Alexander Vinnik operated BTC-e exchange from 2011 to 2017, transacting over $4 billion worth of BTC, which U.S. prosecutors allege was from doing business with ransomware gangs, drug dealers, and thieves.
The purpose of developing a technological and economic system like Bitcoin is not to separate from the law nor to resist it, but to minimize the need for intervention of the law.
MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor recently said that Bitcoin should not be changed—which is fascinating since usually, BTC maximalists tend to be open to disfiguring the protocol as they please.
MicroStrategy also announced that Michael Saylor is giving up his CEO position to take up a new role as Executive Chairman while retaining his status as Chairman of the Board.
Businesses need to generate revenue to stay alive, and patenting inventions is one of the best ways to protect a potential revenue stream for a finite amount of time.
The Virtual Currencies Tax Fairness Act would exempt transactions of less than $50 and allow Bitcoin to be used for its original purpose.
Most crypto assets (coins or tokens) are securities, and illegal ones at that, as they meet the Howey test and have not been issued/distributed in compliance with the securities law.
Dr. Craig Wright released a blog post explaining the second sentence of the Bitcoin white paper, which tackles digital signatures and identity and the crucial role they play in the Bitcoin system.
CoinGeek's Chief Bitcoin Historian Kurt Wuckert Jr. joined the No BS Crypto podcast to discuss the current events in the industry, Web 3.0, the history and future of Bitcoin, and much more.
Dr. Craig Wright joined the Building Blocks podcast, where he discussed everything from the true purpose of Bitcoin, his reaction when he was outed as Satoshi Nakamoto, and more.
Tesla's latest financial report card indicated that the company had converted around 75% of its BTC purchases into fiat by the end of the second quarter for approximately $936 million.
The minister believes that as power becomes scarcer in Sweden, the country may have to make difficult choices, and BTC miners could be among the casualties.
