Rabbit Hole Recap

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:<br /> - Israel bans use of cash for purchases larger than NIS 6000 - <a href="https://archive.ph/QyakZ">roughly $1700</a><br /> - CSW vs <a href="https://archive.ph/cfbGW">McCormack</a><br /> - Victorian Gov Coming for your <a href="https://archive.ph/6u61O">coin</a><br /> - Foundry funds stratum <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/foundry-makes-btc-donation-to-open-source-stratum-v2-protocol-developer-to-improve-bitcoins-proof-of-work-mining-layer-301598747.html">v2 dev</a><br /> - Galoy raises $4million, launches <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/galoy-brings-us-dollars-to-bitcoin">stablesats</a><br /> - Coinbase partners with <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-selected-by-blackrock-provide-aladdin-clients-access-to-crypto-trading-and-custody-via-b9e7144f313d">Blackrock</a><br /> - Raspiblitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/blob/v1.8/CHANGES.md">v1.8.0</a><br /> - Coldcard <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/5.0.6-released/">v5.0.6</a><br /> - Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.6.6">v1.6.6</a><br /> - Celsius creditor <a href="https://cases.stretto.com/public/x191/11749/PLEADINGS/1174908032280000000008.pdf">list</a><br /> - John Cantrell Route <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCantrell97/status/1554531850311303170?s=20&t=EWQ2YfPIWulfmxmj-ODX7g">Blinding</a><br /> - Foreigners hold just 33% of US debt: the lowest amount this <a href="https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1554983501107236867?s=20&t=EWQ2YfPIWulfmxmj-ODX7g">century</a><br /> - $80 billion in new funding for the <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenMoore/status/1554869849557442560?s=20&t=EWQ2YfPIWulfmxmj-ODX7g">IRS</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://ammoseek.com/">AmmoSeek</a></p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: </p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: <br /> <br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- senators salty at fidelity for bitcoin <a href="https://www.durbin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/durbin_bitcoin_72622.pdf">product</a> </p> <p>- kraken accused of violating <a href="https://archive.ph/AOG6T">sanctions</a> </p> <p>- senators introduce bill for tax exemption on bitcoin payments <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/senate-bill-to-exempt-tax-on-small-bitcoin-transactions">smaller</a> </p> <p>- twitter data break exposes 5.4M <a href="https://restoreprivacy.com/twitter-vulnerability-exposes-5-million-accounts/">accounts</a> </p> <p>- bitfinex and tether launch p2p communications app <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/keet-the-decentralized-communications-app">Keet</a> </p> <p>- Lnbits <a href="https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits-legend/releases/tag/0.9.1">v0.91</a> </p> <p>- Start9 Embassy <a href="https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/releases/tag/v0.3.1.1">v0.3.1.1</a> </p> <p>- Wasabi Wallet <a href="https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.0.1.3">v2.0.1.3</a> </p> <p>- LDK <a href="https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.0.110">v0.0.110</a></p> <p>- gladstein on <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/will-fedimints-bring-bitcoin-to-the-world">fedimints</a> </p> <p>- three arrows founders give first interview since <a href="https://archive.ph/Lr6WO">collapse</a> </p> <p>- Fed 75bps hike</p> <p>- Redefining recession</p> <p>- Ursula von der Leyen's energy comments</p> <p>- Canada wants farmers to cut nitrogen emissions by 30% </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: <br /> <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> <br /> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Tesla sold 75% of their <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/158765/tesla-sold-936-million-in-bitcoin-in-the-second-quarter">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Largest mining difficulty drop since last year, -<a href="https://mempool.space/mining">%5.01</a> </p> <p>- Senators ask EPA to require mining companies to disclose energy <a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/reports/warren-colleagues-call-on-environmental-protection-agency-and-department-of-energy-to-require-cryptomining-companies-to-disclose-energy-use-and-emissions">usage</a> </p> <p>- Shift Crypto data <a href="https://shiftcrypto.ch/blog/data-breach-of-marketing-platform-activecampaign/">breach</a> </p> <p>- BTrust funds first <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/btrust-launches-african-cohort-for-new-bitcoin-developers">developer</a> </p> <p>- Coldcard MK4 <a href="https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade">v5.0.5</a> </p> <p>- Coinkite looking for an app <a href="https://coinkite.com/careers">dev</a> </p> <p>- Tor Browser <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-115/">v11.5</a></p> <p>- Joinstr, using nostr as a coinjoin <a href="https://gist.github.com/1440000bytes/1c305097b070c8374cc3b91f50314a45">coordinator</a></p> <p>- Border Wallets Tool <a href="https://borderwallets.com/">Launched</a> </p> <p>- zebedee raises <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/19/zebedee-raised-35m-from-investors-including-square-enix-for-blockchain-game-payments/">$35M</a></p> <p>- Fedi raises <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/how-fedimint-scales-bitcoin-custody">$4M</a></p> <p>- Coinbase assets listing team member arrested for insider <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/158960/former-coinbase-product-manager-arrested-on-insider-trading-charges">trading</a> </p> <p>- Beef Initiative Conference in Colorado this <a href="https://beefinitiative.com/">weekend</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: <br /> <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- Robinhood Enables Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/robinhood-enables-bitcoin-transfers">Transfers</a></p> <p>- Half-Aggregation of BIP 340 <a href="https://blog.blockstream.com/half-aggregation-of-bip-340-signatures/">Signatures</a></p> <p>- Compass Mining Lays Off 15% of <a href="https://education.compassmining.io/education/changes-at-compass-mining-a-message-from-co-ceos-paul-and-thomas/">Team</a></p> <p>- China Police Database Was Left Open <a href="https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/china-police-database-was-left-open-online-for-over-a-year-enabling-leak-11657119903">Online</a></p> <p>- Gloria Zhao Added as a Bitcoin Core <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/25524">Maintainer</a></p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver">v1.6.1</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin ETN Launches in <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/eqonex-launches-physically-backed-bitcoin-etn-in-germany">Germany</a></p> <p>- Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage To Police Without A Warrant Or <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/07/13/amazon-ring-camera-footage-police-ed-markey/">Consent</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/07/13/">Optech</a></p> <p>- NYDIG Announces Partnership with the New York <a href="https://nydig.com/news/nydig-to-partner-with-new-york-yankees-for-bitcoin-benefits">Yankees</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: <br /> <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a></p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- OpenNode partners with Lemon Cash to bring lightning to a million <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/opennode-partners-with-lemon-cash-to-enable-bitcoin-lightning-payments">Argentines</a></p> <p>- More details of blockfi deal with <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/155516/blockfi-strikes-680-million-credit-deal-with-ftx-us-outlines-acquisition-path">ftx</a></p> <p>- Three Arrows Capital files for <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/155578/three-arrows-capital-files-for-chapter-15-bankruptcy-in-new-york">bankruptcy</a></p> <p>- Voyager freezes withdrawals and declares <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/voyager-digital-provides-market-184400883.html?">bankruptcy</a></p> <p>- Indian exchange Vauld freezes withdrawals due to <a href="https://www.vauld.com/blog/corporate-statement/">insolvency</a> </p> <p>- Core Scientific sold most of their <a href="https://investors.corescientific.com/investors/news/news-details/2022/Core-Scientific-Announces-June-Updates/default.aspx">bitcoin</a></p> <p>- Rizzo on <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterizzo/2022/07/04/bitcoin-maximalism-is-dead-long-live-bitcoin-maximalism/?sh=7a7947bb182b">Maximalism</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin Policy Institute submits report to Department of <a href="https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/bpi-submits-report-to-us-department-of-commerce">Commerce</a> </p> <p>- Samourai Wallet <a href="https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09998e">v0.99.98e</a> </p> <p>- Zimbabwe introduces gold coins as inflation <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/zimbabwe-introduce-gold-coins-local-currency-tumbles-2022-07-05/">worsens</a></p> <p>- Tapsigner + <a href="https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1544842230350880769?s=20&t=2DgD33Gs1NI5gPzmJNsP0g">Nunchuck</a></p> <p>- No reserve requirement</p> <p>- CDSs <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1544715787990081537?s=20&t=2DgD33Gs1NI5gPzmJNsP0g">popping</a></p> <p>- Power costs in Germany <a href="https://twitter.com/allenf32/status/1544677921671053315?s=20&t=2DgD33Gs1NI5gPzmJNsP0g">soaring</a></p> <p>- Nuclear and gas is now "green" in <a href="https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1544629721912299520?s=20&t=2DgD33Gs1NI5gPzmJNsP0g">Europe</a> </p> <p>- Cloud seeding in <a href="https://twitter.com/DaddyPsyops/status/1544579549090185216?s=20&t=zKekvkTyRcHDi1monQe7CQ">Australia</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors: </p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a> </p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a> </p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a> </p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: <br /> <a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a> </p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- $4 Billion in Bitcoin Miner Loans Under <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-24/almost-4-billion-in-bitcoin-miner-loans-are-coming-under-stress">Stress</a> </p> <p>- MicroBT to Get First Access to Samsung 3nm <a href="https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4096">Chips</a> </p> <p>- Supreme Court Rules Against EPA Limiting Federal Power to Regulate Bitcoin Miners and Other Energy <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1530_n758.pdf">Projects</a> </p> <p>- Montana