Bitcoin whale sends Julian Assange 8 BTC to pay for private jet
The bitcoin sum covers almost $500,000 of a $520,000 jet debt Julian Assange will have to pay for his flight to Australia.
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UK ‘El Chapo’ faces 120 years in US prison over bitcoin-for-drugs ring
Matthew Grimm, a.k.a. the ‘El Chapo of the Cotswolds,’ faces 120 years in jail for allegedly running a drugs ring that made $6M in bitcoin.
CoinShares sells FTX claim to mystery buyer for $40 million
CoinShares says the sale will allow it to reinvest in growth opportunities and drive expansion and development in the digital asset sector.
Lightning Network hacker Burak introduces new Bitcoin layer 2, Brollups
Burak, the developer who used Taproot to freeze bitcoin inside the Lightning Network for hours, has released a new layer 2 called Brollups.
Yes, MEV occurs on Bitcoin — here’s how
Despite what many may think, MEV isn't merely an Ethereum problem. In fact, it first occurred on Bitcoin and is still causing issues.
LND Onion Bomb: Another Lightning Network bug put users’ bitcoin at risk
Lightning Labs has recently disclosed the LND Onion Bomb, a denial of service bug that could have stolen bitcoin.
Are central banks really buying bitcoin?
Although government agencies around the world possess varying quantities of bitcoin, it's not clear that any central bank holds it.
Community Notes debunks spot bitcoin ETF rehypothecation
An attorney in Florida went viral by posting wild speculation about bitcoin rehypothecation at Coinbase. She got Community Noted.
El Salvador’s Bitcoin City has problems, but its first ‘citizen’ still wants to stay
A critic of Nayib Bukele’s planned Bitcoin City in El Salvador doctored a fake news clip about a disgruntled resident.
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Bitcoin devs calm panic over Core bug false alarm
Bitcoiners were quick to respond to supposed news of a possible security bug in version 24 of Bitcoin Core node software.