SPECTER DIY V1.5.5 RELEASED

- Store multiple seeds on internal flash or SD card
- export seeds as plaintext
- Recover from a plaintext seed
- Create single-sig wallets from the UI of Specter-DIY directly

https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy/releases/tag/v1.5.5

BANKING GIANT BBVA LAUNCHES BITCOIN TRADING, CUSTODY SERVICES IN SWITZERLAND

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/swiss-bbva-offering-bitcoin-services
archive: https://archive.ph/rgbud

RABBIT HOLE RECAP

- bitcoin week in review

https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Bitcoin-Week-of-2021-06-14-e12vnbl

JOINMARKET V0.8.3 RELEASED

- avoid cases of unnecessary transaction signing failure
- darkscience Tor onion address updated to v3
- payjoin bugfixes
- many additional bugfixes

https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.3
notes: https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/blob/master/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.3.md

GBTC REDEMPTIONS STEALING BITCOIN SPOT DEMAND

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/gbtc-stealing-bitcoin-spot-demand
archive: https://archive.ph/QsyFZ

JOININBOX V0.5.0 RELEASED

- update JoinMarket to v0.8.3
- automatic PGP verification of the git tag on install

https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.5.0

MICROSTRATEGY HAS PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL 13005 BITCOIN FOR $489 MILLION AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $37617. AS OF 6/21/21 THEY HOLD 105085 BITCOIN ACQUIRED FOR $2.741 BILLION AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $26080.

https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/press/microstrategy-acquires-additional-bitcoins-and-now-holds-over-105000-bitcoins-in-total_06-21-2021
archive: https://archive.ph/HTGyh

IRAN SEIZES 7000 'MINING COMPUTERS' - ENFORCEMENT OF RECENT MINING MORATORIUM

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2N2O40ZW
archive: https://archive.ph/A3tpU

MALICIOUS PYPI PACKAGES HIJACK DEV DEVICES TO MINE CRYPTOCURRENCY

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-pypi-packages-hijack-dev-devices-to-mine-cryptocurrency/
archive: https://archive.ph/02mJ6

BITCOIN HASHRATE DROPS BY NEARLY 50% FOLLOWING MINING CRACKDOWN IN CHINA

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109315/bitcoin-hashrate-declines-50-percent-china-mining-crackdown
archive: https://archive.ph/ky2FK

WHAT BITCOIN DID PODCAST

- Why El Salvador Made Bitcoin Legal Tender with President Nayib Bukele

https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-el-salvador-made-bitcoin-legal-tender

UK WATCHDOG FCA ISSUES WARNING ABOUT 111 UNREGISTERED 'CRYPTO ASSET FIRMS' OPERATING IN THE COUNTRY

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-cryptoassets-regulator/uk-watchdog-issues-warning-about-111-unregistered-crypto-asset-firms-idUSKCN2DY1TQ
archive: https://archive.ph/9kgAz

PYSA RANSOMWARE BACKDOORS EDUCATION ORGS USING CHACHI MALWARE

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pysa-ransomware-backdoors-education-orgs-using-chachi-malware/
archive: https://archive.ph/9bMMW

'THE ₿ WORD' INITIATIVE ANNOUNCED

- will launch on July 21, 2021, offering a live experience and a library of content to the investor community, enabling a more informed discussion about the role Bitcoin can serve for institutions across the globe

https://www.thebword.org
archive: https://archive.ph/F57va

GLADSTEIN: FIGHTING MONETARY COLONIALISM WITH OPEN-SOURCE CODE

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization
archive: https://archive.ph/FYdPX