Judge pushes Mango Markets exploiter sentencing to April 10
Avi Eisenberg was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in April 2024 and could face up to 20 years in prison.
Judge Pauses SEC Lawsuit Against Coinbase
A federal judge has allowed Coinbase to pursue an interlocutory challenge in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in its ongoing case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), citing conflicting rulings on crypto’s legal status. Judge Katherine Failla granted the exchange’s appeal of her March 2024 order, which had denied the company’s motion
Starknet launches SN Stack, allowing developers to build custom chains
Zero-knowledge technology continues to be a popular method to scale cryptocurrencies while providing quantum-resistant security.
CFTC chair’s final message includes a call for crypto guardrails
In what he said would be his last remarks as CFTC chair, Rostin Behnam said he intended to advocate for the commission to address regulatory challenges over digital assets.
Don’t Buy The Bitcoin Dip
Follow Frank on X. With bitcoin’s price dipping significantly below $100k again, the “buy the dip” cheerleaders are out in full force. But I’m here to offer a different perspective, which is simply: Don’t buy the dip. Before I continue, let me please make it clear that nothing that I write in this Take is
The Lightning Network Privacy Big Picture: Don’t Forget the NSA
One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning Network works as a scaling solution is privacy. It’s by no means perfect or undefeatable privacy, but it is a better than naive use of the base layer blockchain itself. It’s also not perfectly balanced. The sender learns a good many details about the receiver, but
Decentralization is in danger — We can fix it
We can preserve Bitcoin’s core principles while enabling advanced functionality and interoperability.
Pudgy Penguins’ NFT sales nosedive as token rallies: Nifty Newsletter
Pudgy Penguins’ PENGU token jumps 13% despite NFT sales dropping over 50%, fueled by a viral marketing campaign.
Bitcoin Faces Dual Quantum Risks: Mining Disruption and Private Key Exposure
The rapid evolution of quantum computing could pose significant threats to Bitcoin’s ecosystem according to CryptoQuant. A new analysis by the platform revealed two critical areas that could be targeted are – mining and private key security. Bitcoin’s Dual Vulnerabilities Bitcoin miners rely on a nonce and the SHA-256 hash function to secure the network
Buying Greenland Would Be A Huge Boost to US Bitcoin Mining
Follow Nikolaus On 𝕏 Here For Daily Posts In less than two weeks, the United States will have a new administration in office, but there’s already much debate about President-elect Donald Trump and his policies. One of the most controversial — his expressed interest in purchasing Greenland for strategic, economic and political reasons. Trump claims that buying