> TOP STORIES
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> - Bitcoin [Optech #215](https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/08/31/)
> - No Bullshit Bitcoin News Launches New [Website, RSS Feed, and Email Alerts](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/)
> - NYDIG Announces Lightning Accelerator Project Called ["In Wolf's Clothing"](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/nydig-announces-lightning-accelerator-project)
> - Tax Fraud Suit Against Michael Saylor and [Microstrategy](https://twitter.com/AGKarlRacine/status/1565031380471382019)
> - Bitcoin Mining Difficulty [Jumps 9.26%](https://mempool.space/lightning)
> - [lnd v0.15.1-beta](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.15.1-beta)
> - [btcd v0.23.1-beta](https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/releases/tag/v0.23.1)
> - [Joinmarket v0.9.7](https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.9.7)
> - [Self Sovereign Identity, TBD, and Web5](https://developer.tbd.website/blog/ssi-tbd-web5/)
> - Iran Approves Bitcoin [Payments For Imports](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/iran-greenlights-bitcoin-crypto-payments-for-imports)
> - Processing our Processor [Choice](https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/block-hardware-wallet-team-processing-our-processor-choice/)
> - Chinese Database of Faces and License Plates With [Over 800M Records](https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/30/china-database-face-recognition/)