Starting a new digital identity

> I've often wondered how I would start my digital identity again. Knowing what I know now, I'd definitely do things a little differently.

https://k3tan.com/starting-a-new-digital-identity
archive: https://archive.ph/uarCw

User Activated Soft Fork (UASF) bitcoin client has been released intended to force taproot activation if miner signaling via Speedy Trial fails to reach the required threshold of 90%.

https://bitcointaproot.cc/
archive: https://archive.ph/NQbud

Turkish Gov attempting to ban bitcoin payments starting at the end of the month.

https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2021/04/20210416-4.htm
archive: https://archive.ph/nJQZX
english press release: https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/EN/TCMB+EN/Main+Menu/Announcements/Press+Releases/2021/ANO2021-17

Tales from the Crypt Podcast - Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.12

- bitcoin week in review

https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Bitcoin-Week-of-2021-04-12-ev05qc

Start9 adds Sphinx Chat Relay support to EmbassyOS

- Sphinx Chat is a messaging service built on top of the Lightning Network.

https://start9labs.medium.com/new-service-sphinx-chat-2cd4f40d3f05
archive: https://archive.ph/8Khio

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Bitcoin Core v0.21.1 Release Candidate 1 released

- Includes Speedy Trial activation method for Taproot

https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.21.1/test.rc1/
full release notes: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.21/doc/release-notes.md

There Are Now Two Taproot Activation Clients, Here’s Why

- Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Core 0.21.0-based Taproot Client 0.1 are starting out as compatible with one another. This will remain the case if miners activate Taproot before the Speedy Trial deadline. In that case, Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Taproot nodes will both start enforcing the Taproot upgrade on Bitcoin block 709632 (November).

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/there-are-now-two-taproot-activation-clients-heres-why
archive: https://archive.ph/SbwCS

Bitcoin Exchange OKEx adds support for lightning network bitcoin deposits and withdrawals.

https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360059600412-OKEx-supports-Lightning-Network-for-faster-cheaper-BTC-transactions
archive: https://archive.ph/geZEy

March’s adjusted on-chain volume was $366.27 billion — up 14.7% from February’s previous all-time high of $319.3 billion. The third consecutive month in which adjusted on-chain volume for Bitcoin reached record highs.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/101946/bitcoin-monthly-on-chain-volume-march
archive: https://archive.ph/1IH56

myNode v0.2.30 released

- Add Lightning Terminal v0.4.1
- Specter v1.3.0
- Pair Wallet UI upgraded
- Sphinx Relay v2.0.11
- BTCPay Server v1.0.7.2
- LND Watchtower toggle
- Faster UI

https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.30

Brian Brooks hired as CEO of Binance US

- Previously head of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
- Before that he was chief legal officer at Coinbase

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cryptocurrency-giant-binance-hires-former-top-bank-regulator-11618912800
archive: https://archive.ph/oFlyP

Venmo adds bitcoin IOU support

- Users can now buy and sell bitcoin but they cannot withdraw
- ETH, LTC, and BCH supported as well

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-crypto-on-venmo-301272010.html
archive: https://archive.ph/OY4Yk

WeWork now accepting bitcoin as payment and will hold it on their balance sheet

- ETH, USDC, and PAX also accepted

https://www.wework.com/ideas/newsroom-landing-page/newsroom/posts/wework-starts-utilizing-cryptocurrency-as-form-of-payment
archive: https://archive.ph/HTSyx

Coin Center: “Expansive” standards for surveillance threaten human autonomy—our message to FATF

> linking a Bitcoin payment address to a name and physical address is extremely destructive of the owner’s privacy

https://www.coincenter.org/expansive-standards-for-surveillance-threaten-human-autonomy-our-message-to-fatf/
archive: https://archive.ph/hZChK

Tails OS v4.18 released

- Tor Browser v10.0.16
- Thunderbird v78.9.0-1
- fixes reliability issues with the Additional Software feature

https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.18/

The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, Part II

- a new open-source tool you can use to simulate mining profitability under a variety of network conditions

https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-intelligent-bitcoin-miner-pt-ii
archive: https://archive.ph/MMKyc