Block 822636: Important News of the Week
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News
- Tether: We've Onboarded US Secret Service and FBI to Our Platform
- US Congress Passed FISA Section 702 Surveillance Program Extension Until April 2024
- OpenSats Announces Third Wave of Bitcoin Grants
- Bitcoin FOSS Program by Chaincode Labs Is Accepting Applications Until December 31
- Legends of Lightning Vol. 2 Winners Announced
- Lolli Raised $8M Series B Round
- Human Rights Foundation Grants $500k to 18 Bitcoin Projects
- Stacker.news Introduces Foreign Asset Control Compliance
- Corrupt Politician Elizabeth Warren Continues to Spread Disinformation to Build Support for Unconstitutional Bitcoin Surveillance Bills
- PlebLab's TopBuilder: Competition for the Next Wave of Bitcoin Innovators
- OpenSats Issues Fourth Wave of Nostr Grants
- Alby Lightning Accounts Go Invite-only in a Bid to Encourage Self-Custody
- Argentina Repeals Forced Legal Tender Laws for Contracts, Confirms Debts Can Now Be Settled in Bitcoin
Updates and releases
- Elements Academy: Instructional Videos for Learning Liquid and Elements
- Core Lightning v23.11.1 Released
- Bitcoin Design Foundation: Funding For Open-Source Bitcoin Design Work
- Phoenix Wallet Android v2.1.0: Request Inbound Liquidity
- RoninDojo v2.1.2: Removed Bisq Support, Knots Peers Ban
- Mempool Goggles: See Who & What Is Vying For Blockspace at Any Given Moment
- Green Wallet Desktop v1.2.9 Released
- 8-bit CPU for BitVM: Write BitVM Programs Without Learning Circuit Diagrams
- BitBanana v0.7.1: LNURL Auth Support
- Plebeian Market Gets Nostrified
- Cashu v1 Protocol Specs Have Been Merged
- COLDCARD Mk4 Firmware v5.2.1 Released
- BTCPay Server v1.12.0: Improvements, PoS Enhancements & More
- OrangeClock v0.2.0-beta: Halving Countdown, Nostr Zap Counter & More
- Flare: A Video Sharing Site Built on Nostr
- Cashu Nutshell v0.14.1: Stateless Mint
- Wasabi Wallet v2.0.5: ShopinBit Integration
- Amboss Introduces Ghost Addresses
- Swiss Bitcoin Pay App v2.0.0: Open-Source Code & Other Improvements
- Alby Extension v3.5.0: Firefox Mobile Support, Liquid Web Wallet Bounty
- Fountain v1.0: New Design & User Experience Upgrade
- BlueWallet v6.4.12: Tool to Generate Last Mnemonic Word & Fixes
- Hodl Hodl Updated Its Rating & Review System
- OCEAN Pool Now Offers Multiple Block Template Policies For Miners
- Bitcoin Connect: Connect Bitcoin Wallets with Apps
Research and guides
- How To Run Your Own Bitcoin Mining Pool
- Nostr Tech Weekly Report - 12.17.2023
- Bitcoin Optech #282: Year-in-Review Special
Mining stats
- Bitcoin mining difficulty had a big upwards adjustment of +6.98% today and is now reaching a record 72.01T.
- The current Bitcoin network's hashrate (7-day SMA) is at ~498 EH/s.
Lightning stats
- Lightning network has lost another 60 BTC in capacity in the last 7 days, along with 18 nodes and over 200 channels, per mempool.space.
Nostr stats
- More than 23000 new users joined the Nostr network this week, per primal.net stats.
