Welsh Man’s Dream of Recovering 8,000 BTC Crushed by Landfill Closure: Is it Time for Him to Stop Fighting the Inevitable?
A landfill in Wales, believed to contain a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin, is slated for closure.

A landfill in Wales, believed to contain a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin, is slated for closure.
Michael Saylor's company, Strategy, is preparing for another major Bitcoin purchase, continuing its aggressive accumulation strategy. The firm holds over 471,000 Bitcoin, worth $45 billion, and has raised billions through stock offerings to finance its acquisitions.
McDonald’s posted a playful message on X, which many crypto enthusiasts saw as a nod to the market downturn, sparking viral reactions. Exchanges like Kraken and OKX, along with figures such as HTX Global, joined in with humorous responses, turning the post into a symbol of potential recovery amid market struggles.
Gemini is considering an IPO in 2025, following regulatory challenges and legal settlements, including a $5 million fine. The company's move to go public comes amid growing interest from other crypto firms, like Bullish Global, in joining the stock market.
A Coinbase executive analysed Bitcoin’s early transactions and found links between Satoshi Nakamoto’s wallets and a Canadian exchange. His research suggests Satoshi’s last on-chain activity was in 2014, and Kraken may hold data revealing their identity.
Bitcoin miners are struggling to maintain their monthly production as the mining difficulty-measured by the computational power required to validate BTC transactions and generate new blocks-continues to increase.
MicroStrategy has rebranded to "Strategy" to reflect its focus on Bitcoin, moving away from its business analytics roots. Despite growing its Bitcoin holdings, the company reported a $670.8 million quarterly loss but remains optimistic about future growth.
Thousands of Bitcoin and crypto enthusiasts gathered outside a Mcdonalds restaurant to trade in their satoshis for Big Macs, McFlurrys and coffee? Little did they know they would be the pioneers to make the first Bitcoin payment.
Bybit’s CEO, Ben Zhou, warned that crypto liquidations may be as high as $10 billion, far exceeding the $2 billion reported. He explained that limitations in data sharing caused discrepancies, with actual losses likely much higher than public figures suggest.
MicroStrategy paused its Bitcoin purchases after 12 weeks due to market volatility, tax concerns, and economic uncertainty. The company still holds 471,107 BTC but is reassessing its strategy amid fluctuating prices and changing global conditions.
The breach was discovered by a developer the next day, after around half a million dollars had been lost.
Authorities are taking note of crypto scams and potential ways to deal with them.
Cryptocurrency regulation is getting more challenging in the United States following several cases of fraud and crashes of crypto-related firms.
A range of sketches show the changes the fraudster might have endured to evade capture.
The Zcash blockchain is experiencing a spamming attack that is filling up transaction blocks at an unprecedented rate.
Crypto scams involving bogus giveaways have grown into a black market industry of sorts with several services designed to support fraudulent activities.
According to May CPI figures, U.S. inflation is 8.6%. It's the highest since December 1981. The S&P 500 fell 4% ...
Google's threat analysis team attributed the attacks to a group of hackers recruited in a Russian-language forum to sell hacked YouTube channels to the highest bidder.
Viewers of the documentary, especially those who knew the full story, resonated with the founder's conspiracy theory of faked deaths.