Block Digest #259 - TSMC Bans Bitcoin

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Welcome to episode #259 of Block Digest! (Sunday, March 7th 2021)Join us: https://dragonsden.io/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigestCredits========Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollzbtcFUD - https://twitter.com/btcFUDIntro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZMThis video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Links=====LOL | https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-an-ethernet-cable?op=1Schnorr Factorization Paper | https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/232.pdfSpeedy Activation Proposal | https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2021-March/018583.htmlSquare Opens a Bank in UT | https://squareup.com/us/en/press/square-financial-services-begins-banking-operationsNew Watchtower Design | https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/117.pdfBitcoin Core I2P Support | https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20685Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing | https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-stop-selling-ads-based-on-your-specific-web-browsing-11614780021Bokhari: Microsoft and Friends Want to Destroy Online Privacy | https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/02/25/bokhari-microsoft-and-friends-want-to-destroy-online-privacy/Bottlepay Blacklisting Coinjoins? | https://twitter.com/Marty_P_B/status/1366737347887456260?s=20At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft’s Email Software | https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-s-organizations-newly-hacked-via-holes-in-microsofts-email-software/Kentucky Lawmakers Approve House Bill Providing Tax Break for Crypto Miners | https://archive.is/VUsTFTSMC Limiting Fab Supply For ASIC Makers | https://www.btctimes.com/news/TSMC-limits-mining-silicon-supplyDonate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

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