🚨NEW: HACKERS EXPOSE AGE-VERIFICATION SOFTWARE POWERING SURVEILLANCE WEB Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet, bundling financial reporting with facial recognition tech. For the first time, they lay bare what is really behind a software serving age-verification laws – and why such technology is far from harmless. We spoke with the researchers that exposed the software, who hope that their findings will serve as a wakeup call. 🔗 Full story:

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Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open internet.

It’s not every day that we post “good news” from the IRS. But today, the Payjoin Foundation has been recognized as a 501c3 – which means you can now make tax deductible donations to fund Bitcoin privacy. Full story 👇

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You Can Now Make Tax-Deductible Donations to Fund Bitcoin Privacy

The Payjoin Foundation has been recognized as a 501(c)(3), so you can help break the link between Bitcoin payments on chain.

🚨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.

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

🚨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...

🚨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.

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

🚨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.

💥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...

🚨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...

🚨 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.

🚨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 ...

💥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.

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🚨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...

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

🚨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...

🚨SCOOP: US GOVERNMENT TO BRING PATRIOT ACT TO DIGITAL ASSETS FinCEN Director reveals Treasury is finalizing ban on privacy tools, Representatives revive Special Measures to Fight Modern Threats Act Full story👇

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US Government To Bring PATRIOT Act to Digital Assets

FinCEN Director reveals that the Treasury is finalizing a ban on privacy tools, Representatives revive Special Measures to Fight Modern Threats Act

🚨NEW: The Treasury is working on reforming the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN Director states Full story👇

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Treasury Working on BSA Reform, FinCEN Director Says

While she has no idea how many BSA reports have led to arrests, reevaluating the BSA to improve efficiency is a "key objective for this administrat...

🚨JUST IN: FATF, UN, and Interpol call on Governments to strengthen partnerships with blockchain analytics firms