**Block 785500: Important News of the Week**
News. Updates. Research. Stats. Everything Important You Need to Know.
**Nodeyez v23.04: New Config Tool**
Nodeyez is a project that contains a variety of python scripts to produce panels and images based on your Bitcoin Node.
**Sweden Removes Tax Credits For Data Centers, Increases Tax Burden on Bitcoin Miners by 6000%**
"Sweden, the last remaining stronghold of bitcoin miners in Europe, is abolishing tax incentives for data centers in July – potentially putting the last nail in the coffin for the industry in the region."
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/sweden-removes-tax-credits-for-data-centers/
**Parmanode v2.0.0: Raspberry Pi Support**
Parmanode is "an easy AF Bitcoin Node automated installation for desktop computers" and assistant for newbies.
**Mercury Node: A Lightweight Lightning Node Implementation**
"We're thrilled to release our lightweight Bitcoin Lightning node implementation. e plan to integrate it into Mercury wallet, shortly."
**Onramp Bitcoin: First Multisig Spot Bitcoin Trust**
"Onramp was designed from the ground up for HNWI, Family Offices, Investment Funds, Corporations, and Institutions that want best-in-class custody without any tradeoffs."
**Sparrow Wallet v1.7.5: Border Wallets Number Grid Support**
Sparrow is a free and open source desktop wallet focused on security and privacy.
**Clams v1.7.0: Reliable Exchange Rates**
Clams is a free and open source browser interface for securely and remotely controlling your Core Lightning node.
**Damus v1.4.2 Released**
Damus is a Twitter-like Nostr client for iPhone, iPad and MacOS.
**Damus v1.4.2 Released**
Damus is a twitter-like Nostr client for iPhone, iPad and MacOS.
**Free Roman Sterlingov - US Govt Nabs Wrong Man Through Blockchain Analysis**
"An arbitrary prosecution. Based on bad forensics with no corroborating evidence. No eyewitnesses, emails, communications. Nothing."
**Civ Kit: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System**
The paper is authored by Nicholas Gregory, Ray Youssef and Antoine Riard.
**CalyxOS v4.8.0: April Security Update & Security Express**
"This update is initially rolling out in our new Security Express update channel, which can be summarized in four words: Fastest updates, possible breakage."
**Lightspark JS SDK v1.0.4 First Public Release**
Lightspark is an enterprise-grade gateway to capital efficient and reliable payments on Lightning.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightspark-js-sdk-v1-0-4-first-public-release/
**Nostri.chat Extension for Nostr Live Chats**
The extension enables users have a nostri.chat on any website.
**Voltage: Nostr Support With NIP05, Lightning Address, and Zaps**
Voltage has launched its Nostr toolkit for non-custodial payments to personal nodes.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/voltage-nostr-support-with-nip05-lightning-address-and-zaps/
**Stratum v2 Reference Implementation (SRI) Update Is Out**
The update allows miners to select transactions via job negotiator sub-protocol and their bitcoin node.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-stratum-v2-reference-implementation-sri-update/
**Torq v0.20.0: Back-end Optimizations**
Torq is a node management software for handling and automating large nodes.
**Tether, The City of Lugano Partner With Swiss Universities for Plan ₿ Summer School Program**
Tether and the Swiss City of Lugano announced the dates for the second inaugural Plan ₿ Summer School program.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-the-city-of-lugano-partner-with-swiss-universities/
**Bitcoin Policy UK: First Bitcoin-Only Policy Organization in the UK**
"Bitcoin Policy UK aims to unlock Bitcoin's potential for the UK economy by uniting diverse stakeholders, such as policymakers, environmentalists, businesses, energy producers, and Bitcoin experts."