RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLET MEDUZA CALLS FOR BITCOIN DONATIONS AS KREMLIN LABELS THEM ENEMY OF THE STATE

- they will have to mark every article as published by a foreign agent and submit detailed financial reports every quarter
- most advertisers have pulled funding
- part of a larger trend of recent police actions against journalists in Russia

https://www.coindesk.com/russian-news-outlet-calls-for-crypto-donations
archive: https://archive.ph/wcYGO

TALES FROM THE CRYPT PODCAST

- Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.04.26

https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Bitcoin-Week-of-2021-04-26-evufbr

BITCOIN MINERS GENERATED $1.7 BILLION IN REVENUE DURING APRIL

- 14.51% of the April revenue came from transaction fees (~$247 million)
- highest fee-to-revenue ratio since early 2018

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103550/bitcoin-mining-revenue-april
archive: https://archive.ph/zp41g

NEW MULTISIG GUIDE FROM BITCOIN Q&A

https://bitcoiner.guide/multisig/
archive: https://archive.ph/zzLTo

NO BULLSHIT BITCOIN IS A BITCOIN NEWS DESK WITHOUT ADS OR PAYWALLS

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THAILAND TO REQUIRE IN PERSON KYC WHEN OPENING NEW BITCOIN EXCHANGE ACCOUNTS

- starts in September

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2109491/id-check-required-for-new-crypto-accounts
archive: https://archive.ph/tiuRh

THIS MONTH IN BITCOIN PRIVACY: APRIL 2021

- IRS John Doe Summons To Exchanges
- Onion’78 Wins MIT Bitcoin Expo 2021 Track
- Signal Integrates MobileCoin (Sort Of)
- Trezor To Add CoinJoin and Coin Control
- From Chainalysis Chief To FinCEN Director
- Taproot Activation Specification Merged
- FATF Public Consultation Closes
- Privacy for Journalists
- Testnet Atomic Swaps With Monero

https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/April_2021/
archive: https://archive.ph/NGKJ4

BITCOIN CORE V0.21.1 RELEASED

- includes Taproot Speedy Trial activation method

https://bitcoincore.org/en/2021/05/01/release-0.21.1/

BLUEWALLET V6.1.0 RELEASED

- Tor support
- Hierarchy Navigator (List of addresses)
- Slip39 wallets (Shamir's Secret Sharing)
- PSBT for all HD watch-only wallets
- mempool.space as the main explorer

https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.1.0

UMBREL V0.3.10 RELEASED

- Taproot ready Bitcoin Core v0.21.1, the new BlueWallet Lightning app in the Umbrel App Store, and Tor connection support for BlueWallet on both iOS and Android

https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.10

PHOENIX WALLET V1.4.11 RELEASED

- display fees for pay-to-open in settings
- display swap-in fees in-view

https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/v1.4.11

OVER 50% OF BITCOIN HASH RATE SIGNALLING TAPROOT ACTIVATION

https://taproot.watch/miners
archive: https://archive.ph/POHLc

NIX-BITCOIN V0.0.45 RELEASED

- bitcoin v0.21.1 with speedy trial support
- update Bitcoin Core HWI

https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.45

NY BILL PROPOSES MORATORIUM ON BITCOIN MINING

- three year moratorium proposed
- would also require an environmental impact assessment

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103703/ny-bill-ban-crypto-mining-environmental-impact
archive: https://archive.ph/dk660

BITCOIN IS COMING TO HUNDREDS OF U.S. BANKS THIS YEAR

- customers of some U.S. banks will soon be able to buy, hold and sell bitcoin through their existing accounts
- NYDIG will be the custodian

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/bitcoin-is-coming-to-hundreds-of-us-banks-says-crypto-firm-nydig-.html
archive: https://archive.ph/38PcJ

GALAXY DIGITAL TO BUY BITGO FOR ABOUT $1.2 BILLION

- BitGo shareholders will own about 10% of the combined company with BitGo CEO Mike Belshe serving as Galaxy Digital deputy CEO and board member

https://www.coindesk.com/galaxy-digital-to-buy-bitgo-for-about-1-2-billion-in-stock-cash
archive: https://archive.ph/BC3rj

GRAYSCALE HAS SPONSORED THE NY GIANTS

- first bitcoin company to partner directly with a NFL team

https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/news/grayscale-partners-with-new-york-giants
archive: https://archive.ph/J8X5g

Citadel Dispatch e0.2.0 - the liquid network, bisq, and bitcoin privacy with Adam Back and Wiz

EPISODE: 0.2.0
BLOCK: 681951
PRICE: 1837 sats per dollar
TOPICS: the liquid network, bisq, bitcoin privacy
CITADELDISPATCH.COM

EL SALVADOR’S BITCOIN COMMUNITY RAISING DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL SURF CENTER

- Bitcoin Beach’s bitcoin fundraiser is in honor of the late Kathy Díaz, an El Salvador national surf team member who was struck by lightning
- 10 bitcoin funding goal to secure land, build, and maintain the facility
- Cash App and Strike are partnering to collect donations and have donated directly as well

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-beach-fundraising-for-surf-team
archive: https://archive.ph/wip/SOpap

GOLDMAN SACHS LEADS $15 MILLION SERIES B FUNDING ROUND FOR COIN METRICS

- Acrew Ventures, BlockFi, Morningside Group and Warburg Serres Investments also participated
- Goldman's global head of digital assets has joined the Coin Metrics board

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/103886/goldman-sachs-coin-metrics-crypto-data-funding
archive: https://archive.ph/X1mF1