therage 6 months ago

🚨NEW: JP MORGAN DEBANKED JACK MALLERS. YOU COULD BE NEXT. It's time to have an honest discussion about debanking. Full story👇

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Jack Mallers Got Debanked. You Could Be Next.

It's time to have an honest discussion about debanking.

therage 7 months ago

🚨NEW: WILLIAM HILL SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON, THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE People should be deterred from doing what the Samourai Wallet developers did, Judge Cote stated in court. Full story 👇

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William Hill Sentenced To Four Years In Prison

People should be deterred from doing what the Samourai Wallet developers did, Judge Cote stated in court.

therage 7 months ago

🚨JUST IN: Samourai Wallet developer William Hill sentenced to 4 years in prison, 3 years of supervised release

therage 7 months ago

🚨NEW: EMAILS REVEAL JEFFREY EPSTEIN MONEY FINANCED BITCOIN CORE DEVELOPMENT “Used gift funds to underwrite this which allowed us to move quickly and win this round. Thanks,” Media Lab Director Joi Ito wrote Epstein in an email titled DCI. Full story👇

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Emails Reveal Jeffrey Epstein Money Financed Bitcoin Core Development

“Used gift funds to underwrite this which allowed us to move quickly and win this round. Thanks,” former MIT Media Lab Director Joichi Ito wrot...

therage 7 months ago

If you're still on X, join us tomorrow to discuss the sentencing of Keonne Rodriguez on spaces at 4pm eastern If you're in NYC, join us for an in-person fireside chat from 5.30 at Pubkey with David Z Morris and @Frank Corva Old Account https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyGBXwqvXjxN

therage 7 months ago

🚨KEONNE RODRIGUEZ SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON, $250,000 FINE, 3 YEARS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE The Samourai Wallet developer will surrender to custody on December 19th. Rodriguez has the option to appeal, Judge Cote states. Full story👇

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Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, $250,000 Fine

Sentenced after pleading guilty in July, the Samourai Wallet developer will surrender to law enforcement custody on December 19th.

therage 7 months ago

🚨 KEONNE RODRIGUEZ SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS, $250,000 FINE

therage 7 months ago

🚨NEW: US GOVERNMENT SEEKS MAXIMUM SENTENCE FOR SAMOURAI WALLET DEVELOPERS "I co-founded a software company to develop tools that could provide the anonymity necessary to make Bitcoin work as intended," Hill tells the court. Full story👇

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US Government Seeks Maximum Sentence For Keonne Rodriguez And William Hill

"I co-founded a software company to develop tools that could provide the anonymity necessary to make Bitcoin work as intended," Hill tells the court.

therage 7 months ago

💥NEW: A pseudonymous developer credits Bitcoin Knots maintainer Luke Dashjr for a softfork proposal that could split the Bitcoin blockchain, claiming Bitcoin Core exposes users to legal risks. Full story👇

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Running Bitcoin Is Illegal: Dashjr Chainsplit Proposal Hits BIP Repository

A pseudonymous developer credits Bitcoin Knots maintainer Luke Dashjr for a softfork proposal that could split the Bitcoin blockchain, claiming Bit...

therage 7 months ago

🚨NEW: Posts are claiming that a ChatGPT generated AI Passport passed KYC Checks at notable cryptocurrency exchanges. That's not true, the posts author tells The Rage. How AI Passport scares are pushing for Digital IDs👇

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AI-Passport Scares Are Pushing For Digital IDs

Posts are claiming that a ChatGPT generated AI Passport passed KYC Checks at notable cryptocurrency exchanges. That's not true, the posts author te...

therage 8 months ago

🚨 NEW: US WANTS TO KEEP 127,000 BTC IN LARGEST ASSET FORFEITURE IN HISTORY The lack of advocacy for the funds to be returned to victims displays the perverse incentives birthed by the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Full story👇

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US Wants To Keep 127,000 BTC In Largest Forfeiture in History

The lack of advocacy for the funds to be returned to victims displays the perverse incentives birthed by the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

therage 8 months ago

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therage 8 months ago

🚨NEW: KYC ALL THE THINGS: IS MARKET STRUCTURE BLOWING UP? A leaked proposal by Senate Democrats would give Treasury sweeping powers to ban non-custodial services, establishing authority over what code can be deployed, and what code can't. Full story👇

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KYC All The Things: Is Market Structure Blowing Up?

A leaked proposal by Senate Democrats would give Treasury sweeping powers to ban non-custodial services, establishing authority over what code can ...

therage 8 months ago

💥NEW: THE US TREASURY WON'T TELL US HOW MUCH BITCOIN IT OWNS The Freedom of Information Act does not require agencies to answer to fishing expeditions, IRS tells The Rage.

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The US Treasury Won't Tell Us How Much Bitcoin It Owns

The Freedom of Information Act does not require agencies to answer to fishing expeditions, IRS tells The Rage.

therage 8 months ago

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therage 8 months ago

🚨LEAKED: LUKE DASHJR PLANS HARDFORK TO "SAVE BITCOIN" Text messages show the Knots maintainer is considering a hardfork to implement a trusted multisig committee that can retrospectively alter the blockchain to remove illicit content. We included screenshots of all relevant messages we received for you to verify what Luke proposes for yourself. Full story👇

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LEAKED: Luke Dashjr Plans Hardfork To “Save Bitcoin”

Text messages shared with The Rage show that the Knots maintainer is considering a hardfork to implement a trusted multisig committee that can retr...

therage 9 months ago

🚨SCOOP: It appears that the US Government has made no progress on the establishment of a Strategic Reserve, FOIA response reveals Full story👇

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New FOIA Response Reveals No Progress On Strategic Reserve

In response to a Freedom of Information Request filed by The Rage, the Treasury discloses that it has still not received reports on agency authorit...

therage 9 months ago

📢 "Pro-Bitcoin" Senator Lummis tells Semafor she no longer supports unrestricted First Amendment

therage 9 months ago

🚨NEW: CANADA SEIZES $56M IN CUSTOMER FUNDS WITHOUT CHARGES Authorities have "reason to believe" that TradeOgre funds stem from illicit activity, as no-KYC services are a "common tactic" to launder money. No charges have been filed.

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Canada Seizes $56M In Customer Funds Without Charges

Authorities have "reason to believe" that TradeOgre funds stem from illicit activity. The investigation remains ongoing.

therage 9 months ago

🚨NEW: DID CANADA JUST ROB AN OG EXCHANGE OF $32,000,000? The crypto exchange TradeOgre has been drained for Millions of Dollars. An op_return transaction claims that the funds are now in custody of the Canadian Government. Full story👇

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Did Canada Just Rob An OG Exchange Of $32,000,000?

The crypto exchange TradeOgre has been drained for Millions of Dollars. An op_return transaction claims that the funds are now in custody of the Ca...