News
Tether Freezes All OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets in 'Proactive' Security Measure
Tether has frozen coins held in crypto wallets sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls, the company announced.
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Weekly Digest
Block 820600: Important News of the Week
News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.
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News
Ledger Live Tracks and Sends ALL User Information to Outsourced Data Harvesting Service
"Ledger Live is phoning out data on assets you hold in your hardware wallet the moment you access Ledger Live. It's also sending out tons of other info about your computer and device," wrote @rektbuildr.
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News
Unconfiscatable Conference 2023 - Day 2 Livestream
Unconfiscatable Conference brings high profile speakers from the world of Bitcoin to discuss the technology with emphasis on both scalability and privacy. It takes place in Las Vegas on December 7-8, 2023.
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Releases
Users of BTCPay Server's LNbank Plugin Urged to Upgrade to v1.8.9 ASAP
"A critical vulnerability has been found in LNBank, an external plugin you can optionally use in BTCPay Server. If you're using it, update immediately to newest version v1.8.9 to mitigate," announced BTCPay Server.
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Releases
Ride The Lightning v0.15.0-beta: CLNRest for Core Lightning
Ride The Lightning (RTL) is device agnostic, web user interface to help manage lightning node operations. RTL can be used with LND, Core Lightning and Eclair implementations.
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Releases
Payjoin CLI v0.0.1-alpha: A Command-line Payjoin Client for Bitcoin Core
Payjoin Dev Kit (PDK) aims to simplify Payjoin integration into any wallet or service and save on fees as a result.
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Research
Bitcoin Mining Around the World: Africa
"From Ethiopia, to Kenya, to Nigeria, and beyond, Africa is quietly emerging as a Bitcoin mining hub," writes the Hashrate Index in its latest report.
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News
Nayib Bukele Stepped Away From Presidency to Pursue Second Term
"President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has been granted a special license allowing him to temporarily step down from his presidential role to pursue a second term in the country's upcoming elections on February 4, 2024."
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News
Unconfiscatable 2023 Livestream - Day 1
The Unconfiscatable Conference brings high profile speakers from the world of Bitcoin to discuss the technology with emphasis on both scalability and privacy.
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Releases
LND v0.17.3-beta: Hot Fix Release
The Lightning Network Daemon (LND) is a complete implementation of a Lightning Network node developed by Lightning Labs.
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Releases
Block Opens Bitkey Preorders in 95+ Countries, Shipping Expected in Q1 2024
Block's signing device is now available for pre-order at $150 in over 95 countries.
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