Block Digest #270 - The Bitcoin Council

What this episode covers

Welcome to episode #270 of Block Digest! (Tuesday, May 25th 2021)Join us: https://dragonsden.io/Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigestCredits========Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollzJanine - https://twitter.com/J9RoembtcFUD - 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=====Taproot! https://twitter.com/achow101/status/1396858031569317892Saylor and Elon Clown Council | https://twitter.com/michael_saylor/status/1396915801492439044?s=20, https://www.coindesk.com/this-isnt-the-start-of-opec-new-bitcoin-mining-council-just-wants-to-promote-greener-practices-member-saysElon Wants Mining Carbon Credits? | https://twitter.com/crypto/status/1395546761838616580?s=20Marathon Signs Letter of Intent For 300MW Texas Mining Facility | https://twitter.com/MarathonDH/status/1396818192358678531?s=20Chinese "Bitcoin Mining" Comments | https://twitter.com/nobsbitcoin/status/1395760993150685186?s=20Huobi Stops Miner Hosting Services | https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1396505655834517504?s=20BlockFi Starts Mining With Blockstream | https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1394702929362358276?s=20BlockFi Promotion Fuckup | https://www.coindesk.com/blockfi-botches-promo-outsized-bitcoin-reward-payments, https://twitter.com/BlockFi/status/1395135320442683392?s=20Liquid Raretoshi NFT Platform | https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1395107001768808456?s=20Blockstream Acquires Adamant Capital | https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1396148971194757122?s=20IRS/Treasury Wants 10k TX Reporting Limit For Bitcoin Businesses | https://twitter.com/NeerajKA/status/1395481956075417604Financial Innovation Caucus | https://www.sinema.senate.gov/sinema-lummis-launch-bipartisan-effort-boost-financial-innovation-economic-opportunityColonial Pipeline Updates | https://www.wsj.com/articles/colonial-pipeline-ceo-tells-why-he-paid-hackers-a-4-4-million-ransom-11621435636, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn3DwuIeInkHong Kong To Ban Retail Trading (Need non-Cointelegraph source) | https://twitter.com/MrChrisEllis/status/1395776423823040513?s=20Wells Fargo Managed Bitcoin Product | https://twitter.com/bitcoinzay/status/1395195170325471232?s=20European Court of Human Rights Rules UK Bulk Interception Violates European Convention | https://twitter.com/ECHR_CEDH/status/1397125294704758784, https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2021/05/uk-mass-surveillance-found-unlawful-by-europes-highest-human-rights-court/Mystery Bitcoin Donations to Universities | https://twitter.com/usd2btc/status/1395437206463000581?s=20MuSig2 Benchmark Tests | https://twitter.com/n1ckler/status/1394735611358109699?s=20UTreexo IBD Speed Up Test | https://twitter.com/BitMEXResearch/status/1395026013583720448?s=20Indy 500 Bitcoin Car | https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1392481168050823170Mt. Gox Update | No Linkable Source (Direct Email)Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV

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