The FBI arrested Eric Council Jr. for allegedly hacking the SEC’s X account in January 2024, posting a fake Bitcoin ETF approval that briefly spiked Bitcoin’s price by over $1,000.
Brazil may lift its ban on Elon Musk's X after the company paid $5.5 million in fines and complied with court orders, including blocking accounts tied to "misinformation."
Two Harvard students developed I-Xray, a program for Meta’s smart glasses that uses facial recognition to identify individuals and access personal information, raising significant privacy concerns.
Telegram has announced a major policy change, stating it will now share user data, including IP addresses and phone numbers, with law enforcement.
Kraken Germany has stopped support for the Lightning Network due to alleged new regulations, though the German banking authority BaFin claims no knowledge of these changes, leaving users in uncertainty.
A new bill introduced by Rep. John Rose seeks to establish a joint SEC-CFTC committee to shape U.S. digital asset regulations.
Bitcoin mining difficulty reached a record 92.67 trillion on September 11, reflecting increased competition and strengthening the network’s security, while posing challenges for miners' profitability.
Compass Mining has energized 3,000 Bitcoin miners in Iowa, boosting its total managed hashrate to 5 EH/s as part of broader U.S. expansion efforts across multiple states.
Mastercard has introduced a euro-denominated debit card allowing users to spend Bitcoin directly from non-custodial wallets at over 100 million merchants worldwide.
Tim Draper leads a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round for Ark Labs to develop a protocol aimed at making Bitcoin transactions faster, cheaper, and more accessible for everyday use.
OpenSats announces long-term support for Vitor Pamplona, recognizing his contributions to the Nostr ecosystem, including the development of the Amethyst client and a private messaging protocol.
The U.S. government has transferred 10,000 Bitcoin, valued at nearly $600 million, to Coinbase Prime.
Proton, the company behind ProtonMail, has launched Proton Wallet, a non-custodial bitcoin wallet integrated with ProtonMail, allowing users to send bitcoin as easily as an email.
Lightning Labs has unveiled Taproot Assets on Lightning, enabling the minting and instant transfer of various assets on the Bitcoin network.