Growth of LocalBitcoins volume in 2019 vs. 2018
Egypt 🇪🇬 - 69.8%
Colombia 🇨🇴 - 59.8%
Peru 🇵🇪 - 47.7%
Argentina 🇦🇷 - 44.7%
Chile 🇨🇱 - 36.3%
Venezuela 🇻🇪 - 33.2%
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 - (18.5%)
Iran 🇮🇷 - (52.1%)
source: https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1221371566421880832
Egypt 🇪🇬 - 69.8%
Colombia 🇨🇴 - 59.8%
Peru 🇵🇪 - 47.7%
Argentina 🇦🇷 - 44.7%
Chile 🇨🇱 - 36.3%
Venezuela 🇻🇪 - 33.2%
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 - (18.5%)
Iran 🇮🇷 - (52.1%)
source: https://twitter.com/lawmaster/status/1221371566421880832
Proof Wallet
A tool to create multisig wallets using PSBTs, hardware wallets, and bitcoin core.
twitter release thread: https://twitter.com/hodlwave/status/1223780197394190337
github: https://github.com/hodlwave/proof-wallet
A tool to create multisig wallets using PSBTs, hardware wallets, and bitcoin core.
twitter release thread: https://twitter.com/hodlwave/status/1223780197394190337
github: https://github.com/hodlwave/proof-wallet
Eclair v0.3.3 released
- Multipart payment support
- Trampoline routing
https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.3.3
- Multipart payment support
- Trampoline routing
https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.3.3
Recent Podcasts
Lightning Junkies - Lightning Koala - https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/lightning-junkies-episode-lnj022/
Stephan Livera - Will Cole - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/146/
What Bitcoin Did - Matt Odell - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-part-10-buying-spending-and-earning-bitcoin-with-matt-odell
Lightning Junkies - Lightning Koala - https://blog.sicksubroutine.com/lightning-junkies-episode-lnj022/
Stephan Livera - Will Cole - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/146/
What Bitcoin Did - Matt Odell - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-part-10-buying-spending-and-earning-bitcoin-with-matt-odell
BTCPay Server Version 1.0.3.156 released
- Sats as a currency for invoice creation
- Fix seed import theme issues
- Better form text on create invoice page
- C-Lightning Rest support
- BTCPay configurator support
https://hub.docker.com/r/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/tags
- Sats as a currency for invoice creation
- Fix seed import theme issues
- Better form text on create invoice page
- C-Lightning Rest support
- BTCPay configurator support
https://hub.docker.com/r/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/tags
BitMEX Research updates lightning network private channel analysis
They estimate ~28% of channels are private accounting for ~12% of total capacity.
https://blog.bitmex.com/lightning-network-part-7-proportion-of-public-vs-private-channels/
They estimate ~28% of channels are private accounting for ~12% of total capacity.
https://blog.bitmex.com/lightning-network-part-7-proportion-of-public-vs-private-channels/
Bitcoin Optech #83
- Eclair 0.3.3
- tool for experimenting with taproot/tapscript
- talk about schnorr signatures w/ precomputed public keys
- interactive LN funding tx construction proposal
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/02/05/
- Eclair 0.3.3
- tool for experimenting with taproot/tapscript
- talk about schnorr signatures w/ precomputed public keys
- interactive LN funding tx construction proposal
https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2020/02/05/
Popular bitcoin back rewards program Lolli allegedly holding user funds hostage with forced additional KYC upon withdrawal.
Support screenshot shows them forcing a user to add bank account information in order to withdraw bitcoin rewards. Important reminder to keep funds held with custodians to a minimum to reduce this risk going forward.
source: https://twitter.com/cryptopahmp/status/1224818590186000384
Support screenshot shows them forcing a user to add bank account information in order to withdraw bitcoin rewards. Important reminder to keep funds held with custodians to a minimum to reduce this risk going forward.
source: https://twitter.com/cryptopahmp/status/1224818590186000384
Lightning Labs announces $10M Series A investment round and beta launch of Lightning Loop channel balancing tool.
