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Market Shakeup — BSV Faces Steep Decline After UK Judge’s Decision in COPA Case
16.3.2024
In recent times, the cryptocurrency landscape has experienced a widespread decline, yet the digital asset bitcoinsv, known for its associations with Craig Wright, has seen the most significant weekly downturn within the crypto sphere, dropping 18.9% versus the U.S. dollar in seven days. This...
Lightning Labs and Tari agree to convert restraining order in trademark suit
17.3.2023
Tari Labs, who bought the suit against the project has faced backlash from the crypto community with some suggesting the lawsuit was “frivolous.”
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal
16.3.2023
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have it declare his extradition from the United States to South Africa illegal. In its ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal insisted that Spagni did not sufficiently argue...
South African Court Releases Former Monero Developer Riccardo Spagni From Custody
18.7.2022
A South African regional court recently ruled to release former Monero lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, from custody. The ruling came just a few days after his arrest by local law enforcement agents, a report has said. Prior to his release, Spagni aka Fluffypony told the court he had returned...
Former Monero maintainer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni to surrender for South Africa extradition
30.6.2022
Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday
South Africa Charges Former Monero Lead Developer With 378 Counts of Fraud and Forgery
3.6.2022
Former Monero lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, faces over 370 counts of fraud, forgery, and uttering. The charges against the developer stem from fraudulent activities he allegedly committed when he was still employed by Cape Cookies. Fluffypony Pleads Not Guilty The so-called crypto mogul...
Former Monero Developer Spagni Released From US Prison, Pledges to Address Fraud Allegations
23.9.2021
Former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni has been released from a U.S. prison where he reportedly spent “sixty-one days in solitary confinement.” The developer’s release was prompted by the failure of South African authorities “to make a timely submission in support of...
Monero’s former maintainer released from US custody
21.9.2021
“I am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa as soon as possible so I can address this matter and get it behind me once and for all,” said Riccardo Spagni
Monero Developer Arrested in US on Fraud Charges at Request of South African Government
4.8.2021
Former lead maintainer of Monero Riccardo Spagni, aka Fluffypony, has been arrested in the U.S. and is now waiting for his extradition to South Africa where he will stand trial for fraud. Spagni described the case as “an old matter, which I have continuously been trying to resolve since...
Craig Wright Plans to Take Legal Action Against BTC Developers, Hopes to Recover Over $3B in ‘Stolen Bitcoin’
25.2.2021
Craig Wright, the individual that claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, seems to be planning to initiate legal action against a number of open-source blockchain developers. Wright’s legal team, Ontier LLP, has allegedly sent letters to programmers who work on blockchains like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash...
Cryptographers Are Always Going to Be ‘One Step Ahead’ of Regulators: Monero’s Spagni
19.10.2020
Privacy protocols have become the focal point of regulators and law enforcement agencies when the race among central banks to launch sovereign digital currencies is heating up
Riccardo Spagni
3.6.2020
Riccardo Spagni, also known by his internet handle “fluffypony,” was the lead maintainer of Monero, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency project that aims to obfuscate the linkability of transactions across source, quantity, and destination. Spagni is an entrepreneur who started his career...
‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDC Trend at Davos 2020
23.1.2020
Companies are mainstreaming privacy, says Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony."
Finance Will Fall Behind Without Innovation, Experts at Davos WEF Say
21.1.2020
Mainstream finance faces a losing proposition without technological innovation, experts at Davos WEF explain
Monero’s ‘Fluffypony’ Steps Down as Lead Maintainer of Privacy Coin Project
18.12.2019
Riccardo Spagni, better known as "Fluffypony," will relinquish his day-to-day leadership role in the privacy coin project
Lead Monero Maintainer Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Steps Down
18.12.2019
Monero confirms Riccardo Spagni, or fluffypony, is bowing out as lead maintainer
Maker’s Stability Fee Drops to 5.5% After Multi-Collateral Dai Announcement
3.11.2019
According to the CEO of the Maker Foundation, Rune Christensen, Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) will launch on November 18. On October 28, Maker’s stability fee was reduced by a ‘whale’ with roughly 94% of the voting power. Also Read: French Ministry of Education Publishes Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Maximalists Embrace Ethereum After Receiving an Offer They Can’t Refuse
22.8.2019
A group of hardcore bitcoin maximalists have heroically overcome their hatred for Ethereum after receiving ERC20 shares in crypto exchange INX worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The staunch BTC loyalists, led by Blockstream CTO Samson Mow, have agreed to support a project built on Ethereum...
South African Payment Gateway Drops BTC Over Fees and Network Congestion
13.7.2019
On July 12, South African payment gateway service Payfast announced the company is dropping bitcoin core (BTC) payments due to network congestion and high fees. Payfast emphasized that BTC has a number of limitations and design flaws which makes it an “impractical substitute for cash.”...