#666 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech 11th of February, 2022 at 8:30 am PST

Special Guest Panelist This Week is Vito Peleg Founder and CEO of Atarim: https://atarim.io/about/

Every Friday at 8:30 am PST we host the WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & Tech round-table show where we discuss the latest WordPress and the general web news of the week. You can also watch the show LIVE on our WP-Tonic’s Facebook Group Page & YouTube channel.

 This Week Stories For Discussion

#1 - Block Editor Sidebar Panels Are the New Admin Notices

https://wptavern.com/block-editor-sidebar-panels-are-the-new-admin-notices

Miniblock OOAK and Outside-the-Box Ideas in the Theme Directory

https://wptavern.com/miniblock-ooak-and-outside-the-box-ideas-in-the-theme-directory

#2 - Peter Thiel is stepping down from Meta’s board

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/7/22922425/peter-thiel-retiring-meta-facebook-board-directors

#3 -CMS and E-Commerce Churn Data Shows WordPress Maintaining Market Lead, Shopify Gaining on WooCommerce

https://wptavern.com/cms-and-e-commerce-churn-data-shows-wordpress-maintaining-market-lead-shopify-gaining-on-woocommerce

#4 - U.S. accuses couple of laundering $4.5 bln in bitcoin tied to 2016 hack

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-arrests-couple-allegedly-laundering-45-bln-crypto-tied-bitfinex-hack-2022-02-08/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMl__wEU2Q

https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/technology/comedic-rapper-charged-over-bitfinex-hack-laundering-out-on-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comedic-rapper-charged-over-bitfinex-hack-laundering-out-on-bail

"Dutch" Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31 KK the rapper Razzlekhan

#5 - Convesio Raises $5M to Expand Docker-Powered Hosting Platform

https://wptavern.com/convesio-raises-5m-to-expand-docker-powered-hosting-platform