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.