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"It's hoped that hierarchical channels will eventually be adopted in BOLTs and implemented in order to improve the scalability, efficiency, and usability of the Lightning network."

The Surfshark research hub analyzed user data requests that Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft received from government agencies of 177 countries between 2013 and 2021.

This module adds "stability pool" functionality to Fedimint. The stability pool allows users to "lock" in the US dollar value of their ecash for a fee.

Sam Wouters, Bitcoin Research Analyst at River Financial, has shared some insights about the recent Bitcoin hashrate surge.

An entity called 'LinkingLion' may be attempting to link bitcoin transactions to user IP addresses.

Bitcoin developer Ben Carman has run the numbers on the use of zaps on Nostr.

"The recent economic cash crisis in Nigeria, caused by the naira redesign, political climate, and economic conditions, has increased bitcoin's value proposition for average Nigerians. In Africa, bitcoin offers an indispensable financial safe haven."

In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine.

2022 was a watershed year for Bicoin mining.

NYDIG is a subsidiary of Stone Ridge, a holding company that has led the creation of firms across the worlds of technology and finance, including a $13B+ alternatives asset manager.

This report discusses the shifting dynamics of global trade, particularly in regards to the role of the US dollar as the dominant currency for international transactions.

World War III already started, it’s just that it is a hot war in cold places (in space, cyberspace, underwater, and Svalbard) and a cold war in hot places (militarizing islands in the Pacific and mines in Africa).