• Blockstream Satellite is discussed as a way to receive the Bitcoin blockchain via leased satellite bandwidth; the open-source ground-station hardware and software requirements are documented at https://github.com/Blockstream/satellite.

• A BitMEX research post “Who Funds Bitcoin Development?” (https://blog.bitmex.com/who-funds-bitcoin-development/) is shared, providing data on the organizations and individuals financing Bitcoin protocol work.

• ACM is offering free open access to its Digital Library for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced at https://www.acm.org/articles/bulletins/2020/march/dl-access-during-covid-19.

• The Internet Archive has launched a “National Emergency Library,” temporarily lifting wait-list restrictions on 1.4 million digitized books to support students and the public during the crisis; details are at https://blog.archive.org/2020/03/24/announcing-a-national-emergency-library-to-provide-digitized-books-to-students-and-the-public/.

• Participants note that the current economic disruption makes recruiting technical talent for new projects easier, suggesting a strategic window for transhumanist and open-science initiatives.