The Latest Breaking News from Bitcoin

Block is now using some of the thousands of Bitcoins it holds for a new business

Block is now using Bitcoins from its balance sheet to earn money by providing routing services on the Lightning network.

Fortune · Mar 2, 2023

Hester Peirce, Nic Carter: The Government vs. Cryptocurrencies

Meet the SEC commissioner who hates regulation and the bitcoin booster who says the crypto industry needs to police itself better.

Reason · Mar 1, 2023

The court case that could determine the future of crypto

Grayscale has enlisted a formidable advocate against the SEC.

Fortune · Mar 1, 2023

Solana token rebounds after multihour network outage

The source of the outage is still unknown.

Fortune · Feb 27, 2023

Crypto is intended to be hard to regulate, but at least the Treasury wants to have a go

The government’s consultation document on cryptocurrency highlights the challenges that must be faced in the regulatory process

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023

The crypto kids are onto something–and they shouldn’t listen to billionaire bankers like Jamie Dimon

Crypto's most vocal critics also happen to be the biggest winners of the legacy financial system.

Fortune · Feb 24, 2023

Block sees higher profits despite lagging Bitcoin sales

Despite the payment provider’s negligible Bitcoin profit, cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey remains a Bitcoin evangelist.

Fortune · Feb 23, 2023

Binance aggressively converted rivals' stablecoins in a massive cash grab. It didn't always tell its customers

Blockchain data suggests Binance may have been converting users' collateral without permission.

Fortune · Feb 22, 2023

Gold Coast woman, 70, convicted of laundering $400k via criminal syndicate's romance scam

In sentencing, Judge David Kent KC said Elizabeth Ruth Mak had been "manipulated", but was amazed that she continued to participate in the operation after receiving a warning from the police.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Nostr and the Decentralized Future of Social Media Is Here: Live with NVK, Will Casarin, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of the decentralized protocol Nostr with NVK, Damus app creator Will Casarin, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller.

Reason · Feb 21, 2023