Slides from IRS Representation Conference
https://irsrepconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CTD-20210604-Slides.pdf
archive: https://docdro.id/Y6b1A1t
https://irsrepconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CTD-20210604-Slides.pdf
archive: https://docdro.id/Y6b1A1t
Notable Software Releases this Week
- RTL v0.12.0: https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.12.0
- tdex v1.2.1: https://github.com/tdex-network/tdex-app/releases/tag/v1.2.1
- mercury wallet v0.5.3: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.5.3
- samourai wallet v0.99.98: https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09998
- RTL v0.12.0: https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.12.0
- tdex v1.2.1: https://github.com/tdex-network/tdex-app/releases/tag/v1.2.1
- mercury wallet v0.5.3: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.5.3
- samourai wallet v0.99.98: https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09998
Proposal for reusable privacy preserving taproot addresses
https://gist.github.com/Kixunil/0ddb3a9cdec33342b97431e438252c0a
archive: https://archive.ph/HlqcJ
https://gist.github.com/Kixunil/0ddb3a9cdec33342b97431e438252c0a
archive: https://archive.ph/HlqcJ
Government-imposed Bitcoin Adoption Is Clashing With Community Efforts on the Ground in El Salvador
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/reporting-on-bitcoin-adoption-in-el-salvador
archive: https://archive.ph/jHvxe
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/reporting-on-bitcoin-adoption-in-el-salvador
archive: https://archive.ph/jHvxe
The Freedom of Value: How Value-for-Value Fixes the Monetization of Information
https://dergigi.com/2021/12/30/the-freedom-of-value/#value4value
archive: https://archive.ph/gqsy6
https://dergigi.com/2021/12/30/the-freedom-of-value/#value4value
archive: https://archive.ph/gqsy6
KYC-Free Bitcoin Circular Economies: Free The Markets, Free The World
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kyc-free-bitcoin-circular-economies
archive: https://archive.ph/EYcdP
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kyc-free-bitcoin-circular-economies
archive: https://archive.ph/EYcdP
Electrum Server Performance Analysis
https://www.sparrowwallet.com/docs/server-performance.html
archive: https://archive.ph/Cwj7G
https://www.sparrowwallet.com/docs/server-performance.html
archive: https://archive.ph/Cwj7G
Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Development Fund announces latest round of grants
- 4.25 bitcoin
- split among 10 recipients
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hrf-gifts-4-bitcoin-to-bitcoin-projects
archive: https://archive.ph/pnH6a
- 4.25 bitcoin
- split among 10 recipients
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/hrf-gifts-4-bitcoin-to-bitcoin-projects
archive: https://archive.ph/pnH6a
Internet access in Kazakhstan cut amid protests
https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-kazakhstan-amid-energy-price-protests-oy9YQgy3
archive: https://archive.ph/jTVGp
https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-disrupted-in-kazakhstan-amid-energy-price-protests-oy9YQgy3
archive: https://archive.ph/jTVGp
Bitcoin Optech #181
- an alternative proposal to slowly phase in full replace-by-fee
- review the proposed OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY soft fork
- Rust-Lightning v0.0.104
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/01/05/
archive: https://archive.ph/UJd4h
- an alternative proposal to slowly phase in full replace-by-fee
- review the proposed OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY soft fork
- Rust-Lightning v0.0.104
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/01/05/
archive: https://archive.ph/UJd4h
Notable Software Releases this Week
- electrs v0.9.4: https://github.com/romanz/electrs/releases/tag/v0.9.4
- bluewallet v6.2.16: https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.2.16
- mercury wallet v0.5.6: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.5.6
- tdex v1.2.2: https://github.com/tdex-network/tdex-app/releases/tag/v1.2.2
- foundation passport v1.0.8: https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport-firmware/releases/tag/v1.0.8
- hexa wallet v2.0.67: https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v2.0.67
- samourai wallet v0.99.98b: https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09998b
- electrs v0.9.4: https://github.com/romanz/electrs/releases/tag/v0.9.4
- bluewallet v6.2.16: https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.2.16
- mercury wallet v0.5.6: https://github.com/layer2tech/mercury-wallet/releases/tag/v0.5.6
- tdex v1.2.2: https://github.com/tdex-network/tdex-app/releases/tag/v1.2.2
- foundation passport v1.0.8: https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport-firmware/releases/tag/v1.0.8
- hexa wallet v2.0.67: https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v2.0.67
- samourai wallet v0.99.98b: https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09998b
Coldcard MK4 NFC Spec Released
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coldcard/firmware/master/docs/nfc-coldcard.md
archive: https://archive.ph/4Hwv2
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coldcard/firmware/master/docs/nfc-coldcard.md
archive: https://archive.ph/4Hwv2
Food and cash shortages spread as Kazakhstan throttles internet
- Many Kazakhs do their daily shopping with debit cards. These were often rendered useless by the outage because payment terminals depend on internet connections. By the end of the week, long lines were forming at ATM machines in Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Aktau as residents sought cash to procure staples.
