The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining
Bitmain Antminer S19 Hydro mining rigs, the company’s latest technology, installed at a Merkle Standard facility in Washington state. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)
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A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.
Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?
Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?
Crypto for Advisors: AI Tools for Advisors
Content creation and productivity are the main benefits of advisors utilizing AI tools.There are some helpful things that AI can do to help financial advisors.
30 Reasons to Love Vitalik Buterin, on His 30th Birthday
The co-founder and spiritual leader of Ethereum has achieved more than most in his relatively short lifetime.
Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs
Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5.
Why People Still Think Bitcoin Will Die
Unstoppability is one of its most important and reliable features. So why do so many respondents to a recent survey think Bitcoin will fail in 2024?
When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?
U.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, allegedly an $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment scheme” and many crypto projects, it seems.
How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN’s Proposed Mixer Rule
Last October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed implementing a new regulatory regime for crypto mixing services that would treat the entire class of privacy tools as money laundering threats and force new recordkeeping rules on U.S. people or entities that use them. The industry had a chance to weigh in. Here’s the gist of their responses.
Su Zhu Recommends Prison for All, in an Attempt to Rebuild a Reputation
Flipping the narrative, the disgraced 3AC financier says he enjoyed life behind bars. “I had the best sleep of my life.”