BCH Weekly News #22 (Apr 5, 2021)
**Smart Bitcoin Cash**, an EVM & Web3 compatible sidechain of BCH, has released its full node **client v0.1.0**. DApp developers can download the code from Github and start a private single node testnet to test their DApps. https://smartbch.org/ https://github.com/smartbch/smartbch/releases/tag/v0.1.0 **Kim Dotcom**, founder of **Whybitcoincash.com**, tweeted that in a Clubhouse room full of Bitcoin maximalists, he was asked why he supported BCH and the merits of his argument were so powerful that the "Bitcoin crowd wanted to burn it off the Internet, but without success". His portion was quickly censored but the UNCENSORED debate is available to watch on **YouTube**. https://twitter.com/KimDotcom https://whybitcoincash.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sazdLVyH6Fs
**Data from the BitPay website** shows that BCH usage on Bitpay hit an all-time high in February while BTC is steadily declining. BTC has lost approx. 10% of total usage since September while BCH has gained 8%. https://bitpay.com/stats/ **Satoshi's Angels** has teamed up with **CryptoCanal**, which offers educational, marketing and business development services for the cryptocurrency industry. **Eléonore Blanc**, founder of CryptoCanal, is now offering cryptocurrency education courses for the community. https://www.satoshisangels.com/ https://cryptocanal.org/education/ https://twitter.com/blockblanc The upcoming Bitcoin Cash Network Discussion will be **live streamed** on Monday April 5th from 15:00UTC. The topic is a proposal: a protocol upgrade that brings native miner-validated tokens to BCH. Users can watch this Bitcoin Cash Network Discussion on **Youtube**. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ak6aXgBDZE Version 1.0 of **Fungal Spore Exploder** has been released. This version can automate NFT creation and destruction, and comes with a CLI tool to make NFTs as well as a small library for creating and broadcasting txs.**Prompt.Cash**, the first hosted non-custodial payment processor on BCH, launched a **Flipstarter** campaign to raise 390 BCH. The **Prompt.Cash** payment gateway setup takes less than 1 minute. A working payment processor implemented in Go is live. https://github.com/Juungle/fungal-spore-exploder https://prompt.cash/ https://funding.prompt.cash/ "Satoshi Nakamoto's Vision, Bitcoin Cash", a series of educational videos produced by **Satoshi's Angels** and **Matrixport**, are now online for users to watch with subtitles in different languages. https://www.satoshisangels.com/ https://www.matrixport.com/home As of April 2, the BCH position of **Grayscale Trust** premium rate remains as high as 249.05%. https://grayscale.co/bitcoin-trust/ **日本語のニュースはこちら:** Japanese BCH Weekly News can also be found in more details on Coin Otaku: https://coinotaku.com/news/articles/118926 **Where else can you read the news?** **Twitter** https://twitter.com/SatoshiAngels/status/1373882698029277186?s=20 **Our website** https://www.satoshisangels.com/bch-weekly-news-recap **Telegram Group** https://t.me/satoshisangels Instagram (New!) 🌱🌿🌳 https://www.instagram.com/satoshisangels/
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