A complete timeline of Binance and CZ’s tumultuous 2023
Here is a look back at all the newsworthy events in 2023 for the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance.
Aaron Wise
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Bitcoin Lightning Network public capacity dips below 5,000 BTC
The capacity to route payments through the Bitcoin Lightning Network has declined 10% over the past nine months while channels are down 19%.
Blockstream’s pricey Liquid sidechain is flawed and underused
There are more tweets each day about Liquid than there are transactions on its network, despite Blockstream raising millions for the project.
Argentina’s new president immediately reneged on inflation promise
Argentina’s new president Javier Milei promised to fight inflation and stabilize the economy. First day on the job, inflation doubles.
Debunking Charles Hoskinson’s claims about bitcoin scarcity
Bitcoin’s scarcity is unique not because of its code or consensus mechanisms, but because of its human incentives.
Data harvesting found in MetaMask, Avalanche web extensions
MetaMask, the world’s most popular crypto wallet, uses a single pixel iFrame to embed trackers into its browser extension.
Tether rarely minded law enforcement, now it suddenly does
A few weeks after US Secret Service and FBI agents began surveilling USDT wallets, Tether announced “voluntary” sanctions compliance.
Researcher finds data harvesting inside Ledger Live app
Ledger Live, the most popular crypto hardware wallet software, is tracking and transmitting sensitive user data to third parties.
Preston Pysh says proposed FinCEN crypto rules violate US Constitution
A powerful bureau of the US Treasury, FinCEN, is facing backlash for its proposed rules and privacy intrusion of crypto companies.
Luke Dashjr calls Ordinals a spam ‘bug’ that should be ‘fixed’
OCEAN mining pool operator Luke Dashjr believes Ordinals inscription transactions are exploiting a spam bug and attacking the Bitcoin network.