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Defense attorneys for Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill continue to argue that the developers didn’t operate a money transmitting business with Samourai, and Rodriguez requests modifications to his bail conditions.

Samourai Wallet developer William Lonergan Hill makes his first public court appearance, while the US Department of Justice (DoJ) updates the court on how it plans to proceed with its case against Hill and his former partner at Samourai, Keonne Rodriguez.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) says it plans to bring "substantial" evidence against the developers while US senators argue that they did nothing wrong.

Oral openings in the trial will now begin on February 5.

A 125MW Bitcoin mining facility run by Rhodium Enterprises was forced to shut down last week by Rockdale, TX site operator and Riot Platform’s subsidiary Whinstone Inc. after armed security entered the premises.

Chainalysis attempts to render Bitcoin Core contributor Bryan Bishop as “unqualified” to audit Chainalysis’ source code as the surveillance firm’s own experts stumble cluelessly around the blockchain.

Evidence is mounting that Chainalysis’ blockchain forensics heuristics may be more of a swindle than a science.

Like corporate entities or intelligent robots, Bitcoin wallets are poised to gain legal rights of their own.

Committees from both states will soon vote on bills that would provide a variety of protections for Bitcoin mining operations and node runners.

Two similar legal disputes around alleged bitcoin scams show that, while Bitcoin may be incorruptible, human beings are not.