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Braiins Launched Mini Miner BMM 100 "The Mini Miner comes with Stratum V2, allowing you to enjoy increased security with end-to-end encryption and reduced data loads as soon as you activate it. The display can be customized to track your own mining data, monitor the bitcoin price or serve as the most interesting desk clock ever," the company said.
Envoy v1.7.0: Buy Bitcoin, Redeem BTCPay Vouchers & More "Envoy 1.7 is here, and it’s one of our biggest releases ever. Starting today you can buy Bitcoin directly into self-custody with a few simple taps, more easily redeem Bitcoin vouchers from both Azte.co and BTCPay servers, and discover new peer-to-peer, no-KYC exchanges."
Going Dark: EU Council to Greenlight 'Moderated' Chat Control on April 19 - "If Chat Control is endorsed by Council now, experience shows there is a great risk it will be adopted at the end of the political process." - "Only Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria and Poland are relatively clear that they will not support the proposal, but this is not sufficient for a “blocking minority.” - "Contact your government and tell it to vote against Chat Control on Wednesday, 19 June."
Trezor Introduced Safe 5 Signing Device Signing device manufacturer Trezor introduced its new flagship Safe 5 signing device at BTC Prague 2024. The device is priced at $169 and comes with either Bitcoin-only firmware or multicoin support. The company also launched a new Trezor Expert onboarding service for new customers.
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CivKit Alpha Released with P2P Order Book, Escrow and PGP Chat for Trades "Version 1 (very alpha) of CIVKIT is out today. Download and explore now. This version supports a p2p order book with escrow over the Lightning Network and includes PGP chat for trades."
Bitkit Wallet Officially Launched on App Stores "If you're a beta user, transfer your spending balance to savings before entering your recovery phrase on the new app. Once you have no funds left in your spending balance, you can proceed to restore your wallet on Bitkit v1.0."
EU's Encryption Report Finds Layer 2s, Private Ownership of Bitcoin 'Problematic' for Law Enforcement The First Report on Encryption by the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security argues that Bitcoin’s Lightning Network and other layer 2 solutions, as well as other widely used encryption-based tools present new challenges (and opportunities) for law enforcement investigations.
Web of Trust: Navigating the Social Graph - "In this paper, you will find a definition of the social graph, principles for thinking about it, and practical ideas for using it for DoS prevention, social discovery, anti-impersonation, accurate ratings, and more." - "You will also learn about alternative mechanisms that can be used in conjunction with social graph analysis to provide more compelling and complete solutions."
UPDATED: Bitfarms Adopt 'Poison Pill' Strategy to Fend Off Hostile Takeover by Riot Platforms "This action further demonstrates the Bitfarms Board’s entrenchment and disregard for the perspectives of its shareholders, who clearly signaled their discontent less than two weeks ago when they voted out Company co-founder Emiliano Grodzki. We will continue to push to address the serious corporate governance issues at Bitfarms and ensure that shareholders have a say on the Company’s path forward," said Jason Les, Chief Executive Officer of Riot Platforms.