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Satoshi on Motives:
"It's very attractive to the libertarian viewpoint if we can explain it properly. I'm better with code than with words though."
13 Nov 2008 Bitcoin P2P e-cash paper
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Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules
Shaurya Malwa • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Why cash hoarding in the UK proves the world still craves permissionless money
Andjela Radmilac • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Bombing After Midterms: Will Oil and Bitcoin Hold?
Lockridge Okoth • Sep 26, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn’t
Andjela Radmilac • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
Grayscale Files Zcash ETF That Pays Every 2 Weeks: What's the Catch?
Lockridge Okoth • Sep 26, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

ARK partners with Securitize to put a venture fund on Ethereum, but leaves exit doors locked
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
SEC Clarifies New Rules For Staked Ethereum
Lockridge Okoth • Sep 26, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

EU faces September 30 clock to decide future of DeFi loans
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

Solana’s 150-millisecond settlement upgrade reaches second public test network
Shaurya Malwa • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade slips to Oct. 9 after validator support resets
Shaurya Malwa • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Bitcoin could soon get Zcash-style 'shielded' privacy without changing its rules
Shaurya Malwa • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Swiss bank shields Bitget institutions while retail funds freeze
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

IBM links 17 banks to the SWIFT ledger, but the cloud risk persists
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 26, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
Pentagon Wins Major Court Battle Against Anthropic
Luis Blanco • Sep 26, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Dormant whale moves $380M Bitcoin, leaving the sale question unanswered
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

U.S. SEC's steadiest crypto advocate, Hester Peirce, to depart next week
Jesse Hamilton • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

US Prosecutors Want $84.2 Million From a Bank Tied to Tether
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Another appeals court rules against prediction market provider Kalshi, says sports contracts are subject to state regulations
Nikhilesh De • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Bitcoin survives a 5.2% Treasury shock as traders slash $1.7 billion in leverage
Oluwapelumi Adejumo • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles
Jesse Hamilton • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt
FC Barcelona Bets on Cardano With New ‘Barça Fan Lab' Platform
Luis Blanco • Sep 25, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Bitget’s hack just got $36 million bigger, and now there’s a bounty on the stolen crypto
Oluwapelumi Adejumo • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

Google Built an AI That Hunts Its Own Security Bugs
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Circle and Tether Freeze Stablecoins Tied to Bitget Hack—But Most Funds Slip Away
Decrypt Agent • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Old Magic Eden NFT approvals put users at risk after whitehat moves 3,832 NFTs
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

OpenAI Is Building a $500 per Month ChatGPT Pro Max Plan, Leaks Suggest
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Crypto bros are hooked on dopamine shopping
Aaron Wise • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Protos

Bitget Hack Losses Climb to $387M: Here’s What Happened, and Why North Korea Is a Suspect
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Strategy’s daily dividend proposal puts Bitcoin funding back in investors’ hands
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
Bitget Hack Timeline: How Its Own System Approved a $387 Million Theft
Mohammad Shahid • Sep 25, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Magic Eden Warns Old Ethereum NFT Listings Are Exposed to Payment Processor Exploit
Decrypt Staff • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing
Jose Antonio Lanz • Sep 25, 2026
Published by Decrypt
MicroStrategy Has a New Proposal To Pay Its Investors Every Day
Mohammad Shahid • Sep 25, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Why a $2.38 XRP price target is actually hiding a $1.18 crash risk
Liam 'Akiba' Wright • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
3 Altcoins That Could Reach All-Time Highs This Weekend
Jakub Dziadkowiec • Sep 25, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

US crypto ETFs draw over $3 billion this week, with nearly $800 million flowing beyond Bitcoin
Oluwapelumi Adejumo • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

Circle and Tether step in to freeze hacker wallet after massive Bitget crypto heist
Oliver Knight • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Tokenization is moving faster than Washington
Andrew Cuomo • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Tether confirms minimal EQIBank exposure following $89M US asset seizure
Olivier Acuna • Sep 25, 2026
Published by CoinDesk