Block Digest #227 - IRS Seeks Lightning Bottling Experts

<p>Welcome to episode #227 of Block Digest! (Saturday, July 4th 2020)</p><p><br></p><p>Join us: https://dragonsden.io/</p><p>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockdigest</p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p>========</p><p>Shinobius - https://twitter.com/brian_trollz</p><p>Janine - https://twitter.com/J9Roem</p><p><br></p><p>Intro Song: DVNZXL - [fried_noodles] https://youtu.be/w28NKJJHPZM</p><p><br></p><p>This video is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p><p><br></p><p>Links</p><p>=====</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Lightning Strike Beta Launch | https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1278735703296352256, https://medium.com/@JimmyMow/announcing-strike-public-beta-325877a79f87</p><p><br></p><p>Lightning Network Flood And Loot Attack | https://twitter.com/Avivz78/status/1277150839958835200?s=20, https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.08513.pdf</p><p><br></p><p>MAD HTLC Proposal | https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.12031.pdf | https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2020-June/017997.html</p><p><br></p><p>IRS Seeking to Deanonymize Lightning and Combat Investigative "Challenges" Post-Schnorr | https://archive.is/Vrcce, https://einzelgaengerinmotte.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/cryptocurrencytracing-rfifinal.pdf</p><p><br></p><p>Pre-Sign TX Broadcast Protocol Proposal (Useful For Generalized Watchtowers) | https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2020-June/017996.html</p><p><br></p><p>LN Prototest Framwork | https://twitter.com/Blockstream/status/1279074726132936704?s=20</p><p><br></p><p>"The First Rule of Andreessen Horowitz Club Is- Dammnit!" | https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w3zw/silicon-valley-elite-discuss-journalists-having-too-much-power-in-private-app, https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1278783278636363776, https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1278820154697109505, https://prestonbyrne.com/2020/07/02/you-really-shouldnt-record-clubhouse-calls/</p><p><br></p><p>Fully Noded Wallet | https://twitter.com/FullyNoded/status/1278519099555844096<