Aug. 3, 2022, 8:30 p.m. Mostly Bitcoin for August 3, 2022 Mostly Bitcoin Binance is boosting its crypto VC bet by putting co-founder in charge - 04:19 PM EDT Texas Bitcoin Miner Made Millions More in Power Credits Than Actually Selling Bitcoin - 03:53 PM EDT Twitter hopes to revive Spaces with themed stations and daily digests - 03:47 PM EDT Bipartisan legislation would regulate cryptocurrencies through the CFTC - 03:36 PM EDT Senate Plan Would Put Bitcoin, Ether Under Commodity Regulator’s Watch - 02:51 PM EDT Looking for love in all the wrong places? Beware of 'Pig Butchering' Cryptocurrency Scam - 01:18 PM EDT Lawmakers propose rules to regulate battered cryptocurrencies - 01:18 PM EDT Bitcoin at $35K? SBF would “—-ing take that” - 01:03 PM EDT Bitcoin Miner Made Millions in Credits by Shutting Rigs During Texas Heat - 12:53 PM EDT A new Senate bill would bolster the CFTC's crypto authority - 12:52 PM EDT Match’s new CEO pulls away from metaverse dating, digital currency - 12:43 PM EDT The crypto crackdown begins - 12:03 PM EDT Your favorite podcast might be making thousands for inviting guests - 11:57 AM EDT Robinhood shares jump as stock-trading app reveals massive layoffs - 11:37 AM EDT Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor stepping down as CEO of company after crypto crash loses i... - 11:32 AM EDT Fintech’s bad bets — and good ones - 11:19 AM EDT Michael Saylor Bet Billions on Bitcoin and Lost - 11:19 AM EDT 5 Best Sites to Buy Twitter Followers and Likes (Real and Cheap) - 11:17 AM EDT New crypto oversight legislation arrives as industry shakes - 10:12 AM EDT MicroStrategy: Bitcoin's Laser-Eyed Michael Saylor Is Blind To $1 Billion Loss - 09:48 AM EDT A New Attack Easily Knocked Out a Potential Encryption Algorithm - 09:44 AM EDT Tinder scales back its plans for dating in the metaverse - 09:38 AM EDT The Download: Monkeypox vaccines and Kansas’ abortion vote - 08:41 AM EDT German semiconductor giant Semikron says hackers encrypted its network - 08:13 AM EDT The Rise and Fall of a Bitcoin Mining Sensation - 07:27 AM EDT The next big cybersecurity threat is here - 07:06 AM EDT A Senate proposal would give CFTC responsibility for policing bitcoin, ethereum - 06:23 AM EDT Paths to Depolarization - 06:22 AM EDT California Venture Capitalist Blake Masters Wins AZ GOP Senate Primary - 05:06 AM EDT Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon - 03:24 AM EDT Robinhood cuts 23% of its workforce as fewer users trade - 02:28 AM EDT New York regulators slap Robinhood's crypto business with $30 million fine - 01:54 AM EDT Save 49% on the best VPN for unblocking U.S. Netflix from the UK - 12:24 AM EDT MicroStrategy CEO Saylor moves to chairman role, focusing on strategy and bitcoin - 08:58 PM EDT Man who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot dogs will get it back - 08:28 PM EDT Trading platform Robinhood lays off nearly a quarter of staff as crypto drops - 07:58 PM EDT How a crypto bridge bug led to a $200m 'decentralized crowd looting' - 07:47 PM EDT The SEC's Cryptocurrency Confusion - 07:42 PM EDT Cryptocurrency - Compliance Matters - 07:14 PM EDT Bitcoin Fog Case Could Put Cryptocurrency Tracing on Trial - 06:24 PM EDT MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor steps down to ‘focus’ on Bitcoin as chairman - 06:01 PM EDT Robinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staff - 05:57 PM EDT Bitcoin dips, Binance.US delists AMP token, and hackers steal $200 million from Nomad - 05:45 PM EDT Supposedly Quantum-Proof Encryption Cracked by