- Nurserik Zholbarys, a resident of Nur-Sultan, told Eurasianet that he stood over 30 minutes in a line to withdraw 10,000 tenge ($23) from a SberBank ATM machine in Nur-Sultan’s fashionable Esyl district. This is the daily limit imposed on those who can find a working ATM: The National Bank suspended commercial bank services on January 6; some fear they will not be available again until the state of emergency is lifted.
https://eurasianet.org/food-and-cash-shortages-spread-as-kazakhstan-throttles-internet
archive: https://archive.ph/kaFKW
- Many Kazakhs do their daily shopping with debit cards. These were often rendered useless by the outage because payment terminals depend on internet connections. By the end of the week, long lines were forming at ATM machines in Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Aktau as residents sought cash to procure staples.
- Nurserik Zholbarys, a resident of Nur-Sultan, told Eurasianet that he stood over 30 minutes in a line to withdraw 10,000 tenge ($23) from a SberBank ATM machine in Nur-Sultan’s fashionable Esyl district. This is the daily limit imposed on those who can find a working ATM: The National Bank suspended commercial bank services on January 6; some fear they will not be available again until the state of emergency is lifted.
https://eurasianet.org/food-and-cash-shortages-spread-as-kazakhstan-throttles-internet
archive: https://archive.ph/kaFKW
What is a BOLT?
- The BOLT acronym stands for: Basis of Lightning Technology. A BOLT is a set of rules that define the Lightning specification that is most used today and referred to as the Lightning Network. Most Lightning implementations follow the standards set by the BOLTs.
- Because the development of the Lightning network is distributed, there are multiple companies working on their independent implementations. Each one has to be compatible with others for the Lightning network to function as one network.
https://simplelightning.com/what-is-a-bolt-what-is-a-blip.html
archive: https://archive.ph/TgRIa
- The BOLT acronym stands for: Basis of Lightning Technology. A BOLT is a set of rules that define the Lightning specification that is most used today and referred to as the Lightning Network. Most Lightning implementations follow the standards set by the BOLTs.
- Because the development of the Lightning network is distributed, there are multiple companies working on their independent implementations. Each one has to be compatible with others for the Lightning network to function as one network.
https://simplelightning.com/what-is-a-bolt-what-is-a-blip.html
archive: https://archive.ph/TgRIa
Bitcoin App Strike Launches In Argentina
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-app-strike-launches-in-argentina
archive: https://archive.ph/SGg56
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-app-strike-launches-in-argentina
archive: https://archive.ph/SGg56
Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-January/019741.html
archive: https://archive.ph/F94Do
https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-January/019741.html
archive: https://archive.ph/F94Do
Bitcoin Optech #181
- an alternative proposal to slowly phase in full replace-by-fee
- series of meetings to review the proposed OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY soft fork
- Rust-Lightning v0.0.104
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/01/12/
archive: https://archive.ph/QzFQA
- an alternative proposal to slowly phase in full replace-by-fee
- series of meetings to review the proposed OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY soft fork
- Rust-Lightning v0.0.104
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/01/12/
archive: https://archive.ph/QzFQA
Turks Pile Into Bitcoin and Tether to Escape Plunging Lira
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/turks-pile-into-bitcoin-and-tether-to-escape-plunging-lira-11641982077
archive: https://archive.ph/U49YF
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/turks-pile-into-bitcoin-and-tether-to-escape-plunging-lira-11641982077
archive: https://archive.ph/U49YF