Block Digest #279 - The Internet Declares War

Welcome to episode #279 of Block Digest! (Wednesday, September 8th 2021) Join us: https://dragonsden.io/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest Credits ======== Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz Rick - https://twitter.com/cryptorick Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem btcFUD - https://twitter.com/btcFUD Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Links ===== Fuck the W3C | https://twitter.com/csuwildcat/status/1433204858991964163?s=20, https://twitter.com/brian_trollz/status/1433212085631078403?s=20, https://twitter.com/w3c/status/1433377572285452291?s=20 Twitter Lightning Integration Beta Testing | https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1433032351777492992?s=20 ProtonMail Disclosed IP Address, Device Info to Europol | https://twitter.com/tenacioustek/status/1434604102676271106, https://protonmail.com/blog/climate-activist-arrest/ Apple Delays Rollout of CSAM Scanning Tool | https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/03/apple-csam-detection-delayed/, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/apples-plan-think-different-about-encryption-opens-backdoor-your-private-life SEC Investigating Uniswap | https://twitter.com/CoinDesk/status/1433757457872998401 Coinbase can't Lend | https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1435439291715358721 FTX buying LedgerX | https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/31/us-bitcoin-exchange-backed-by-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-moves-into-crypto-derivatives/ Thanks For All the Fish | https://twitter.com/SBF_FTX/status/1434861452469456896, https://twitter.com/jp_koning/status/1434123305552859136 Anti-Bitcoin Law Protester Arrested In El Salvador | https://twitter.com/AaronvanW/status/1433073757124452359?s=20 El Salvador Univeristy Poll On Bitcoin Law Support | https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1433467103907127301?s=20 El Salvador Approves 150 Million Dollar Bitcoin Trust | https://twitter.com/StoneyBtc/status/1432904231921541122?s=20 El Salvador Goes Live [ no sources ] Nigeria announces partner for eNaira CBDC project | https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2021/CCD/CBN%20Press%20Release%20(CBDC)%2030082021.pdf "Project Dunbar" Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa CBDC clearing experiment | https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-singapore-malaysia-and-south-africa-launch-joint-cbdc-pilot Chivo Built Out By Bitgo | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/09/07/el-salvador-taps-billionaire-backed-bitcoin-unicorn-in-the-cryptocurrencys-historic-legal-tender-debut Coldcard Firmware Update | https://twitter.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1433495331438747648?s=20 Radioactive Key Generation | https://twitter.com/raw_avocado/status/1433408813596545027?s=20 Cobo NoMo' | https://support.cobo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407973083287-Cobo-Vault-Offline-Notice Bitfinex Launches Securities Exchange | https://twitter.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1434888736538599430?s=20, https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1434965042739363842?s=20 Vast Bank to offer bitcoin to customers | https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/vast-becomes-first-chartered-us-bank-to-offer-bitcoin-buying-and-custody # update, covered in ep 258 Marty Bent joins Fortress Tech Board of Directors | https://twitter.com/FortTechInc/status/1433531303962480641 , https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1433452688113643526 LN DDoS [ no sources ] Final Thought: Sci-Hub Turns 10 Years Old | https://twitter.com/ringo_ring/status/1434356217208623106 Final Thought: This Month In Bitcoin Privacy | https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/August_2021/ Donate to Block Digest with bitcoins: 3NG9TkTztxUEg44Mcby4Uk3poNn9s6pYjV