SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as part of its Direct to Cell service in partnership with T-Mobile US
On Tuesday, January 2 at 7:44 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites … T-Mobile : First SpaceX Satellites Launch for Breakthrough Direct to Cell Service with T-Mobile Jean-Pierre Joosting /...
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay park salaries and for infrastructure projects
Congo's Virunga — was broke. Then they built a hydropower plant in the park and started mining Bitcoin. This led to earnings of $150K a month and offset tourism income. https://www.technologyreview.co...
A profile of Chainalysis and its work with governments and law enforcement to trace crypto transactions; the NY-based company has 700+ clients in 70+ countries
In May 2021 hackers initiated a cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline Co., the company behind the US's largest gasoline pipeline. Tweets: @chainalysis , @ianandrewsdc , @joshuabrustein , and @gladstei...
Six people, including Coinbase employees and prominent crypto developers, sue the US Treasury, Janet Yellen, and officials in Texas over Tornado Cash sanctions
Plaintiffs Joseph Van Loon, Tyler Almeida, Alexander Fisher, Preston Van Loon … David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times : Investors Sue Treasury Department for Blacklisting Crypto Platform Stacy Elliott ...
How El Salvador President Nayib Bukele weaponized bitcoin to whitewash his government's growing authoritarianism on the world stage and spread local propaganda
and lining their pockets — at the expense of our rights and livelihoods.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Alex Gladstein / @gladstein : “Bitcoiners aren't supposed to trust government. After all, one of B...
How El Salvador President Nayib Bukele weaponized bitcoin to whitewash his government's growing authoritarianism on the world stage and spread local propaganda
SAN SALVADOR — Bitcoiners — enthusiasts of the world's most popular cryptocurrency — aren't supposed to trust government. Tweets: @timmuth , @fredbenenson , @schwarz , @stalfel , @gladstein , @nytopin...
Ukraine's official Twitter account and government officials post donation requests in the form of bitcoin, ether, and USDT amid Russia's invasion
Welcome to the 1,341 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last Monday piece! JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider : More Than $20 Million in Crypto Donated to Ukraine, One Wallet Donated $3 Mi...
Digital asset trading group Genesis starts accepting “blue-chip” NFTs as collateral for loans and derivatives deals
Eva Szalay / Financial Times : Tweets: @gladstein and @seamusblackley Tweets: Alex Gladstein / @gladstein : Can't imagine anything going wrong here https://twitter.com/... Seamus Blackley / @seamusbl...
An in-depth look at Welshman James Howells' desperate efforts to excavate his local landfill to recover a hard drive with 8,000 bitcoins mined in 2013
For years, a Welshman who threw away the key to his cybercurrency stash has been fighting to excavate the local landfill. Tweets: @newyorker , @andrewmarantz , @grady_booch , @gladstein , and @jtruk T...
El Salvador plans to build a “Bitcoin City” initially funded by a $1B “bitcoin bond”, with $500M to build mining infrastructure and $500M to buy more bitcoin
the long-term play is starting to come into focus https://twitter.com/... Bernhard Mueller / @muellerberndt : Basically the same model MicroStrategy uses: Borrow billions of USD via legacy bonds, buy ...