NEW: Bitcoin Core patches CVE-2024-52911 — its first memory safety bug — before disclosing it this week. The vulnerability, affecting versions 0.14.0 through 28.x, let miners remotely crash nodes with invalid blocks. Roughly 43% of active nodes were still vulnerable before 29.0.

GERMAN LEFT PARTY PUSHES BITCOIN CRACKDOWN, EXIT TAX, AND POSSIBLE EU TRADING BAN A new motion submitted by Germany’s Left Party is being described as one of the most aggressive anti-Bitcoin proposals yet seen in Europe. @blocktrainer reports the proposal calls on the German government to dramatically tighten taxation, surveillance, and regulation of Bitcoin and crypto. Among the proposals: • Abolish Germany’s current 1 year holding rule that allows tax free Bitcoin gains for long term holders • Tax Bitcoin profits like stock market gains under capital asset rules • Introduce an “exit tax” on unrealized crypto gains for people leaving Germany • Expand blockchain surveillance and tax enforcement powers • Push for mandatory identity verification even for self hosted wallets interacting with regulated services • Create a centralized EU crypto supervisory authority • Consider EU wide trading bans on cryptocurrencies deemed environmentally harmful or systemically risky The proposal specifically targets proof of work assets like Bitcoin, citing energy consumption comparisons to countries such as Thailand and calling for possible trading restrictions at the EU level. The Left Party claims billions in untaxed crypto profits are being lost due to Germany’s current holding period exemption, though critics point to countries like Austria, which abolished similar rules and reportedly generated far less tax revenue than expected.

BITCOIN SOLD IN GERMANY COULD BE TAXED OVER 50% Under the Green Party's proposed law, if sold within a year, Bitcoin gains would be taxed as regular income at progressive rates up to 45%, plus the 5.5% solidarity surcharge.

WINTERMUTE: "The store of value narrative took a hit earlier this year when Bitcoin sold off alongside everything else, and that correlation has not been broken."

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NOW: MSTR CEO Phong Le said at least five times during today’s earnings call that the company is open to selling Bitcoin if it benefits the business, such as for tax advantages or to increase Bitcoin per share.

NEW: 🇨🇴 President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, warns that Bitcoin mining powered by fossil fuels could accelerate climate collapse, but says regions with abundant clean energy like Venezuela and Paraguay are attracting investment. He points to Colombia’s Caribbean coast as a potential hub, calling it “an immense boost to the development of the Caribbean,” and urges dialogue with the Wayúu community so they can become co-owners of future mining projects. Petro has made climate policy central to his agenda, pushing for a transition away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy

KRAKEN ACCUSES FORMER CUSTODY PARTNER OF $25M MISAPPROPRIATION Payward, parent of Kraken, alleges Etana Custody and CEO Dion Russell ran a “Ponzi-like” scheme, commingling client funds and using new deposits to cover shortfalls. Claims $25M withdrawal was stalled due to missing funds.

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DECENTRALIZED P2P BITCOIN EXCHANGE BISQ REPORTS AI-ASSISTED PROTOCOL EXPLOIT Bisq reports ~11 BTC stolen in a targeted exploit affecting altcoin trades. Estimate remains preliminary based on user reports and data analysis. The attacker used a 0.001 BTC multisig output paired with a 10,000 sat fee, creating a clear transaction fingerprint. The root cause was a missing validation that allowed the taker to submit a negative miner fee. This reduced the multisig output while redirecting remaining funds to the attacker’s change address. Developers say it may have been AI-assisted, but this is not confirmed, as the investigation is ongoing.

UNIVERSITY OF GOMA ACCEPTS BITCOIN The University of Goma in eastern Congo is now accepting payments in Bitcoin, becoming the first university in Africa to do so. The move comes as Goma has been under M23 occupation for over a year, with banks shut down. Bitcoin is being used for real transactions when the traditional system is unavailable.

NEW: MARA Holdings has agreed to buy Ohio gas plant operator Long Ridge Energy & Power from FTAI Infrastructure for $1.5 billion, including about $785 million in debt, further shifting its focus away from bitcoin mining. ⛏️ ⚡️

Over 800,000 merchants across America are now accepting Bitcoin payments thanks to @jack & Square. At IQ Coffee in Jersey City, 3 to 4 customers are already paying in BTC every single day.

QUANTUM THREAT SPARKS NEW BITCOIN DEFENSE PLAN A powerful enough quantum computer could theoretically steal hundreds of billions in Bitcoin. The dilemma is that sunsetting spending from addresses with exposed public keys could force dormant holders, including Satoshi Nakamoto, to either move their funds or risk losing access. However, Dan Robinson has proposed a way around that. Provable Address-Control Timestamps (PACTs) would let holders privately prove control of their keys using zero-knowledge proofs, without moving coins. Holders would only need to timestamp knowledge of their keys before a quantum break, silently and efficiently. A future upgrade could then allow a recovery path by verifying one of these timestamps. This could preserve both security and privacy, buying time before any controversial protocol decision.

Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.97 billion in inflows in April, the highest monthly flow this year.

Bitcoin closes April up 12%, slightly below historical average.

NEW: A federal court sentenced a woman to 71 months in prison for a series of Bitcoin investment frauds targeting elderly people across multiple states.

NEW: Bitcoin to $100K by EOY, per 21shares CIO Adrian Fritz.

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