Creating lightning channels on the fly!

> Boltz now provides a self-custodial way to get a balanced lightning channel without manual actions required from the end-user.

https://medium.com/boltzhq/a-landmark-boltz-release-creating-lightning-channels-on-the-fly-%EF%B8%8F-94896854b681

XMR.to added Lightning Network payments

> It couldn’t be easier: paste the invoice, click “create order” and proceed as with usual orders, that’s it. It typically takes less than 10 seconds between you clicking “send” in your Monero wallet and the merchant acknowledging the invoice is paid.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/ho5ibv/xmrto_added_lightning_network_payments/

Bitcoin and the need for financial privacy

> Observers are looking. Governments using tools sold to them by blockchain surveillance companies can de-anonymize entities believed to be acting illicitly. Authoritarian governments can do the same for those they believe to be critical of their regimes. Lazy or careless users of Bitcoin will inevitably reveal themselves to this surveillance apparatus.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/genesis/70789/bitcoin-and-the-need-for-financial-privacy

...this is a funny article not just because of the ideas about Trump derangement syndrome that are funny and never-before-seen terminology but also because the author actually worked for the bad guy crypto briefing in the past :-) and actually wrote very well... In this article?

...reality is stranger than fiction?

... What is the actual truth about Trump?

... Let's keep asking... ?

https://www.coindesk.com/cardano-creator-compares-criticism-of-project-to-trump-derangement-syndrome

I just read the article, "Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2," posted yesterday at 7:20 pm on DEC. Those of us paying attention knew all this was coming, but the speed at which this is being implemented is making my head spin. So staying grounded is super critical and, for me, that has to include LOTS of laughter!!!!

Ask yourself TRUTH, what magic will you create in AND for the world today, and what SUPER POWERS will you use today?

Potzblitz! - Episode #11 with Tom Chojnacki

> founder of satsback.com talks about how Bitcoin and the Lightning Network will obsolete the global cashback industry.

youtube: https://youtu.be/tvCHx_TtPxg

Top Podcasts of the Week

Tales from the Crypt - Rabbit Hole Recap - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/Rabbit-Hole-Recap-Week-of-2020-07-06-eghe5j

What Bitcoin Did - Nic Carter, Tuur Demeester, Robert Breedlove & Alex Leishman - https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/what-now-for-bitcoin

Stephan Livera - Rafael Schultze-Kraft - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/190/

Tales from the Crypt - Randy Brito - https://anchor.fm/tales-from-the-crypt/episodes/177-Randy-Brito-egdr8s

Stephan Livera - Ragnar Lifthrasir - https://stephanlivera.com/episode/189/

Tor v0.3.5.11, v0.4.2.8, and v0.4.3.6 (with security fixes) released

> If you build Tor from source, you can download the source code for v0.4.3.6 on the website. Packages should be available within the next several weeks, with a new Tor Browser by the end of the month.

> These releases fix TROVE-2020-001, a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability affecting all versions of Tor when compiled with the NSS encryption library. (This is not the default configuration.) Using this vulnerability, an attacker could cause an affected Tor instance to crash remotely. This issue is also tracked as CVE-2020- 15572. Anybody running a version of Tor built with the NSS library should upgrade to v0.3.5.11, v0.4.2.8, v0.4.3.6, or v0.4.4.2-alpha or later. (If you are running a version of Tor built with OpenSSL, this bug does not affect your installation.)

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-03511-0428-0436-security-fixes