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Getnet Launches Global Developer Community ‘Get Code’ to Drive Payments Innovation

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Getnet, the leading Latin American and Iberian fintech payment provider owned by Santander, has launched Get Code. The platform serves as an official developer community built to inspire, connect, and empower technology professionals worldwide.

Fostering digital co-creation
Daniel Flores, head of product at Getnet

The initiative aims to provide developers with a collaborative network to share knowledge and build innovative solutions for the future of digital payments. Through the platform, tech talent will have access to networking events, content sharing, hackathons, and opportunities to connect their ideas to real market needs.

Daniel Flores, head of product at Getnet, explained the vision behind the launch, “Innovative products lie at the heart of Getnet. Get Code represents our commitment to keep fostering innovation and supporting the developer ecosystem. By creating a space where talent, creativity, and technology meet, we aim to accelerate new solutions that transform the payments industry. For developers, it’s an opportunity to access valuable resources, expand their network, and gain visibility for their ideas on a global stage.”

Inaugural event to focus on AI

The community will officially kick off its program of activities on 26 February with a meet-up in Brazil. Themed “The Future of Payments Using AI,” the inaugural event will feature participation from open-source software company Red Hat and electronic payment solutions provider Verifone.

During the event, Caetano Altieri, CEO of Verifone, will share strategic insights on how artificial intelligence is currently transforming payment methods. Getnet plans to announce additional initiatives and programs for the community gradually throughout the year.

For Getnet, which processed over €222billion across 9 billion transactions in 2025 and serves 1.3 million clients, the launch is a strategic step to strengthen its presence in the global tech ecosystem.

Denis De Lutiis, head of marketing LATAM at Getnet, added “Get Code reinforces Getnet’s positioning as a global fintech connected to the future of technology. It is an initiative that brings together innovation, collaboration, and a long-term vision to drive digital transformation in the financial sector.”

Bitcoin’s hard fork proposal to get back $5 billion in stolen Mt. Gox funds sees no takers

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Mark Karpelès thought he had a reasonable ask.

The former CEO of defunct exchange MtGox, operating under his GitHub handle MagicalTux, submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core over the weekend proposing a hard fork (a fundamental change in code that splits the blockchain) that would let 79,956 BTC be redirected from the address they’ve been sitting in since 2011.

At current prices, that’s roughly $5 billion in bitcoin that hasn’t moved in 15 years.

The proposal was narrow, with just under 60 lines of code. A single consensus rule change that would substitute one public key hash for another when validating transactions from the theft address, allowing the MtGox trustee to spend the coins and route them into Japan’s existing court-supervised rehabilitation process.

Read more: Mt Gox: The History of a Failed Bitcoin Exchange

The activation height was set to infinity, meaning nothing would happen unless the community explicitly agreed to turn it on.

It lasted about 17 hours.

The forum was auto-closed even before a discussion took place, with bitcoiners suggesting that Karpelès submitted a pull request directly when he should’ve first discussed the changes on the Bitcoin development list. Some of them said that Karpelès should first propose this as an official Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP).

The people it was supposed to help rejected it, too. Several MtGox creditors said publicly on X that they didn’t want Bitcoin’s rules rewritten on their behalf. The network’s guarantee that private keys equal ownership matters more to them than getting their coins back.

Code is the law

Karpelès had anticipated the objections and listed them himself in the proposal.

The theft is unambiguous, and the coins haven’t moved in 15 years. A legal framework to distribute them already exists. The scope targets one address. Every argument for exceptionalism was there.

Once Bitcoin redirects coins for any reason, the question stops being whether it can and starts being when it will do it again.

Bitfinex victims, DeFi hack victims, and anyone who lost coins to a documented theft could cite this as precedent and seek the same remedy for their incidents. The line between one justified exception and a general mechanism is exactly the kind of subjective boundary Bitcoin was built to avoid.

This is not to say a change in code didn’t happen before.

Previous emergency interventions, such as the 2010 value overflow bug or the 2013 chain split, involved technical failures that threatened the network itself. This was different. The network was working exactly as designed. The proposal was asking it to work differently for one group of people, however sympathetic their case.

The pull request is now closed. $5 billion in bitcoin remains frozen at the same address it’s been at since 2011. And the creditors who might have benefited chose the principal over the payout.

Ultimately, Bitcoin’s fundamental principle of “code is the law” prevailed.

11 US Senators Urge Probe Into Binance’s AML Controls

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A group of 11 US senators has asked federal authorities to investigate whether crypto exchange Binance is complying with US sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, citing recent reports.

In a letter on Friday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pamela Bondi, the lawmakers urged a “prompt, comprehensive review” of the exchange’s compliance controls and its adherence to settlement agreements reached in 2023.

The senators pointed to allegations that approximately $1.7 billion in digital assets flowed through Binance to Iranian entities linked to terrorism, including groups connected to the Houthis and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Investigators also reportedly identified more than 1,500 accounts accessed by users in Iran and potential activity connected to Russian sanctions evasion.

According to the letter, some Binance compliance staff who uncovered suspicious transactions were later dismissed, and law enforcement agencies said the exchange had become less cooperative in providing customer information.

Related: Binance stablecoin reserves have sunk 19% since November

Senators warn Binance products could enable sanctions evasion

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ruben Gallego, joined by Angela D. Alsobrooks, Andy Kim, Raphael Warnock, Tina Smith, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark R. Warner, Elizabeth Warren, Jack Reed and Lisa Blunt Rochester, signed the letter.

They also raised concerns about newer products, including payment cards launched in parts of the former Soviet Union and partnerships tied to stablecoin initiatives, which they warned could facilitate sanctions evasion.

The senators asked the agencies to report by March 13 on any steps taken to examine the exchange’s conduct.

Senators ask for probe into Binance. Source: Senate

On Tuesday, Senator Richard Blumenthal, ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, also launched a congressional inquiry into Binance. He sent a letter to Binance CEO Richard Teng requesting documents and internal records related to the exchange’s sanctions controls.

Related: Binance confirms employee targeted as three arrested in France break-in

Binance denies Iran-linked transaction claims

In a statement to Cointelegraph this week, Binance rejected allegations that its platform facilitated illicit transactions, saying it identified and reported suspicious activity to authorities and does not allow Iranian users. A company spokesperson said recent media coverage misrepresented the exchange’s operations.

Last week, the exchange also disputed a report claiming it processed more than $1 billion in Iran-linked transfers and denied dismissing investigators over the issue.

Teng has also criticized a Wall Street Journal report alleging $1.7 billion in Iran-related activity, calling it defamatory and seeking a retraction.

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