MicroStrategy has announced plans to launch a decentralized identity solution on the Bitcoin (BTC) network that stores and retrieves information using Ordinal-based inscriptions. MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor announced the solution, named ‘MicroStrategy Orange,’ at the company’s Bitcoin For Corporations conference on… origin »

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Bitcoin 'Call Writing' Back in Vogue as Cash And Carry Strategy Loses Shine.

Recently, traders have sold $80,000 BTC call options expiring at the end of May to generate additional yield, one observer said. origin »

Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail.

Ukrainian national, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, also known as Rabotnik, has been sentenced 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. origin »

US probes Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. over financial transactions: Report.

U.S. prosecutors are reportedly investigating the fintech firm after a whistleblower claimed it processed thousands of transactions for users from sanctioned countries and terrorist groups. origin »