By EZ in Weekly Digest — May 5, 2024

Block 842175: Important News of the Week

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News

DOJ Challenges Tornado Cash Developers' Motion to Dismiss Criminal Indictment
Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond
Binance's Founder CZ Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison
Roger Ver Charged with Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion & Filing False Tax Returns
bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 2 Livestream
Federal Prosecutors Are (Still) 'Investigating' Jack Dorsey's Block for Alleged Gaps in Compliance
OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Shashwat Vangani
zkSNACKs to Suspend Its Coinjoin Coordination Service on June 1st
Senator Cynthia Lummis Slams DOJ For Hyper-Aggressive Stance On Self-Custody Software
Bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 3 Livestream
Block to Invest 10% of Bitcoin Profits into BTC Each Month for the Rest of 2024
OpenSats Receives Additional $21M Funding from #startsmall Initiative
Spiral Renews Grants to Bitcoin Zavior and Matt Morehouse

Updates and releases

Helm Wallet: Liquid Web Wallet Using Boltz Swaps for Lightning
MyNode v0.3.28 Released
New on Geyser: Bitcoin Films, Social Causes & Latest Communities
OCEAN Pool Integrates BOLT12 Lightning Payouts
Coinbase Starts Rolling Out Lightning Network Support in Partnership with Lightspark
bitcoin++ Austin 2024: Day 1 Livestream
Lightning Terminal v0.12.5-alpha: Updated LND, Loop Daemons
Samourai Dojo v1.25.0: Removed Whirlpool CLI
Hodl Hodl Introduces New Interface
Bull Bitcoin Launched Fee Multiple for Fee-efficient Transactions
MicroStrategy Unveils Inscription-based DIDs Spec and Enterprise Platform
Geyser v0.8.0: On-chain to Lightning Donation Swaps via Boltz
BDK v1.0.0-alpha.10: Improved Address API, Simplified Esplora API