Basic-Ass PC - 05:15 PM EDT Robinhood cuts 23% of staff, CEO Vlad Tenev says, ‘This is on me’ - 05:14 PM EDT Avowed bitcoin creator Craig Wright is not happy with £1 win in UK libel lawsuit - 05:08 PM EDT Hacking free-for-all relieves crypto bridge users of $200 million - 04:34 PM EDT What is end-to-end encryption? - 03:50 PM EDT Robinhood's crypto unit hit with $30m fine over security, anti-crime misses - 03:48 PM EDT UK’s Likely Next Prime Minister Wants A Pony: A Magic Internet Where No One Ever Says An... - 03:35 PM EDT SEC: Crypto fraudsters raised $300M with “textbook pyramid and Ponzi scheme” - 03:35 PM EDT Robinhood fined $30 million in penalty fees—and this isn’t the first time - 02:16 PM EDT SEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme - 02:03 PM EDT Robinhood Crypto fined $30 million for alleged regulatory violations in NY - 12:35 PM EDT ' target='_blank'>Robinhood crypto unit fined $30 million by New York regulator - 11:49 AM EDT Nomad crypto bridge loses $200 million in ‘chaotic’ hack - 11:46 AM EDT New York's top financial watchdog hits Robinhood with a $30 million fine - 11:27 AM EDT Nomad said it was the crypto 'gold standard.' Hackers stole $190 million from it. - 11:27 AM EDT LogOn: Texas Town Welcomes Bitcoin Mining - 11:02 AM EDT Crypto rally fades, prices tumble for third consecutive day - 10:57 AM EDT Cryptoverse: Bitcoin beats the heat in a jumpin' July - 10:41 AM EDT Bitpapa Enters The Cryptocurrency Market In Nigeria - 10:41 AM EDT Save a whopping $600 on MSI’s GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio - 10:02 AM EDT Post-quantum encryption contender is taken out by single-core PC and 1 hour - 09:12 AM EDT Hackers abuse ‘chaotic’ Nomad exploit to drain almost $200M in crypto - 08:29 AM EDT ‘Securities’ label in SEC insider case may have broad crypto impact - 07:15 AM EDT Tiffany is turning NFTs into jewellery for $50,000. Yeah, it’s weird. - 06:51 AM EDT The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin. - 06:39 AM EDT How to protect Windows 10 and 11 PCs from ransomware - 06:10 AM EDT Will 3 Pro-Impeachment House Republicans Survive Tuesday’s Primaries? - 06:08 AM EDT Bitcoin Down for Third Day as Caution Washes Over Global Markets - 05:51 AM EDT The crypto crash is bad news for ransomware criminals - 05:48 AM EDT Nomad crypto hack turns into $190 million mass theft - 05:18 AM EDT The Missing Cryptoqueen, book review: One coin to scam them all - 05:17 AM EDT Computer scientist begs to use robot dogs to search landfill site to find '£140m of Bitco... - 04:35 AM EDT Emitrr raises $4 million to expand its automation offering for local businesses - 03:23 AM EDT Man who accidentally threw away £150m in bitcoin ‘secures funding’ for plan to dig up... - 02:36 AM EDT North Korean hackers are posing as crypto freelancers to secure remote work abroad, resear... - 12:02 AM EDT Tiffany is selling custom CryptoPunk pendants for $50,000 - 07:16 PM EDT Daily Crunch: Did Bolt Mobility bolt? The startup left equipment and confused customers in... - 06:31 PM EDT Police to get sweeping new asset seizure powers - 06:07 PM EDT SEC spears ‘Crypto Crusaders’ over alleged pyramid scheme - 05:46 PM EDT Binance.US Delists Cryptocurrency Cited by SEC as a Security - 05:30 PM EDT Bitcoin dips, SEC charges 11 in alleged Ponzi scheme, and the outlook for NFTs - 05:30 PM EDT SEC charges 11 people in $300M crypto pyramid scheme - 04:30 PM EDT You just read issue #436 of Mostly Bitcoin. You can also browse the full archives of this newsletter. Email address (required) Subscribe