AI did not invent hacking. It made it cheap. Over the past few months, weak Coldcard seeds were brute-forced, BTCPay Server hot wallets were drained, rogue Electrum servers swapped users’ payments for the attacker’s, and Binance lost US$6.3 billion. Over the past few weeks Bitaroo was attacked more than in the previous several years combined: more than 70,000 fake accounts in four days, stolen passwords tried one account at a time, an overnight PIN-guessing run, and nearly 3 million seed-scanner attempts on our Electrum server in 33 hours. Thanks to our engineering team, no user lost funds and no account was taken over. But one of our responses cost something we care about. We now block sign-in and sign-up from VPNs, proxies and hosting networks. Our home page says privacy focused, security minded. When the two pulled apart, we chose security. The full story, and what every Bitcoin holder can do today:

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Why we chose security over privacy | Bitaroo

AI-powered attacks hit Bitcoin wallets, servers and exchanges this year, Bitaroo included. What we saw, what we changed, and how to protect your ac...

-------- Bitaroo says NO to DCRR -------- On 15 October, the Treasury released draft legislation that would require us to notify the ATO of every Bitcoin trade and withdrawal you ever make. Every user. Every transaction. Every three months. Written into law. This is extreme. They gave the public only 13 days to comment. Today, we did. Read all about and submit your own comments:

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Quarterly crypto reporting to the ATO: say no by 28 October

Draft law would send the ATO every bitcoin trade and withdrawal you make on an Australian exchange, every quarter. Here is how to have your say by ...

“It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on”

We are seeing UNPRECEDENTED WITHDRAWALS over the past few days 🥳 Front-running the Travel Rule, users collectively withdrew more than 10% (!) of the bitcoin we held in custody 👏👏 Well done, Bitcoiners. Well done 🫡 "Not your keys, not your coins" 💪

“You can’t just opt out.” Watch us 💪 As the Travel Rule comes into effect on 1 July, we will be unveiling SHAZAM! 🔥 Built for Bitcoiners who value privacy, simplicity and self-custody. Read all about it in our newsletter, published at 6:15 pm AEST on 21 June. Not a subscriber? Sign up by clicking the link below 👇

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. 1 July 2026: The Travel Rule is coming to Australia. It brings more surveillance. More compliance. More heat. Potatoes will turn to mush and comply. But Bitaroo is different. Bitaroo is an egg. Pressure only makes us tougher. Thank you pressure, for existing 🙏 1 July 2026: Bitaroo is taking a stand. Expect us ✊

The Travel Rule is coming. This is not good news. The compliance net around Aussie Bitcoiners is tightening again. First it was KYC. Then bank account checks. Then source-of-funds. Then endless questionnaires. Now the “Travel Rule” is becoming the next major layer of surveillance and administrative burden. And if you think it ends there, think again. Sad. But not lost. Bitaroo is prepared to fight the good fight with major news to be announced next month. Expect us.

💥 Deployed: Express App version 3.3.0 💥 ✅ Play - put your Bitcoin knowledge to the test. Answer fast, climb the leaderboard and compete for the top spots ✅ Read - learn from the source. The Bitcoin Whitepaper, 21 Lessons by Gigi and Mastering Bitcoin by Antonopoulos are now built in ✅ Music - enable Bitcoin songs during the startup animation (Off by default, ready when you are) ✅ Haptics and sounds - responsive feedback across key actions ✅ Pay (BPAY) - save billers and reference numbers for quicker payments. ✅ Send - cleaner pages and friendlier dialogs make sending simpler ✅ Faster login switching - change users directly from the PIN screen ✅ Many other performance upgrades and minor fixes throughout the app 👉Available now on the App Store and Google Play👈

💥 Deployed: Express App version 3.2.1 💥 ✅ Guardian added ✅ Price chart and 24h change ✅ Account switching capabilities ✅ Quick tips ✅ Many other improvements Available on Apple's App Store and Google Play 🥳

New year, new skin 🎉 A fresh update is now live 🥳 Smoother performance and a faster experience 🔥 Update now and start the year stacking sats right ❤️

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💥 Deployed: Express Limit Orders 💥 Users can now prepare to buy the dip or sell the pump by placing Express Limit Orders in advance 🥳 No need to constantly watch the price—set your orders and let Bitaroo do the work for you 🔥 Available on Express App version 2.2.0. Coming to the web platform soon™

💥 Deployed: Free Bitaroo-to-Bitaroo LN Transactions! 💥 We all know that Lightning transactions are instant and seamless ⚡️ And now Bitaroo-to-Bitaroo Lightning Network transactions are 100% FREE of charge! 🥳

💥 Deployed: Batch Withdrawals 💥 Users can now save on withdrawal fees by combining their bitcoin withdrawals into a single daily batch, processed at 6:15pm Brisbane time (displayed in your local time for convenience). Save sats, stay humble, and thank you for choosing Bitaroo 🙏

💥Deployed: Deposit via LN Address💥 Each user now has their very own LN Address, enabling faster and easier LN deposits to their Bitaroo Account ⚡️ Find your LN Address in the Deposit page --> Lightning.

💥Deployed: Guardian 💥 A multi-sig wallet that enhances the security of your bitcoin 🔥 We hold only 1 key, and you hold 2 keys, ensuring only you have full control over your funds 💪 But if you need us, we'll be there for you 🙏 White-glove option available 👍 Available on the web, coming to the App soon™️

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Bitcoin's biggest correction of this 2024 cycle is 30%, which is completely inline with what we've seen in previous cycles. Bitcoin saw 6 x corrections bigger than 25% in 2017 alone, when it rallied from under $1,000 to $20,000!🚀 ''Volatility is the price you pay for vitality'' - Michael Saylor

💥Deployed: Spend 💥 Users can now load a prepaid digital card with their bitcoin and spend it anywhere Visa is accepted 🔥 Available exclusively on the Bitaroo Express App (v1.5.0)