The Bitcoin News Show for the week of Sep 16th with your host @theonevortex and panelists: @CryptoBacon, @BitcoinErrorLog, @DustinDry1st and @crypto_voices Quick bits: The #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork is getting more healthy: -3.5%+ increase of nodes reaching new ATH of over 9,863 -16%+ increase in channels now over 36,271 -Over 60% of nodes now have active payment channels https://decrypt.co/9131/bitcoins-lightning-network-growth-picks-up Bitcoin Hashrate, SegWit Transactions Continue to Reach All-Time Highs -Segwit reaching over 50% transactions -Hashrate now over 100 Quintillion exahashes https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-hashrate-segwit-transactions-continue-to-reach-all-time-highs More and more #bitcoin ATMS popping up all around the world with new ATMs coming to Colombia and the Philippines The number of #Bitcoin ATMs from September 2016 to September 2019 has actually increased by over 500% https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-now-available-at-every-7-eleven-store-in-the-philippines https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/paxful-and-coinlogiq-partner-to-bring-bitcoin-atms-to-colombia https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-atms-up-500-since-2016/ The open source project Tor now accepts bitcoin and lightning donations via BTCPay https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency A great new multi part article series has been released by Giacomo Zucco called Discovering Bitcoin: A Brief Overview From Cavemen to the Lightning Network https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/discovering-bitcoin-a-brief-overview-from-cavemen-to-the-lightning-network Chaincode Labs just released 13+ hours of Lightning Network education videos from their summer residency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krux2v0jt4E Who's the fraud now? The US Department of Justice has charged three JP Morgan commodity traders with market manipulation https://bitcoinist.com/jp-morgan-metal-markets-manipulation-bitcoin-no-fraud/ New interview with Lets Talk Crypto podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOGlF_AVUg Topics: Lightning Wallet Zap Launches in-App OTC Desk for Bitcoin Buyers https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/zaps-olympus-features-fiat-to-lightning-on-ramp-with-direct-wallet-deposits The Fed Just Pumped $278 Billion Into the U.S. Economy https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-fed-just-pumped-278-billion-into-the-u-s-economy-heres-how U.S. Justice Department Suing Snowden Over Book https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/u-s-government-sues-snowden-for-profits-of-memoir-speaking-engagements -Audio stream https://www.spreaker.com/user/cryptocastnetwork -Support the channel with bitcoin! https://www.smartbit.com.au/address/31hRbR3YjnWvkxVx1wqTZmUko113AE7Shs -Support the channel with merch! https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=w_bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011?ie=UTF8&node=7141123011&field-brandtextbin=Crypto+Cast+Network -Helpful links https://btcinformation.org https://lopp.net https://bitcoinops.org/ Crypto Cast Network: http://cryptocast.network https://twitter.com/cryptocastnet #bitcoin #blockchain