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Czech police arrest infamous darknet operator in Bitcoin-for-favors scandal

The man behind Sheep Marketplace, a defunct darknet hub, now faces fresh charges after allegedly funneling $45 million in Bitcoin to Czech officials in the justice ministry. Prosecutors confirm the probe covers money laundering and illegal drug operations, signaling a complex criminal web. Summary Czech police arrest Tomáš Jiřikovský, former darknet operator, over a $45M…

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Bitcoin’s biggest Wall Street backer takes the wheel at World Economic Forum

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink nominated as interim co-chair of World Economic Forum board Summary Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, became interim chair of the World Economic Forum board Formerly a Bitcoin skeptic, Fink has been the driving force behind Wall Street’s crypto adoption WEF founder, Klaus Schwab, recently resigned amid reorganization Bitcoin (BTC) may soon…

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Tether adds native Bitcoin Lightning support to wallet development kit

Tether just gave developers a shortcut to the Bitcoin economy. By embedding Lightspark’s Lightning infrastructure into its Wallet Development Kit, it’s now possible to launch self-custodial wallets with native fast BTC transactions from day one. Summary Tether has integrated Lightspark’s Bitcoin Lightning infrastructure into its open-source Wallet Development Kit, enabling instant BTC and stablecoin payments…

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