Releases
BTCPay Server v1.7.3: Bug Fixes
BTCPay Server is a free and open-source Bitcoin payment processor which allows you to accept bitcoin without fees or intermediaries.
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News
Lastpass: Hackers Stole Customer Vault Data in Cloud Storage Breach - Data Vulnerable to Master Password Bruteforce - Sensitive Customer Info Also Taken
Customer account information and related metadata including company names, end-user names, billing addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, and IP addresses were also compromised.
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Two FTX Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges. SBF Released on $250M Bond at U.S. Court Appearance: Home Confinement at Parents' Home in Palo Alto, California
Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested last week in the Bahamas, where he lived and where FTX is based, cementing the one-time billionaire's fall from grace. He departed the Caribbean nation in FBI custody on Wednesday night.
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Weekly Digest
Block 768495: Important News of the Week
News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.
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Releases
Alby v1.21.0: New WebLN/WebBTC Interface
Alby provides deep Lightning Network integration for websites (for payments and authentication flows). A minimal web extension to allow browsers to interact with the Lightning Network.
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Releases
Zeus v0.7.0: Lightning Node Connect, BIP21/Unified QRs, New Home Screen, and More
Zeus is a mobile Bitcoin/Lightning node manager and wallet application for LND, Core Lightning, and Eclair. Zeus is built on TypeScript and React-Native. It runs on both iOS and Android.
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Core Scientific is Filing for Bankruptcy: Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Mining Firm in the World
Core Scientific market cap has fallen from $4.3 billion in July 2021 to $78 million as of the end of trading on Tuesday. The company's stock has dropped more than 98% in the past year.
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Releases
Bitcoin Optech #231: 2022 Year-in-Review Special
This special edition of the Optech Newsletter summarizes notable developments in Bitcoin during all of 2022. It’s the sequel to our summaries from 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
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News
Paul Sztorc Launches 'Layer 2 Labs' Company to Promote and Develop Drivechains Proposal with $3M Seed Funding
The primary goal of drivechains is to enable altcoin functionality without the need for the respective tokens. For drivechains to be implemented it would require a soft fork of the bitcoin network. This change is extremely unlikely to get implemented.
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Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG: NYDIG Purchasing 2.8 Eh/s of Greenidge’s Bitcoin Miners, Greenidge Will Host them for NYDIG
This would eliminate $57-$68 million of debt, leaving Greenidge with approximately 1.8 EH/s of its own miners, while requiring that the mining firm also pledge the rest of its unencumbered assets to secure the remainder of the loan.
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News
Foundation Devices Announces $7M Seed Round Led by Polychain Capital
Foundation produces the Passport, a bitcoin hardware wallet. Other investors participating in the round include new investors Greenfield Capital and Lightning Ventures, and existing investors Third Prime, Warburg Serres, Unpopular Ventures, and Bolt.
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Releases
Tails v5.8: Improved Persistent Storage, Wayland, Better Unsafe Browser, and More
Tails is a portable operating system that protects your privacy and helps you avoid censorship. ails uses the Tor network to protect your privacy online and help you avoid censorship. Enjoy the Internet like it should be. Run from a USB, Tails leaves no trace on the computer when shut down.
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