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chapters/applications.adoc

@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ channel network, which has now been implemented by at least five
 different open source teams. ((("Basics of Lightning Technology
 (BOLT)")))The independent implementations are coordinated by a set of
 interoperability standards described in the
-https://bit.ly/2rBHeoL[_Basics of Lightning Technology (BOLT)_ repository].
+https://github.com/lightning/bolts/blob/master/00-introduction.md[_Basics of Lightning Technology (BOLT)_ repository].
 
 ==== Basic Lightning Network Example
 
@@ -1119,8 +1119,8 @@ refund if the channel was closed or the routed payment failed.
 
 ((("Lightning Network", "transport and pathfinding")))All communications
 between LN nodes are encrypted point-to-point. In addition, nodes have a
-long-term public key that they https://bit.ly/2r5TACm[use as an
-identifier and to authenticate each other].
+long-term public key that they use as an
+identifier and to authenticate each other.
 
 Whenever a node wishes to send a payment to another node, it must first
 construct a _path_ through the network by connecting payment channels
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ censorship, or blacklists. But how does Alice establish this payment
 path, without revealing anything to the intermediary nodes?
 
 The Lightning Network implements an onion-routed protocol based on a
-scheme called https://bit.ly/2q6ZDrP[Sphinx]. This routing protocol
+scheme called https://cypherpunks.ca/~iang/pubs/Sphinx_Oakland09.pdf[Sphinx]. This routing protocol
 ensures that a payment sender can construct and communicate a path
 through the Lightning Network such that:
 

chapters/blockchain.adoc

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ point for the blockchain, a secure "root" from which to build a trusted
 blockchain.
 
 See the statically encoded genesis block inside the Bitcoin Core client,
-in https://bit.ly/1x6rcwP[_chainparams.cpp_].
+in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/3955c3940eff83518c186facfec6f50545b5aab5/src/chainparams.cpp#L123[_chainparams.cpp_].
 
 The following identifier hash belongs to the genesis block:
 

chapters/intro.adoc

@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ There are hundreds of applications and websites that can provide the current mar
 
 https://bitcoinaverage.com/[Bitcoin Average]:: ((("BitcoinAverage")))A site that provides a simple view of the volume-weighted-average for each currency.
 https://coincap.io/[CoinCap]:: A service listing the market capitalization and exchange rates of hundreds of crypto-currencies, including bitcoin.
-https://bit.ly/cmebrr[Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin Reference Rate]:: A reference rate that can be used for institutional and contractual reference, provided as part of investment data feeds by the CME.
+https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/cme-cf-cryptocurrency-benchmarks.html?redirect=/trading/cryptocurrency-indices/cf-bitcoin-reference-rate.html[Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin Reference Rate]:: A reference rate that can be used for institutional and contractual reference, provided as part of investment data feeds by the CME.
 
 In addition to these various sites and applications, some bitcoin
 wallets will automatically convert amounts between bitcoin and other

chapters/network.adoc

@@ -293,8 +293,6 @@ information, including:
 +BestHeight+:: The block height of this node's blockchain
 +fRelay+:: A field added by BIP37 for requesting not to receive unconfirmed transactions
 
-(See https://bit.ly/1qlsC7w[GitHub] for an example of the +version+ network message.)
-
 The +version+ message is always the first message sent by any peer to
 another peer. The local peer receiving a +version+ message will examine
 the remote peer's reported +Version+ and decide if the remote peer is
@@ -803,8 +801,7 @@ remove a pattern from a bloom filter, a client has to clear and resend a
 new bloom filter if a pattern is no longer desired.
 
 The network protocol and bloom filter mechanism for lightweight clients is defined
-in https://bit.ly/1x6qCiO[BIP37 (Peer Services)].((("",
-startref="BNebloom08")))((("", startref="bloom08")))
+in BIP37.
 
 Unfortunately, after the deployment of bloom filters, it became clear
 that they didn't offer very much privacy.  A full node receiving a bloom