Crypto
Legal
Bitfinex hacker testifies in Bitcoin Fog trial as government witness
Ilya Lichtenstein has testified against the alleged operator of crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog, which was shutdown in 2021.
Culture
Backlash against identifying Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto grows on social media
Respecting Nakamoto’s wish: The crypto world calls for an end to speculative hunts.
Crypto
Bitwise predicts 50% odds of spot ETH ETF approval, $88k BTC by year end
Researcher Ryan Rasmussen believes there is a 50% chance the SEC will approve spot Ethereum ETFs and predicted Bitcoin to rise to $88,000 by year-end.
Culture
Could Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto become richer than Elon Musk?
The Bitcoin creator is currently the 26th richest person based on his BTC holdings.
Analysis
Bitcoin surges to prices last seen two years ago in painful crash days after ATH
The last time Bitcoin was trading at these levels was in December 2021 — 21 days after it hit a new all-time high of $69,044 on Nov. 10, 2021.
Legal
US agencies pause Biden-sanctioned emergency miner survey following lawsuit
US agencies have agreed to pause the survey for one month.
Legal
Never-before-seen Satoshi Nakamoto emails add several details to Bitcoin’s origin lore
The emails were shared as evidence by early Bitcoin contributor Martii Malmi in the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) vs. Craig Wright trial as part of his testimony.
Legal
Adam Back files previously unseen Satoshi Nakamoto emails in Craig Wright trial
The messages may help refute Craig Wright's claim that he is Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.
AI
Worldcoin up 170% weekly to all time-high following OpenAI Sora breakthrough
AI tokens as a category are up nearly 20% over the past week.
Mining
Congressman Emmer raises concerns over Biden administration’s “information collection regime” targeting BTC miners
Two government agencies have begun to collect data from mining firms.
AI
Nvidia posts record $60 billion in revenue amid increased demand for AI, accelerated computing
Nvidia reported a net revenue of $60.9 billion for the year, up 126% compared to 2022.
ETF
S&P Global warns of spot Ethereum ETFs’ impact on staking concentration
S&P Global said if Ethereum ETFs rely too heavily on a single entity or software client for staking it can lead to risks of validator outages and attacks.