Azteco adds lightning support using LNURL standard

https://medium.com/@Azteco_/at-azteco-weve-been-experimenting-with-lightning-for-over-a-year-refining-our-thinking-and-user-b9d112cff13c
archive: https://archive.ph/6ja1Q

JoininBox v0.3.4 released

- selectable miner fee in the menu when sending a payjoin
- LND install script to run a private node
- for raspiblitz users, pair the parallel 2nd node to Sphinx, BoS, ThunderHub, BTCPay

https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.3.4

Morgan Stanley files to potentially add bitcoin exposure across a dozen institutional funds

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/836487/000110465921044979/a21-8652_27497.htm
archive: https://archive.ph/Zd0lS

Bit Buy Bit Podcast - EP77 Bitcoin podcast with BitcoinQ_A

- bitcoin month in review

https://bit-buy-bit.libsyn.com/ep77-bitcoin-podcast-with-bitcoinq_a

Arthur Hayes: ALL ABOARD!

https://blog.bitmex.com/all-aboard/
archive: https://archive.ph/7Aqis

Coinbase to publicly list on the Nasdaq on April 14 via direct listing. Ticker will be COIN.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N2LU4CE
archive: https://archive.ph/hdYym

US Federal Court orders Circle and Poloniex to provide the IRS info on customers who have transacted more than $20K worth of bitcoin between 2016 and 2020.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-authorizes-service-john-doe-summons-seeking-identities-us-taxpayers-who-have-used-0
archive: https://archive.ph/k6bAZ

Tales from the Crypt Podcast - Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.03.29

- bitcoin week in review

https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Bitcoin-Week-of-2021-03-29-eu23dh

sphinx-relay v2.0.8 released

- better tribes reconnect

https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.0.8

IRS wants customer records from Kraken — but a judge says it must narrow the request

- The IRS is seeking info on customers who have transacted more than $20K worth of bitcoin between 2016 and 2020.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/100381/irs-kraken-petition-court-john-doe-summons
archive: https://archive.ph/zpbbu

The FATF is Loading the Gun

> Choosing Bitcoin should always be the equivalent of choosing freedom and no one organization should be given the possibility to change that. The time to start pushing back is now.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-fatf-is-loading-the-gun
archive: https://archive.ph/LlMb3

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) just hired Chainalysis’ former chief technical officer as its new acting director. Michael Mosier will assume the post on April 11 following the departure of current Director Kenneth A. Blanco.

https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-names-former-chainalysis-executive-acting-director-as-blanco-resigns
archive: https://archive.ph/xSvb9

533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online

- phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and — in some cases — email addresses

https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4
archive: https://archive.ph/scH2z

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MicroStrategy has purchased an additional ~253 bitcoin for $15.0 million in cash at an average price of ~$59,339 per bitcoin. As of 4/5/2021, they hold ~91,579 bitcoin acquired for ~$2.226 billion at an average price of ~$24,311 per bitcoin.

https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/financial-documents/microstrategy-acquires-additional-15m-in-bitcoin-at-average-price-of-59-339_04-05-2021
archive: https://archive.ph/fDuCs

Data brokerage firm LexisNexis signed a $16.8 million contract to sell information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

- 283 million unique dossiers
- ten thousand unique data points and billions of public, commercial, and governmental records all merged into a single database

https://theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice-database-surveillance-lexisnexis/
archive: https://archive.ph/PtuuT

Blue Wallet v6.0.8

- Right to Left language support
- Allow send MAX and BATCH for all wallet types
- Show fingerprint and derivation path for HD wallets

https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.8

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Assailed by Investor Over Discount

> An activist family office that owns shares in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is demanding a tender offer to boost prices that have fallen about 8% below the value of the digital assets it holds.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/grayscale-bitcoin-trust-assailed-by-investor-as-discount-grows
archive: https://archive.ph/ZH5b1

Fidelity, Square, Coinbase Launch Bitcoin Trade Group

> The Crypto Council for Innovation will lobby policy makers, take up research projects and serve as the burgeoning industry’s voice in championing the economic benefits of digital currencies and related technologies.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fidelity-square-coinbase-launch-bitcoin-trade-group-11617710402
archive: https://archive.ph/ROG4a