Bitcoin experts."
NIP-15: Nostr Marketplaces Merged
NIP-15 enables the creation of marketplaces on Nostr.
Montana's 'Right To Mine' Bitcoin Bill Ready To Be Signed Into Law
Senate Bill 178 prohibiting local authorities from obstructing the crypto mining operations was passed by 64 votes to 35.
Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023 Will Take Place on October 12-13
"The continent’s largest Bitcoin conference will return to Westergas once again in 2023 to connect Bitcoiners and celebrate Bitcoin."
Block's TBD Partners With Yellow Card To Enable Global Payments in 16 African Countries
Block’s TBD announced a partnership with Yellow Card to unlock a network of global fiat on- and off-ramps that bridge traditional payments rails to stablecoins and bitcoin.