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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
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
News • Bitcoin • Feb 27, 2023Prague-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
News • Bitcoin • Feb 27, 2023BlueWallet, 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
News • Bitcoin • Feb 23, 2023Through 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
News • Bitcoin • Feb 21, 2023The state of Wyoming has approved legislation that protects its residents from being required to disclose their private keys. It now just needs the Governor’s signature to become law after being passed by the state Senate and House of Representatives. The bill reads: No person shall be compelled to
News • Bitcoin • Feb 16, 2023Tether, the most popular stablecoin in the world, is backed by billions of dollars in Treasury Bills that are managed on Wall Street. According to those familiar with the situation, Cantor Fitzgerald is assisting Tether, in managing its $39 billion bond portfolio. The securities are part of the $69 billion
News • Technology • Feb 11, 2023After operating for more than ten years, the Finland-based peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin platform LocalBitcoins, is shutting down operations. On February 9th, LocalBitcoins announced that the company was ceasing operations due to challenging market conditions. LocalBitcoins CEO Nikolaus Kangas stated that “regardless of our efforts to overcome challenges and turn our
News • Bitcoin • Feb 09, 2023According to a UK court, Craig Wright cannot assert any copyright claims regarding Bitcoin’s code. Wright was unable to provide evidence of what is known as “fixation,” in order to support his claim that the formatting of Bitcoin blocks is his intellectual property. Fixation describes the capacity to present
News • Bitcoin • Feb 08, 2023