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🔦 NEW: A bill introduced for markup today suggests that the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve does not exist.

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The Strategic Reserve of Fugazi

A bill introduced for markup today suggests that Congress treats the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as factually non-existent.

🚨New: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Congress he is pushing for passage of the Clarity Act to seek out the evasion of KYC

🚨NEW: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COLDCARD HACK How a dismissed reddit post turned out to be the start of the largest self-custody theft in Bitcoin's history: What led to the vulnerability, and what you can do if you're affected. 🔗 Full story:

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Everything You Need to Know About the COLDCARD Hack

How a dismissed reddit post turned out to be the start of the largest self-custody theft in Bitcoin's history: How it happened, and what you can do...

🚨NEW: SENATE REPUBLICANS UNVEIL NEW CLARITY ACT DRAFT The newest Clarity draft includes ethics provisions and increased law enforcement capabilities. Democrats remain unfazed. 🔗 Full story:

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Senate Republicans Unveil New Clarity Act Draft

The newest Clarity draft includes ethics provisions and increased law enforcement capabilities. Democrats remain unfazed.

🚨NEW: FRENCH FINANCE MINISTRY SUED OVER GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE DATABASE The bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is suing the French finance ministry over its implementation of a crypto asset reporting framework that establishes a global surveillance database of cryptocurrency transactions. Full story:

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French Finance Ministry Sued Over Global Surveillance Database

The bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is suing the French finance ministry over its implementation of a crypto asset reporting framework that establish...

🚨SCOOP: THE FED IS WORKING ON A CBDC Despite an Executive Order banning the development of a wholesale CBDC, the US Federal Reserve is contributing to the Bank for International Settlement's CBDC project. 🔗 Full story by @Nick Anthony

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The Fed Is Working on a CBDC

Despite an Executive Order banning the development of a wholesale CBDC, the US Federal Reserve is contributing to the Bank for International Settle...

🚨NEW IN TORNADO CASH: DATES SET FOR STORM RETRIAL The Court has approved the Government's pretrial schedule, confirming that SDNY will be retrying Roman Storm on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to commit sanctions evasion this fall. The Court is yet to rule on Storm's post-trial Rule 29 motion, which challenges the validity of evidence and theories presented against him, and could exonerate Storm of the unlicensed money transmission conviction handed down last August. A ruling favorable to Storm in post-trial motions could continue to prevent the retrial from taking place.

🚨NEW: MINED IN AMERICA ACT WOULD PUT BITCOIN NETWORK AT RISK The Mined in America Act would distort the overall economic incentives of the Bitcoin network and capture U.S. based miners in a situation where dependence on associated loan or grant programs makes it economically non-viable for them to deny government demands. Effectively, the bill would turn miners into their own surveillance teams, collecting and reporting information to the government in exchange for economic favoritism. 🔗 Full story:

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Mined in America Act Would Put Bitcoin Network at Risk

The bill would effectively turn miners into their own surveillance teams, collecting and reporting information to the government in exchange for ec...

🚨NEW: TRUMP EO EXPANDS BANK SECRECY ACT Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to expand the BSA that is likely to disproportionately affect naturalized citizens, green card holders, and low income households. 🔗 Full story:

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Trump Executive Order Expands Bank Secrecy Act

Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to expand the BSA that is likely to disproportionately affect naturalized citizens, green card holders, ...

💥NEW: 'PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT BILL' CLARITY PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE Feelings are mixed as U.S. Senate Banking Committee passes landmark cryptocurrency regulation while tension over core components remain. 🔗Full story:

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'Pro Law Enforcement Bill' Clarity Passed Out of Committee

Feelings are mixed as U.S. Senate Banking Committee passes landmark cryptocurrency regulation while tension over core components remain.

🚨NOW: Sen Warren says Tornado Cash was used to launder 7B Dollars in cryptocurrency. This is incorrect. Tornado Cash processed 7B USD in total, of which 85% were found to have been of licit origin.

🚨NOW: LUMMIS ON CLARITY „THIS IS A PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT BILL“

🚨NEW: STERLINGOV'S APPEAL: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PRIVACY The Department of Justice has repeatedly opined that cryptocurrency mixers are legal. That may be true in theory, but doesn't translate into practice, the appellate court in Washington DC appeared to argue today. "Every payment in[to Bitcoin Fog] is part of advancing the conspiracy because it increases the size of the pool of bitcoin funds that are shuffling around and obscuring identities," a judge opined at today's hearing. Similar arguments have been made by SDNY against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. 🔗 Read the full story:

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Sterlingov Appeal: The Criminalization of Privacy

The Department of Justice has repeatedly opined that cryptocurrency mixers are legal. That may be true in theory, but doesn't translate into practi...

At the appeal hearing for Roman Sterlingov, who was convicted of operating the bitcoin mixer Bitcoin Fog, circuit judges are repeating the same argumentation brought by SDNY against Roman Storm: "Every payment [to Bitcoin Fog] is part of advancing the conspiracy because it increases the size of the pool of bitcoin funds that are shuffling around and obscuring identities.“ The defense argues that mixers are legal, to which the judge counters: yes, but not Bitcoin Fog. More updates soon.

🚨NEW: THE PEOPLE AND THE MACHINE Last year, Roman Sterlingov was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for allegedly operating the early bitcoin mixer Bitcoin Fog. For the first time, he now speaks out on the abuse he has experienced in the US Justice system, and what it means to lose your privacy – both for those incarcerated, and for everyone else in society. Read Roman Sterlingov’s full guest post here:

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The People And The Machine

For the first time, Roman Sterlingov writes about the abuse he’s experiencing in prison, and what it means to lose your privacy – to those who ...

🚨NEW: VEGAS 2026: THE DOJ’S DEVELOPER EXEMPTIONS In one of the most anticipated talks of this year's Bitcoin Conference, Todd Blanche promised developers would no longer be targeted – with an important caveat: Once a developer knows that their software is being used for criminal activity, the DOJ could send them to prison for decades to come.

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Vegas 2026: The DOJ's Developer Exemptions

In one of the most anticipated talks of this year's Bitcoin Conference, Todd Blanche promised developers would no longer be targeted – with an im...

💥NEW: LETTER #6: TWO YEARS IN On the two year anniversary of his prosecution, Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez reflects on the War on Crypto.

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Letter #6: Two Years In

On the two year anniversary of his prosecution, Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez reflects on the War on Crypto.

💥NEW: ACQUITTAL FOR STORM? BREAKING DOWN THE GOVERNMENT’S EXOTIC THEORIES At last week's hearing for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, the Government presented theories against Storm's acquittal that, at points, seemed to defy basic logic – to the point that even the Judge cautioned the prosecution. With enough imagination, anyone could be criminally liable for creating software in the Southern District of New York, it seems.

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Acquittal For Storm? Breaking Down The Government's Exotic Theories

At last week's hearing for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, the Government presented theories against Storm's acquittal that, at points, seemed ...

🚨 NEW: NO ACQUITTAL FOR STORM TODAY Will Roman Storm be freed? After a much anticipated hearing on the Tornado Cash developer’s motion for acquittal, we still don’t know. Judge Failla again appeared to treat the raised constitutional issues stepmotherly – but did still not seem convinced whether SDNY had proven to have jurisdiction over Storm’s case. Meanwhile, the prosecution appeared to continue to struggle to lay out how Tornado Cash actually works. Full story:

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No Acquittal For Storm Today

Will Roman Storm be freed? After a much anticipated hearing on the Tornado Cash developer’s motion for acquittal, we still don’t know.