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NRA & Cantero In The Supreme Court: Implications for Operation Choke Point 2.0 and Custodia Bank

Colin Crossman -
Two decisions yesterday by the Supreme Court, in National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo & Cantero, et al. v. Bank of America, N. A., have implications for current regulatory pressure on the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Bitcoin Pioneer Ross Ulbricht Deserves a Second Chance at Freedom

Reed Macdonald Bitcoin -
Nine years to the day after his life sentence, Ross Ulbricht’s controversial case may finally see a turn as Trump pledges to commute the sentence of the Bitcoin pioneer.
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Bitcoin Privacy On Trial: Samourai Developers’ First Court Hearing Recap

Frank Corva -
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.
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Digital Second Amendment: Preserving Bitcoin Rights

Artem Afian -
A consideration of the need to legislatively defend peoples’ right to use Bitcoin, and why this is an unavoidable battle that must be fought.
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‘Fake Satoshi’ Craig Wright Lied About Inventing Bitcoin: Judge Rules

Vivek Sen Bitcoin -
A UK judge ruled Craig Wright lied extensively and forged documents in trying to prove he created Bitcoin, preventing him from bringing more claims as Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Senate Passes Bill to Overturn SEC Rule on Bitcoin And Crypto Custody, Biden Threatens Veto

Nik -
The bill now heads to the President's desk.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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