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Germany's finance regulator BaFin has approved the first security token offering (STO) issued on a Bitcoin sidechain for the German market. The approval was obtained by alternative asset marketplace STOKR to host the security token offering for sci-fi MMO Infinite Fleet, according to a press release shared with

Hasty reporting and subpar fact-checking caught a number of the world's leading media outlets in an awkward situation on Monday as a fake press release made it into their headlines. "Walmart to accept payments with cryptocurrencies using Litecoin," a CNBC article headline originally read, in the

Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has partnered with Macquarie Group to build a new bitcoin mining facility with a focus on carbon-neutral energy sources. Macquarie is an Australian investment bank with more than $400 billion in assets under management. The group has been heavily involved in supporting renewable energy developments and

Twitter appears to be testing a new feature in beta that has bitcoiners excited. A screenshot picturing what looks like a Twitter beta interface emerged on social media on Wednesday, showing instructions on how to use the Lightning Network to receive tips; a report by MacRumors mentions that "code

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has called on the country's workers to mine cryptocurrencies rather than "pick strawberries" on farms abroad. Speaking at the opening of the Petrikovsky mining and processing plant on August 27th, Lukashenko advocated for the more efficient use of energy, of which he

Cuba is set to recognize and regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as means of payment. This is detailed in a ministry of justice resolution published on Thursday. The resolution is signed by the central bank's minister president Marta Sabina Wilson González. The document, which was published in the

Observers on Twitter have pointed out that the @Bitcoin handle may have changed hands — and not everybody's happy with that. Twitter is one of the main assembly points for bitcoiners online, and the Bitcoin account has had its fair share of attention over time. While the account owner

Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has raised $210 million as part of its Series B round, which values the company at $3.2 billion. Among the investors are investment firm Baillie Gifford and iFinex, parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Blockstream further revealed that it had acquired Israel-based bitcoin mining hardware