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Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court

Aaron Van Wirdum -
A breakdown of today's ruling in the Alexey Pertsev, Tornado Cash developer, case in the Netherlands and the implications this will have for open source developers going forward.
LEGAL

President Biden Blocks Chinese-backed Bitcoin Mining Firm From Owning Land Near a Wyoming Nuclear Missile Base

Nik -
The mining firm posed a threat to national security, Biden said in an announcement.
LEGAL

DOJ Arrests Early Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver, ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ on Charges of Tax Fraud

Nik -
Ver is alleged to have caused a loss to the IRS of at least $48 million, said the DOJ.
LEGAL

Samourai Wallet: Breaking Down Dangerous Precedents

L0La L33Tz -
A break down of the issues at the core of the recent Samourai Wallet arrests, and why these could have far reaching implications for all self custodial tools in the ecosystem.
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EU Parliament Adopts AML Laws Regulating Bitcoin Based On Questionable Assumptions

L0La L33Tz -
On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted a new AML package increasing crypto asset service provider’s reporting requirements for anonymous payments. But it appears that the package’s crypto laws are largely based on assumptions, not facts.
LEGAL

A Further Crackdown On Bitcoin Mixing Services Will Hurt Human Rights Activists

Frank Corva -
The charges brought against Samourai Wallet’s founders could be part of an international effort to limit Bitcoin privacy-preserving technologies, which would hurt those who need these technologies the most.
LEGAL

Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters

Shinobi -
A reaction to the indictment charges against the Samourai developers yesterday, and the patently absurd distortions of reality, prior regulatory clarification, and the functionality of the software to categorize them as a money transmission business.
LEGAL

The State Of Things: Open Source Developers Arrested For Writing Code

Mark Goodwin -
It is crucial for Bitcoiners to evaluate the state of things today in light of the accusations made against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill by the US Department of Justice from Samourai Wallet.
LEGAL

Open Source Justice Manifesto

Aaron Daniel -
The Open Source Justice Foundation is a non-profit charity focused on open source protocols that can alleviate the need for a traditional justice system. Learn more about OSJF's work at opensourcejustice.org.
LEGAL

The Patriot Act 2.0

Michelle Weekley -
A quick breakdown of the recent renewal of FISA 702, and the implications it has on the civil rights of American citizens.
INDUSTRY EVENTS

Policymakers, Industry Leaders To Gather in Washington, DC for Annual Bitcoin Policy Summit

Spencer Nichols -
Top policymakers convene in the nation's capital for a pivotal event tomorrow to discuss the regulatory landscape shaping Bitcoin.
LEGAL

Judge Imposes Worldwide Asset Freeze on Fake Satoshi Craig Wright

Reed Macdonald Bitcoin -
A U.K. judge has ordered to freeze $7.6 million worth of Craig Wright's assets worldwide after finding that he falsely claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin.
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