Rodriguez, Hill Plead Guilty in Samourai Wallet Case, Laundering Charges Wiped

Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, developers of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in New York federal court on July 30, 2025. According to a report from The Rage, as part of their plea agreements, prosecutors dropped more serious money laundering conspiracy charges, … Read more

Top 10 Miners Dominate 94% of Hashrate and Hoard Over 55,000 BTC

According to the latest onchain stats, Bitcoin’s top ten mining pools currently control a hefty 94.2% of the global hashrate — and they collectively hold $6.52 billion in bitcoin across their wallets. Inside the Secret Stashes of Bitcoin’s Biggest Mining Pools and Their Counterparties As of today, the ten biggest mining pools by block production … Read more

Midl Secures $2.4M Seed Investment from Draper Associates and Draper Dragon to Pioneer Native dApp Infrastructure on Bitcoin

This content is provided by a sponsor. Dover, US – July 30th, 2025 – Midl, an infrastructure that brings smart contracts to the Bitcoin network, enabling native decentralized applications (dApps) and financial products, has announced the successful close of a $2.4 million seed round. The round was led by Draper Associates, the early-stage venture capital … Read more