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Last October Robin Linus from Zerosync dropped a bit of a bomb in the form of BitVM. One of the longest running criticisms of Bitcoin is that it is not possible to make arbitrary programs to control how money is spent or locked. Bitcoin only has a very limited amount of programmability in its scripting … Read more

Stablecoin issuer Tether has significantly expanded its Bitcoin holdings, acquiring 8,888 BTC worth around $600 million. This latest purchase was revealed through on-chain data rather than an official announcement. Tether has not publicly disclosed its Bitcoin addresses. However, transactions tracked on the blockchain show 8,888 BTC were recently sent from the crypto exchange Bitfinex to an … Read more

When it comes to self custodying your bitcoin, there is one inescapable fact: the buck stops with you. You are responsible for your own funds, you are responsible for keeping them safe, you are responsible for everything. This can be a daunting prospect, but there are ways to approach self-custody simply. Securing your Bitcoin can … Read more

Today, one of the largest Bitcoin mining rig manufacturers, Bitmain, announced the launch of the Antminer S21 Pro at the Global Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) 2024, an event the company hosts. 💥ANTMINER S21 Pro Newly Launched❗️234T ❗️15.0J/T📈Create a New Level of Hashrate pic.twitter.com/wZyUv7pbOQ — BITMAIN (@BITMAINtech) March 29, 2024 The new device, an improvement upon … Read more

A U.K. judge ordered to freeze $7.6 million (£6 million ) worth of Craig Wright’s assets worldwide after finding that he falsely claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin. The order comes after Wright’s decisive loss in a landmark lawsuit against the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Earlier in March, Judge James … Read more

Metalpha Technology Holding Limited (NASDAQ: MATH) provides qualified investors and institutions with boutique crypto wealth management services, as a rising star in Asia akin to MicroStrategy (MSTR). CEO Adrian Wang founded the company on a mission to build a sustainable crypto ecosystem with effective hedging solutions in an industry known for its boom and bust … Read more

In December, I had the privilege of attending the Africa Bitcoin Conference (ABC) in Accra, Ghana. As a public health professor with a background in health education and community health, this may seem like an odd conference to attend, but this trip was pivotal for me as it brought me to my father’s birth country … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge in New York for orchestrating an $8 billion theft from FTX customers. 🚨 BREAKING: JUDGE SENTENCES SAM BANKMAN-FRIED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR FTX FRAUD pic.twitter.com/M9HotmBma2 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) March 28, 2024 … Read more