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Louisiana takes first crypto payment over Bitcoin Lightning

Louisiana is now taking crypto payments for state services, and its Wildlife and Fisheries Department has just taken the government’s first crypto payment. Source link

US lawmakers urge top crypto ATM operators to tackle fraud

Seven Democratic US Senators have sent letters to ten of the country’s biggest Bitcoin ATM operators urging them to address fraud against elderly Americans. Source link

Crypto in ‘extreme fear’ as Arthur Hayes tips ‘sub $50K’ Bitcoin weekend

Crypto market sentiment dropped back into “extreme fear” amid Bitcoin’s price slump, with Arthur Hayes calling that it could drop again. Source link

Robinhood reaches $3.9M settlement over blocked crypto withdrawals

Robinhood Crypto LLC has agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle claims it failed to let customers withdraw cryptocurrency from their accounts between 2018 and 2022.  Source link

Home invaders used machete, Toblerone to rob man of Bitcoin

For the first time ever, a Scottish court seized Bitcoin from the “technical brains” behind a robbery where a woman was beaten with a Toblerone. Source link

Home invaders used machete, Toblerone to rob a man of his Bitcoin

Scottish authorities tracked, traced, and seized Bitcoin stolen during a 2020 home invasion, marking the first robbery in Scotland to involve cryptocurrency tracing.  Source link

Crypto execs plan to raise $100K for Harris at fundraiser: Report

A group of crypto industry players wants to sway Kamala Harris to soften on crypto as she maintains a slight lead in national polling over Donald Trump. Source link

Bitcoin miners see worst revenues in 11 months as difficulty climbs

August was the lowest revenue month for Bitcoin miners so far in 2024 and the worst revenue month since September last year. Source link

BlackRock ETF sees biggest inflow in 35 days as Bitcoin weekly rally pauses

BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin fund had its biggest inflow day since July 22 as Bitcoin slipped back under $64,000 following a weekly rally. Source link

Crypto law firm loses appeal to force SEC’s hand on Ether classification

Hodl Law sued the SEC in 2022, claiming it could face the regulator’s ire for using Ethereum and wanted a court to force it to decide if ETH is a security. Source link