Block 845246: Important News of the Week
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News
- Venezuela Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining
- Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition to US, UK High Court Rules
- The Peer-to-Peer Rights Fund Launched to Protect Open-Source Devs, Starting with Samourai Case
- COPA vs Craig Wright Written Judgement Published
- Spiral Issues Grant for Sean Gilligan, Moves Design Grants to Bitcoin Design Foundation
- White House Wants to Cooperate on Regulation as US House Passes Market Structure Bill
- Metamask Is Working to Add Native Bitcoin Support - Sources
- Xapo Bank Enables Bitcoin Deposits via the Lightning Network
- Speed Wallet Implements KYC for US-based Users
- Hodl Hodl Blocks US Users from Accessing Its Lending Platform
- Watch Live: Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem 2024
Releases and updates
- RoboSats v0.6.2-alpha: Regression Fix
- LNbits v0.12.6: User Manager, Phoenixd Wallet Integration, Eclair Bug Fix
- Coracle v0.4.5: Custom Feed Builder & More
- Mostro v0.12.0: Orders with Amounts by Ranges
- RoninDojo v2.1.4: Regroup, Rebuild, Return
- Blink Launches Blink Private: An OTC Desk in El Salvador
- Pushtx: Privacy-focused Bitcoin Transaction Broadcaster
- Phoenixd v0.1.5: Official Dockerfile, Authentication to Webhook Calls
- GroupHug v1.1.0: Close Groups by Fee & Time
- Scaling Lightning v0.4.1: Configurable Namespace
- Unleashed.Chat v0.1.21: Internet Search
- Specter Desktop v2.0.4: Build Fixes for Windows, Electron Bug Fixes
- BitBanana v0.8.1: Core Lightning, LndHub Support
- Wikifreedia v0.0.7: Improved Editor, Mentions, Nicer URLs
Research and guides
- SilentPayments.xyz: What Are Silent Payments, Bounties & More
- Discreet Log Contracts with Ecash Notes
- Bitcoin Optech #304: Upgrading LN Channels Without Closing & Reopening & More
Mining stats
- Bitcoin mining difficulty has gone up to 84.38T (+1.48%) on May 24, 2024.
- The network's hashrate (7-day SMA) is currently at ~616 EH/s.
Lightning stats
- The capacity of the Lightning network has been growing in the recent weeks and is currently close to 5000 BTC.
Nostr stats
- The Nostr protocol has added roughly 5000 new users last week.
