Alexander Vinnik lands in Moscow after US-Russia prisoner swap

BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik was returned to Russia in a prisoner swap, exchanged for American teacher Marc Fogel. Source link

BitVM Just Got A Massive Upgrade

The introduction of BitVM smart contracts has marked a significant milestone in the path for scalability and programmability of Bitcoin. Rooted in the original BitVM protocol, Bitlayer’s Finality Bridge introduces…

USD Balances Live on Bitcoin.com for U.S. Users | by Bitcoin.com | Feb, 2025

Exciting news for our U.S. users! You can now pre-fund your self-custody Bitcoin.com Wallet app with U.S. dollars (USD) using PayPal, Venmo, and ACH transfers. This means you can buy…

CZ’s dog’s name sparks ‘Broccoli’ memecoin frenzy

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, revealed his dog’s name in an X post, sparking a wave of memecoins named after the canine. Source link

CME Group to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Friday Futures in February

CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, has announced plans to introduce options on its Bitcoin Friday futures starting February 24, pending regulatory approval. These new contracts will be the…

????Valentines Scratch & Win Campaign Is Live with a Grand Prize of 8,888,888 VERSE (~$1,400) | by Bitcoin.com | Feb, 2025

Love is in the air this February with our latest Verse Scratcher Valentines Edition! Celebrate with your partner, crypto style, this valentines day with this exclusive collection. Get your tickets,…

Bitcoin retail, ETF outflows mount to $494M, analysts eye market bottom

Bitcoin wallets hit a five-month low as retail investors sell, while whales accumulate billions, and institutional outflows continue amid global economic uncertainty. Source link

Forget About The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve For A Moment — Mining Censorship Is Back

Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. The news got buried in part due to Trump’s inauguration and subsequent rumblings of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR), but developer b10c recently published…

6 men kidnapped Chicago family, forcing $15M crypto transfer: Report

Six men kidnapped a family of three and a nanny at gunpoint in Chicago before whisking them away for five days, demanding they cough up $15 million in cryptocurrencies. Source…

Bitcoin: What Went Wrong?

Something has fundamentally changed in this ecosystem. A big shift in the core ethos of things. Regardless of what you think about politics in the wider world, Bitcoin itself as…