Blog: https://medium.com/@lightning_labs/entering-the-decade-of-lightning-8c4a4d31167f
Lightning Loop: https://lightning.engineering/loop/
Blog: https://medium.com/@lightning_labs/entering-the-decade-of-lightning-8c4a4d31167f
Lightning Loop: https://lightning.engineering/loop/
Blockstream Green v3.3.3
- Ledger Nano X support via Bluetooth for iOS (USB on Android)
- GDK 0.0.27
blockstream.com/green
- Ledger Nano X support via Bluetooth for iOS (USB on Android)
- GDK 0.0.27
blockstream.com/green
The Rise of SIM Swapping: How and Why Bitcoiners Need to Protect Themselves
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-rise-of-sim-swapping-how-and-why-bitcoiners-need-to-protect-themselves
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-rise-of-sim-swapping-how-and-why-bitcoiners-need-to-protect-themselves
Podcast - Tales from the Crypt - Bitcoin Week in Review
https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-02-03-eam6pm
https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-02-03-eam6pm
Recent Podcasts
Stephan Livera - Pierre Rochard & Saifedean Ammous - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/147/
BitcoinTina on Bitcoin - Part 1 - http://bitcoinmagazine.btc.libsynpro.com/bitcointina-on-bitcoin-part-1
Stephan Livera - Pierre Rochard & Saifedean Ammous - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/147/
BitcoinTina on Bitcoin - Part 1 - http://bitcoinmagazine.btc.libsynpro.com/bitcointina-on-bitcoin-part-1
Redditor posts alleged IRS audit request
- Includes request for all bitcoin addresses and transactions
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/f11uu5/anyone_want_to_see_what_an_irs_audit_looks_like/
- Includes request for all bitcoin addresses and transactions
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/f11uu5/anyone_want_to_see_what_an_irs_audit_looks_like/
List of US Marshals seized bitcoin auctions
Current market value would be over $1.8B if they had not sold.
https://jlopp.github.io/us-marshals-bitcoin-auctions/
Current market value would be over $1.8B if they had not sold.
https://jlopp.github.io/us-marshals-bitcoin-auctions/
Self-Payments Could Be a Key to Lightning Privacy
> Alice could route the payment all the way back to herself … a “self-payment,” with Dave taking a very big “fee.” The fee would in actuality be the real payment.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/paying-yourself-self-payments-could-be-a-key-to-lightning-privacy
> Alice could route the payment all the way back to herself … a “self-payment,” with Dave taking a very big “fee.” The fee would in actuality be the real payment.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/paying-yourself-self-payments-could-be-a-key-to-lightning-privacy
Swiss Regulators Propose New KYC/AML Rules
https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2020/02/20200207-mm-finiv/
> FINMA also proposes amending the client identification threshold values in its Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO-FINMA) from CHF 5,000 to CHF 1,000 for exchange transactions in cryptocurrencies. Through these measures, FINMA is implementing the international standards approved in mid-2019 and acknowledging the heightened money-laundering risks in this area.
https://www.finma.ch/en/news/2020/02/20200207-mm-finiv/
> FINMA also proposes amending the client identification threshold values in its Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance (AMLO-FINMA) from CHF 5,000 to CHF 1,000 for exchange transactions in cryptocurrencies. Through these measures, FINMA is implementing the international standards approved in mid-2019 and acknowledging the heightened money-laundering risks in this area.
Inside Chainalysis’ Multimillion-Dollar Relationship With the US Government
> The FBI plans to spend millions more in the next two years, and will overtake the IRS as the U.S. government's most prolific Chainalysis partner. On Dec. 18, 2019, it paid Chainalysis $377,500 for "Virtual Currency Tracing Tools," with an option to spend at least $3,628,775 through 2022.
https://www.coindesk.com/inside-chainalysis-multimillion-dollar-relationship-with-the-us-government
> The FBI plans to spend millions more in the next two years, and will overtake the IRS as the U.S. government's most prolific Chainalysis partner. On Dec. 18, 2019, it paid Chainalysis $377,500 for "Virtual Currency Tracing Tools," with an option to spend at least $3,628,775 through 2022.
https://www.coindesk.com/inside-chainalysis-multimillion-dollar-relationship-with-the-us-government