DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SEIZES 63.7 BITCOIN (~$2.3 MILLION) PAID TO THE RANSOMWARE EXTORTIONISTS DARKSIDE

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-seizes-23-million-cryptocurrency-paid-ransomware-extortionists-darkside
archive: https://archive.ph/B4XGb

APPLE ANNOUNCES NEW 'PRIVATE RELAY' TRUST MINIMIZED VPN SERVICE WITH CLAIM THEY CANNOT TRACK USERS

- all traffic is sent across two independent relays

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210607005653/en/Apple-Advances-Its-Privacy-Leadership-with-iOS-15-iPadOS-15-macOS-Monterey-and-watchOS-8
archive: https://archive.ph/DviCF

ELLIPTIC: FUNDS SEIZED WERE MOST LIKELY HELD BY AFFILIATE RATHER THAN DARKSIDE DEV TEAM

https://www.elliptic.co/blog/us-authorities-seize-darkside
archive: https://archive.ph/lvOE9

THE FBI RAN AN ENCRYPTED PHONE NETWORK FOR CRIMINALS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS

- every message sent via 'Anom' was intercepted
- more than 20 million messages from over 11800 devices

https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgkwj/operation-trojan-shield-anom-fbi-secret-phone-network
archive: https://archive.ph/gVMG8

TOP WHITE HOUSE TECH ADVISOR TIM WU HOLDS MORE THAN $1M WORTH OF BITCOIN ACCORDING TO DISCLOSURE

- he is special assistant for technology and competition policy to President Biden

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/07/white-house-tech-critic-bitcoin-492093
archive: https://archive.ph/uR5vL

IRS SEEKS MILLIONS IN FRESH FUNDING TO EXPAND BITCOIN TAX ENFORCEMENT AND HIRE OUTSIDE EXPERTS

- IRS is seeking $13.2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year, an increase of $1.2 billion

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/107590/irs-seeks-millions-in-fresh-funding-to-expand-crypto-tax-enforcement-and-hire-outside-experts
archive: https://archive.ph/AFsww

BITCOIN 2021: ROSS ULBRICHT

- Join the Bitcoin 2021 conference for the first-ever public phone call from Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, recorded from a federal penitentiary.

https://youtu.be/3V_SkLxgQjQ

BLOCKFI IS RAISING AROUND $500 MILLION IN A FUNDING ROUND THAT GIVES THE COMPANY AT A PRE-MONEY VALUATION OF $4.75 BILLION

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/107618/blockfi-fundrais-500-million-third-point-hedosophia
archive: https://archive.ph/aAd9t

EL SALVADOR'S BITCOIN LEGAL TENDER LAW SENT TO CONGRESS

https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1402446890466217985
archive: https://archive.ph/HHw1C

EL SALVADOR BECOMES THE FIRST COUNTRY EVER TO MAKE BITCOIN LEGAL TENDER

- The bill received a supermajority vote, passing with 62 out of 84 possible votes

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/107699/el-salvador-becomes-the-first-country-ever-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender
archive: https://archive.ph/rsyJ0

BITCOIN OPTECH #152

- proposal to allow LN nodes to receive payments without keeping their private keys online
- 'Prune g_chainman usage in auxiliary modules' PR Review Club
- LND v0.13.0-beta.rc5

https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2021/06/09/
archive: https://archive.ph/13Jm6

Citadel Dispatch e0.2.5 - the reality of ransomware with @evankaloudis

EPISODE: 0.2.5
BLOCK: 686852
PRICE: 2965 sats per dollar
TOPICS: the reality of ransomware

citadeldispatch.com/cd25

STATE OWNED GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC COMPANY IN EL SALVADOR TO OFFER LOW COST ZERO EMISSION BITCOIN MINING FACILITIES

https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1402680890057166858
archive: https://archive.ph/ajKNb

BITCOIN HARDWARE WALLET PRODUCER 'LEDGER' HAS CLOSED A $380 MILLION SERIES C FUNDRAISE VALUING THE STARTUP AT MORE THAN $1.5 BILLION

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/107775/ledger-380-million-series-c-raise-dan-tapiero-10t-fund
archive: https://archive.ph/prhDB

NO BULLSHIT BITCOIN IS A BITCOIN NEWS DESK WITHOUT ADS OR PAYWALLS

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GLOBAL BANK REGULATORS PLAN BURDENSOME CAPITAL RULE FOR BITCOIN CUSTODIANS

- banks must set aside enough capital to cover losses on any bitcoin holdings in full

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2NR51V
archive: https://archive.ph/3sOPh

SQUARE ANNOUNCES $5M BITCOIN ENDOWMENT FUND WITHIN $100M RACIAL EQUITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

http://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/5dY4gGAuGIRuVy6haR9KQ5/cf8605caeba5ef563651a8950b660048/Racial_Equity_and_Social_Impact_Investment_Memo.pdf

IMF SEES RISKS AFTER EL SALVADOR MAKES BITCOIN LEGAL TENDER

- An IMF team will meet with President Bukele today

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-10/imf-sees-risks-in-el-salvador-law-making-bitcoin-legal-tender
archive: https://archive.ph/WBoCp

INDIA MAY MOVE TO CLASSIFY BITCOIN AS AN ASSET CLASS

- the government has moved away from its earlier hostile stance towards virtual currencies and will most likely classify Bitcoin as an asset class in India soon

https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2021/jun/10/after-el-salvador-india-may-move-to-classify-bitcoin-as-an-asset-class-2314097.html
archive: https://archive.ph/lVg7S

ARTHUR HAYES: THIRST TRAP

https://blog.bitmex.com/thirst-trap/
archive: https://archive.ph/IcYZl

STEPHAN LIVERA PODCAST

- SLP283 Alex Gladstein Bitcoin: Who’s For Freedom, and Who’s Not?

https://anchor.fm/stephan-livera/episodes/SLP283-Alex-Gladstein-Bitcoin-Whos-For-Freedom--and-Whos-Not-e12h4pe