Collaborate Disseminate
US presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced during his keynote Friday at the Bitcoin Conference that he would direct the US government to buy Bitcoin until the size of its Bitcoin reserves matched its gold reserves. At current prices, t… Continue reading RFK Jr. Says He’d Direct the Government to Buy $615 Billion in Bitcoin or 4 Million Bitcoins
This is pretty horrific:
…a group of men behind a violent crime spree designed to compel victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency savings. That announcement and the criminal complaint laying out charges against St. Felix focused largely on a single theft of cryptocurrency from an elderly North Carolina couple, whose home St. Felix and one of his accomplices broke into before physically assaulting the two victims—both in their seventies—and forcing them to transfer more than $150,000 in Bitcoin and Ether to the thieves’ crypto wallets…
Continue reading Criminal Gang Physically Assaulting People for Their Cryptocurrency
Dive into our step-by-step guide, explore the benefits, navigate legal complexities, and execute a successful token sale with… Continue reading How to Launch a Successful ICO: 2024 Guide
Speaking of crypto, BlackRock’s co-founder and CEO Larry Fink is now embracing crypto more than ever. From a report: In an interview with CNBC on Monday, he mentioned that he had abandoned his initial skepticism of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. He now… Continue reading Bitcoin is Legit, BlackRock’s Larry Fink Says
A judge in the UK High Court has directed prosecutors to consider bringing criminal charges against computer scientist Craig Wright, after ruling that he lied “extensively and repeatedly” and committed forgery “on a grand scale” in service of his quest… Continue reading Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Claims He Created Bitcoin
Longtime Slashdot reader ArchieBunker shares a report from TIME Magazine: On an evening in December 2023, 43-year-old small business owner Sarah Rosenkranz collapsed in her home in Granbury, Texas and was rushed to the emergency room. Her heart pounded… Continue reading Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town
Hypernative integrates with Stacks, Bitcoin’s leading L2, to enhance security for apps and smart contracts. This partnership strengthens… Continue reading Stacks L2 Security Soars with Hypernative’s Ecosystem-Wide Protection
At one point on Friday the entire cryptocurrency market shed more than $170 billion in capitalization within 24 hours, CNBC reported (citing data from CoinGecko).
“Cryptocurrencies plunged… as investors focused on the payout of nearly $9 billion to… Continue reading $170 Billion Selloff in Cryptocurrencies Friday as Mt. Gox Payout Looms
This week the Linux Foundation announced a new organization for decentralized systems and technologies, with an aim of “fostering innovation and collaboration” in both their development and deployment.
It will build on existing Linux Foundation block… Continue reading Linux Foundation Announces Intent to Form LF Decentralized Trust
Earlier this week, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange received a donation of 8.07 bitcoin (worth roughly $500,000) from an anonymous bitcoin whale, “helping to cover the cost of a private jet that flew him out of the U.K. and ultimately to freedom in … Continue reading Julian Assange Received $500,000 Bitcoin Donation To Cover Travel Costs