Trump Becomes First President To Accept Bitcoin Lightning Payments For Campaign Donations
In a historic move, Donald Trump has become the first American President to accept Bitcoin Lightning Network payments for campaign donations. The announcement marks a significant step in the integration…
Nostriches Flock To NYC-Based Bitcoin Bar PubKey For Nostr Village
Yesterday, Nostr users from around the US came together at New York City’s premiere Bitcoin bar PubKey for Nostr Village, a mini-conference focused on the open protocol that enables global,…
Japanese Exchange DMM Bitcoin Hacked for Over $300 Million in BTC
Today, large Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin reported a significant security breach resulting in the loss of 4,502.9 BTC, currently valued at over $300 million. The incident occurred at approximately…
University of Austin And Unchained To Raise $5 Million For Bitcoin Endowment
Unchained and the University of Austin (UATX) have announced their collaboration to hold Bitcoin in the University’s long-term endowment. In a groundbreaking partnership, Unchained and the University of Austin @uaustinorg…
Dormant Bitcoin Address Awakens After a Decade, Moves $9.8 Million in BTC
May has emerged as a notable month for ‘sleeping bitcoin’ transactions, with a long-dormant address, inactive for ten years and six months, awakening on May 28 to move 145.89 BTC,…
BlackRock’s $20 Billion IBIT Becomes The World’s Largest Bitcoin ETF
BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has overtaken Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF. As of May 28, IBIT holds over $20…
Bitcoin Privacy On Trial: Samourai Developers’ First Court Hearing Recap
Today, in the Southern District of New York, was the first hearing in the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) case against Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill.…
Medical Tech Firm Semler Scientific Invests in Bitcoin, Acquires 581 BTC
On Tuesday, the publicly traded medical technology firm Semler Scientific announced its decision to allocate bitcoin to its treasury. The company disclosed that it had acquired 581 bitcoins for a…
Mt Gox Moves 141,686 BTC to Three Addresses, Consolidates 142,846 BCH
Based on onchain metrics, the Mt Gox funds, once consolidated into a single address holding over $9.6 billion in bitcoin, have now been distributed to three separate addresses as of…