Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court

bitcoinmagazine.com In the Netherlands, open source developers are now liable for how their software is used. Alexey Pertsev, a 31-year old Russian national living in the Netherlands and one of…

Marathon Digital reveals plan to double its Bitcoin mining capacity this year

dlnews.com Marathon Digital plans to double capacity Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital said it is revising its 2024 hash rate target from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s, which would represent a…

Bitcoin Lightning Wallet ZEUS Isn’t Going Anywhere

bitcoinmagazine.com Founder: Evan Kaloudis Date Founded: 2019, block 563345; incorporated in 2023 Location of Headquarters: No HQ; fully remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: Not disclosed…

Monero’s largest P2P trading platform shuts down

coinjournal.net LocalMonero is a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform for privacy-focused coin Monero (XMR). The platform is winding down, with the website set to shutter on November 7.…

Bitcoin Mixers Pull Out of the US Amid Regulatory Heat

decrypt.co Following the arrest of the developers of Samourai Wallet, several other Bitcoin coin mixing operations see the writing on the wall and are leaving the United States for…

Banking's Privacy Crisis: Exploring Crypto's Role in Protecting Personal Financial Data

defipm.com Your bank knows you intimately. It knows when you stop at Starbucks on a Friday morning and when you cash out at the bar that Friday night. It knows how much money you make,…

Battle For Privacy: DOJ Targets Crypto Wallets, Stirring Major Concerns Over Digital Rights

bitcoinist.com The recent actions of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have ignited a fierce debate on the future of financial privacy. The crackdown on Wasabi Wallet’s service has raised…

Wasabi Wallet To Eliminate Coinjoin Amid U.S. Regulatory Fears

thedefiant.io The move follows U.S. authorities targeting privacy protocols and non-custodial wallets. Wasabi Wallet, a popular Bitcoin wallet, will no longer offer its Coinjoin feature,…

Edward Snowden Delivers ‘Final’ Bitcoin Warning: Here’s Why

bitcoinist.com Edward Snowden, the well-known whistleblower, reiterated his long standing concerns about Bitcoin’s privacy features, or the lack thereof in a recent post on X. Snowden’s…

'Clock is Ticking' on Bitcoin Privacy: Edward Snowden

decrypt.co CIA whistleblower turned international fugitive Edward Snowden has issued a "final warning" on Bitcoin privacy, amid a U.S. crackdown on crypto privacy projects. In a tweet,…

Trezor to end privacy-enhancing coinjoin feature as Wasabi Wallet steps back

cryptobriefing.com Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor announced today the discontinuation of the coinjoin feature in its Trezor Suite. The service, provided in partnership with…

Bitcoin-Focused Wasabi Wallet Developer zkSNACKs Is Leaving The US

coingape.com zkSNACKs, the developer behind the Bitcoin privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet, is ceasing its coinjoin coordination service in the United States. The implementation is effective…

Zksnacks to Cease Coinjoin Transactions, Affecting Wasabi, Trezor and Btcpay

news.bitcoin.com On Thursday, Zksnacks, the developer behind Wasabi Wallet, announced its decision to cease its coinjoin services following regulatory measures in the U.S. The company stated…

Wasabi Wallet to Discontinue Coinjoin Coordination Service on June 1st

tftc.io zkSNACKs, the developers behind Wasabi Wallet, has announced that they will be discontinuing their coinjoin coordination service effective from June 1st, 2024. Wasabi…

zkSNACKs to Suspend Its Coinjoin Coordination Service on June 1st

nobsbitcoin.com No Bullshit Bitcoin is funded by our community. "It was an honor and a privilege," said zkSNACKs CEO Max Hillebrand. "Wasabi Wallet will continue to function as a regular…

bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 2 Livestream

nobsbitcoin.com "zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs…

The Protocol: EigenLayer's 'Intersubjective Forking' Is Objectively Not Done

coindesk.com EigenLayer, the Ethereum "restaking" project that quickly shot to the top ranks of the DeFi leaderboards thanks to so-called airdrop farmers, finally acknowledged plans to…