Block 848017: Important News of the Week

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News

• Bitdeer Acquires Desiweminer, Unveils SEALMINER Technology Roadmap
• Core Scientific Declines $1 Billion Buyout Offer From CoreWeave
• Bitfarms Adopt 'Poison Pill' Strategy to Fend Off Hostile Takeover by Riot Platforms (UPDATED)
• EU's Encryption Report Finds Layer 2s, Private Ownership of Bitcoin 'Problematic' for Law Enforcement

Updates and releases

• ESP Miner Firmware v2.1.8: Fix for Possible Overheat If WiFi Disconnects
• Joinstr Electrum Plugin v0.1.0 (Pre-alpha) Released
• Wasabi Wallet v2.0.8.1: Safeguards for Coinjoin Fees
• BitBanana v0.8.2: Core Lightning Updates
• Clams Remote v2.2.0: Close Channels, Deprecated Native App & UX Improvements
• Voyage v0.6.0: Bookmarks, Removed Downvote Button
• New Launches on Geyser: Harbor, SIGit, Miners4Kids, Parallel Space
• Zeus v0.9.0-alpha8: Layout Changes, Pending HTLCs View & More
• RGB v0.11-beta6: API Stabilization, Improved Interfaces Inheritance, Scripting, Data Containers, Invoicing
• Peach Bitcoin v0.5.0: GroupHug for Everyone
• Phoenix Wallet Android v2.2.3, iOS v2.2.5 Released
• Blockstream Green Android v4.0.30, iOS v4.0.28, Desktop v2.0.7 Released
• Bitkit Wallet Officially Launched on App Stores
• CivKit Alpha Released with P2P Order Book, Escrow and PGP Chat for Trades
• Ride The Lightning v0.15.1-beta: UX Enhancements, Bug Fixes

Guides and research

• Web of Trust: Navigating the Social Graph
• Bitcoin Optech #307: Draft BIP for Quantum-safe Address Format

Mining stats

• The average (7-day simple moving average) hashrate of the Bitcoin network is currently around 592 EH/s.
• The next mining difficulty adjustment is expected in approximately 719 blocks or about 5 days.

Lightning stats

• The capacity of the Lightning Network is rising again. It is back above 5,000 BTC, increasing by approximately 40 BTC this week alone. Besides, there are 120 more nodes and nearly 200 more channels on the network this week, according to mempool.space.

Nostr stats

• The Nostr protocol added nearly 6000 new users this week, per primal.net.
• According to nostr.band stats, the number of daily and weekly active users of Nostr has been on the rise lately.