Staples Center to become Crypto.com Arena for $700 million
- the downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA Lakers and Clippers, the NHL Kings and the WNBA Sparks
- 20 year deal
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32650662/staples-center-become-cryptocom-arena-rich-naming-rights-deal
archive: https://archive.ph/zp9hA
- the downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA Lakers and Clippers, the NHL Kings and the WNBA Sparks
- 20 year deal
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32650662/staples-center-become-cryptocom-arena-rich-naming-rights-deal
archive: https://archive.ph/zp9hA
Tether announces new subsidiary 'Synonym' to bring tokens and other functionality to the lightning network
https://synonym.to/
archive: https://archive.ph/OvqpW
https://synonym.to/
archive: https://archive.ph/OvqpW
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Reason video about the environmental impact of bitcoin
https://twitter.com/reason/status/1460712110678229000
https://twitter.com/reason/status/1460712110678229000
Notable Software Releases this Week
btcpayserver v1.3.5: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.3.5
lnd v0.14.0-beta: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.14.0-beta
mercury wallet v0.4.51: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.4.51
simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.18: https://github.com/btcontract/wallet/releases/tag/2.4.18
immortan v0.5.6: https://github.com/btcontract/IMMORTAN/releases/tag/v0.5.6
fully noded v0.2.30: https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.30
umbrel v0.4.8: https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.4.8
hexa wallet v2.0.2: https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v2.0.2
ledger live desktop v2.35.1: https://github.com/LedgerHQ/ledger-live-desktop/releases/tag/v2.35.1
btcpayserver v1.3.5: https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.3.5
lnd v0.14.0-beta: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.14.0-beta
mercury wallet v0.4.51: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.4.51
simple bitcoin wallet v2.4.18: https://github.com/btcontract/wallet/releases/tag/2.4.18
immortan v0.5.6: https://github.com/btcontract/IMMORTAN/releases/tag/v0.5.6
fully noded v0.2.30: https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.30
umbrel v0.4.8: https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.4.8
hexa wallet v2.0.2: https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v2.0.2
ledger live desktop v2.35.1: https://github.com/LedgerHQ/ledger-live-desktop/releases/tag/v2.35.1
IRS Sees Crypto Seizures Worth Billions of Dollars Next Year
- Tax agents seized $3.5 billion in the past fiscal year
- Infrastructure law gives IRS more sight into crypto trading
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/irs-sees-crypto-seizures-totaling-billions-of-dollars-next-year
archive: https://archive.ph/SzBMA
- Tax agents seized $3.5 billion in the past fiscal year
- Infrastructure law gives IRS more sight into crypto trading
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/irs-sees-crypto-seizures-totaling-billions-of-dollars-next-year
archive: https://archive.ph/SzBMA
Amazon.com has amassed a vast amount of sensitive personal information on its customers. Internal documents reveal how a former aide to Joe Biden helped the tech giant build a lobbying juggernaut that has gutted privacy legislation in two dozen states.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-privacy-lobbying/
archive: https://archive.ph/LKOzs
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-privacy-lobbying/
archive: https://archive.ph/LKOzs
Six million Sky routers exposed to takeover attacks for 17 months
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/six-million-sky-routers-exposed-to-takeover-attacks-for-17-months/
archive: https://archive.ph/mbLFE
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/six-million-sky-routers-exposed-to-takeover-attacks-for-17-months/
archive: https://archive.ph/mbLFE
Tor Project sees decline in server numbers, will offer rewards for new bridge operators
https://therecord.media/tor-project-sees-decline-in-server-numbers-will-offer-rewards-for-new-bridge-operators/
archive: https://archive.ph//PG03q
https://therecord.media/tor-project-sees-decline-in-server-numbers-will-offer-rewards-for-new-bridge-operators/
archive: https://archive.ph//PG03q
Introducing tbDEX
- bitcoin decentralized exchange proposal released by Square
blog: https://tbd54566975.ghost.io/introducing-tbdex/
archive: https://archive.ph/mATgv
whitepaper: https://tbdex.io/whitepaper.pdf
- bitcoin decentralized exchange proposal released by Square
blog: https://tbd54566975.ghost.io/introducing-tbdex/
archive: https://archive.ph/mATgv
whitepaper: https://tbdex.io/whitepaper.pdf
Nunchuk - Bitcoin Self-Custody: A Path Forward
https://nunchuk.medium.com/bitcoin-self-custody-a-path-forward-bf131663d19f
archive: https://archive.ph/e3yis
https://nunchuk.medium.com/bitcoin-self-custody-a-path-forward-bf131663d19f
archive: https://archive.ph/e3yis
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele announces plan for a "Bitcoin City"
El Salvador plans first 'Bitcoin City', backed by bitcoin bonds
https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/el-salvador-plans-first-bitcoin-city-backed-by-bitcoin-bonds-2021-11-21/
archive: https://archive.ph/W6ijb
https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/el-salvador-plans-first-bitcoin-city-backed-by-bitcoin-bonds-2021-11-21/
archive: https://archive.ph/W6ijb
NFL Player Odell Beckham Jr to take his entire $4.25M deal with Los Angeles Rams in bitcoin through partnership with CashApp
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1462836953888534528
archive: https://archive.ph/a77rG
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1462836953888534528
archive: https://archive.ph/a77rG
Bitcoin vs Ethereum – Blockchain Size
- we attempt to compare and evaluate the differences in the blockchain size and data storage requirements, for Bitcoin and Ethereum
https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-blockchain-size/
archive: https://archive.ph/gq6b7
- we attempt to compare and evaluate the differences in the blockchain size and data storage requirements, for Bitcoin and Ethereum
https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoin-vs-ethereum-blockchain-size/
archive: https://archive.ph/gq6b7
Taproot vs. Security Threats
https://jimmysong.substack.com/p/taproot-vs-security-threats-bitcoin
archive: https://archive.ph/SIQxq
https://jimmysong.substack.com/p/taproot-vs-security-threats-bitcoin
archive: https://archive.ph/SIQxq
Swan Bitcoin Raises $6 Million in Series A Funding Round
- $90 million pre-money valuation
https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/11/prweb18332261.htm
archive: https://archive.ph/wip/7Ljy7
- $90 million pre-money valuation
https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/11/prweb18332261.htm
archive: https://archive.ph/wip/7Ljy7
U.S. official says El Salvador relations 'paused' for lack of interest
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-official-says-el-salvador-relations-paused-lack-interest-2021-11-22/
archive: https://archive.ph/jP2Ps
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-official-says-el-salvador-relations-paused-lack-interest-2021-11-22/
archive: https://archive.ph/jP2Ps
SeedSigner - Verifying dice seed generation
https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/blob/main/docs/dice_verification.md
archive: https://archive.ph/mfaiA
https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/blob/main/docs/dice_verification.md
archive: https://archive.ph/mfaiA
Samsung to Choose Taylor, Texas, for $17 Billion Chip-Making Factory
https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-to-choose-taylor-texas-for-17-billion-chipmaking-factory-11637627613
archive: https://archive.ph/seTA1
https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-to-choose-taylor-texas-for-17-billion-chipmaking-factory-11637627613
archive: https://archive.ph/seTA1
Compact Block Filters Deep Dive (BIP 158)
- A technical explanation of the workings of compact block filters and Golomb-Rice Coding
http://bitcoin-dev.blog/blog/bip158-deep-dive/
archive: https://archive.ph/fJtru
- A technical explanation of the workings of compact block filters and Golomb-Rice Coding
http://bitcoin-dev.blog/blog/bip158-deep-dive/
archive: https://archive.ph/fJtru