FinCEN’s Surveillance Rule Violates the US Constitution

> Our financial transactions provide an intimate window into our lives – what organizations we donate to, what books and products we buy, who we support and even where we go.

https://www.coindesk.com/fincens-crypto-surveillance-rule-violates-us-constitution
archive: https://archive.vn/XUofp

Ribbit Capital, Paradigm lead $15 million Series A for Indian bitcoin exchange CoinSwitch Kuber

> Within seven months of the launch, the exchange operator claims to have over one million users. It expects to have 10 million users "in the next one year."

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/90983/coinswitch-kuber-15-million-series-a-ribbit-capital-paradigm
archive: https://archive.vn/z1TjZ

RaspiBlitz v1.6.3 released

- mempool v2.0.1
- specter v1.0.0
- RTL v0.10.0
- joininbox v0.1.16

https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz#downloading-the-software

Sparrow v0.9.10 released

- Connect directly to Bitcoin Core using the built-in bwt library
- Find broadcasted transactions in the mempool quicker
- Show transaction count on Transactions tab
- Other UX improvements

https://sparrowwallet.com/download/

FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Rule Aimed at Closing Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Gaps for Certain Convertible Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Transactions

> FinCEN is providing an additional 15 days for comments on the proposed reporting requirements regarding information on CVC or LTDA transactions greater than $10,000, or aggregating to greater than $10,000, that involve unhosted wallets or wallets hosted in jurisdictions identified by FinCEN. FinCEN is providing an additional 45 days for comments on the proposed requirements that banks and MSBs report certain information regarding counterparties to transactions by their hosted wallet customers, and on the proposed recordkeeping requirements.

https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-extends-comment-period-rule-aimed-closing-anti-money-laundering
archive: https://archive.vn/D0BQp

Hexa Wallet v1.4.1 released

- Connect directly to your own Bitcoin Core instance
- Create multiple donation campaigns
- Bug fixes

https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v1.4.1

Gemini To Launch Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

> The card will be available to U.S. residents in every state and Gemini expects it to be useable wherever “major cards are accepted.” Bitcoin rewards will be automatically deposited into a user’s Gemini account.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/gemini-to-launch-bitcoin-rewards-credit-card
archive: https://archive.vn/bQKxG

Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 released

- Descriptor wallets
- Compact block filters via P2P network
- Better rebroadcast logic
- Tor v3 support
- Taproot added but not activated

https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-core-dev/2021-January/000097.html

Fully Noded v0.2.9 released

- Add memos to transactions
- Add labels to transactions
- Improved UX: fiat value, tx details, and fee bumping
- Utilize the Tor V2 address for Blockstream's api when parsing prevtx inputs on pruned nodes to avoid V3 issues
- No longer show transactions that have been replaced by RBF

https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.9

Coldcard v3.2.2 firmware released

- Address explorer improvements
- Multisig improvements

https://blog.coinkite.com/version-3.2.2-released/

Alt-Right Groups and Personalities Involved In Last Week’s Capitol Riot Received Over $500K In Bitcoin From French Donor One Month Prior

> On December 8, 2020, a donor sent 28.15 BTC — worth approximately $522,000 at the time of transfer — to 22 separate addresses in a single transaction. Many of those addresses belong to far-right activists and internet personalities.

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/capitol-riot-bitcoin-donation-alt-right-domestic-extremism
archive: https://archive.vn/OLoGL

Bitcoin Mining Comes to the Arctic Circle

> BitCluster opened the new data center near a former Stalin-era nickel plant that was closed by Norilsk Nickel in 2016. Norilsk Nickel's presence in the area is a big part of the appeal, because its power unit will supply the facility with cheap electricity. “The place is perfect for crypto mining: it’s cold and the area has power supply that's not linked to any of Russia’s power grids,” Borschenko said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-photos
archive: https://archive.vn/5V1Ak

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Thousands of Illicit Bitcoin Mining Machines Seized in Iran

> The Iranian police have confiscated some 45,000 bitcoin mining machines that were illegally using subsidized electricity.

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/01/17/2434192/thousands-of-illicit-bitcoin-mining-machines-seized-in-iran
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What Explains Bitcoin’s Resurgence?

- For professional investors, there’s no longer career risk in buying bitcoin
- That means institutional money is starting to pour into bitcoin
- The U.S. government is flashing a green light
- Bitcoin has a breakout new evangelist
- A lot of people are nervous about the global monetary system — especially the dollar

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/why-is-bitcoin-making-new-all-time-highs.html
archive: https://archive.vn/pgdA1

Blue Wallet v6.0.3 released

- Coin control using vaults
- Vault PSBT QR improvement
- Share panel for Vault cosigner
- Ask fp & path when scanning zpub
- Show spinner if Vault is trying to cosign

https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.3

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper on Bitcoin

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Good Griefing: A Lingering Vulnerability On Lightning Network That Still Needs Fixing

> This is mostly a grief attack: no loss of funds, but the victim may be forced to pay for an expensive channel force close. This is a known vulnerability on mainnet Lightning and it needs to be understood and prioritized, especially at this early market stage of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/good-griefing-a-lingering-vulnerability-on-lightning-network-that-still-needs-fixing
archive: https://archive.vn/ctuin

Scams and Darknet Markets Dominated 2020 by Revenue, But Ransomware Is the Bigger Story

> In 2020, the criminal share of all cryptocurrency activity fell to just 0.34%, or $10.0 billion in transaction volume.

https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/2021-crypto-crime-report-intro-ransomware-scams-darknet-markets
archive: https://archive.vn/7sEtS