Prague-based Bitcoin hardware company Trezor has announced that it has acquired control of its silicon chip supply chain. The company now manufactures its own chip wrapper, a crucial component for its flagship product, the Trezor Model T. The new chip wrapper reduces lead times for mass production while enhancing device

BlueWallet, a Bitcoin wallet available for both iOS and Android devices, has announced that their custodial Lightning wallet services will be discontinued by April 30th, 2023. The company noted in a blog post that Lndhub.io, the Lightning node where BlueWallet offers Lightning wallets for its users, is sunsetting. Users

Through the Bitcoin Development Fund, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has given 20 BTC (around $475,000) to 10 international projects. With a focus on Africa and Southeast Asia, the funding will assist initiatives including censorship-resistant communication, Bitcoin education in authoritarian regimes, core development, and building local communities.  $100,000

For $43.6 million, CleanSpark Inc. has acquired 20,000 brand-new Antminer S19j Pro+ units and will pay $32.3 million after coupons. Once deployed, the new set of miners will increase the company’s mining capacity by 37%, or 2.44 exahashes per second (EH/s). With 15,000