Storm Takes 75% of Marathon Hash <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/154660/montana-storm-knocks-75-of-marathons-active-crypto-mining-fleet-offline">Offline</a> </p> <p>- First Batch of My First Bitcoin Diplomas Awarded, Second School Joins <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/38-high-school-students-in-el-salvador-earned-a-bitcoin-diploma">Initiative</a> </p> <p>- Celsius is $2B in the <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/155069/ftx-walked-away-from-celsius-deal">Hole</a> </p> <p>- Leaked Call Provides More Details on BlockFi <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/154681/a-leaked-investor-call-revealed-morgan-creeks-bid-for-blockfi-here-are-four-more-big-takeaways-from-the-call">Issues</a> </p> <p>- Compass Mining CEO and CFO <a href="https://compassmining.io/education/compass-mining-announces-ceo-resignation-and-naming-of-interim-leadership/">Resign</a> </p> <p>- More Details of Coinbase Surveillance Tools Sale to US Gov <a href="https://theintercept.com/2022/06/29/crypto-coinbase-tracer-ice/">Released</a> </p> <p>- EU to Release FATF Compliant Travel Rule <a href="https://archive.ph/uQjGK">Requirements</a> </p> <p>- GBTC ETF Conversion Denied, Grayscale Sues <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/grayscale-is-suing-the-sec-for-denying-its-spot-bitcoin-etf">SEC</a> </p> <p>- <a href="https://b.tc/conference/amsterdam">Bitcoin Amsterdam in October</a></p> <p>- India Passes New Digital Surveillance <a href="https://darknetlive.com/post/vpn-services-in-india-required-to-maintain-logs">Measures</a> </p> <p>- Coinbase <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1379541724117102594?t=Gu6YW9FSpPOgf7CPV0RecA&s=19">Surveillance</a></p> <p>- America: Freedom to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNNeVu8wUak">Fascism</a></p> <p>- Vince Vaughn Freaks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRTvDAp2gfY">out</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1231-bip-324-would-bring-end-to-end-encryption-to-bitcoins-p2p-layer-and-it-needs-some-review/">BIP 324</a></p> <p>- Shares of <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConsorti/status/1542344785033297920?s=20&t=sxlDE3DnSWuMwC3JDNQdGA">$GBTC</a></p> <p>- Netherlands farmers <a href="https://twitter.com/risemelbourne/status/1542263663234793472?s=20&t=sxlDE3DnSWuMwC3JDNQdGA">protest</a></p> <p>- Powell <a href="https://twitter.com/srrbrr2u2/status/1542473192974954497?s=20&t=eaKSgaEsE8NI-O0Ye_HxmA">gaslighting</a></p> <p>- Bent Issue #711: A warning from <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-711/">history</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:<br /> <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a><br /> <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a><br /> <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a><br /> <a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- UK self custody <a href="https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1539888526589820929?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">acknowledgement</a></p> <p>- FATF report <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/1229-a-new-fatf-report-drops-at-the-end-of-the-month/">coming</a></p> <p>- Putin’s comments on <a href="https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1539888526589820929?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">sanctions</a></p> <p>- Biden blames gas <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent/status/1539695018566422531?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">stations</a></p> <p>- Sri Lanka PM declares economic <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent/status/1539583410489917441?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">collapse</a></p> <p>- BOJ QE in <a href="https://twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1539225623494856706?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">overdrive</a></p> <p>- ECB balance sheet <a href="https://twitter.com/schuldensuehner/status/1539278985850499073?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">ATH</a></p> <p>- BIS <a href="https://twitter.com/martybent/status/1539252160512372736?s=21&t=rqBQFg2jRSXKNUbDXDUDeg">gaslighting</a></p> <p>- BlockFi FTX <a href="https://twitter.com/blockfizac/status/1539216594383028224?s=21&t=vRF3CcMHpqLBf14VpE1YeQ">bailout</a> </p> <p>- Voyager <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/crypto-broker-voyager-digital-lowers-daily-withdrawal-limits-10000-2022-06-23/">exposed</a> </p> <p>- Gazprom + <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/gazpromneft-partners-with-bitriver-to-mine-bitcoin">BitRiver</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin on <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-is-losing-favor-on-darknet-markets">DNMs</a></p> <p>- Fountain 0.4.0 <a href="https://explore.fountain.fm/blog/fountain-0-4-0">released</a> </p> <p>- IBEX onboarding Miami <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/ibex-onboard-85-merchants-in-miami-to-bitcoin">merchants</a> </p> <p>- DARPA funding (poor) bitcoin <a href="https://blog.trailofbits.com/2022/06/21/are-blockchains-decentralized/">research</a> </p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a> </p> <p>TFTC Merch is Available: </p> <p><a href="https://merch.tftc.io/">Shop Now</a></p> <p>Join the TFTC Movement:</p> <p>Main <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TFTC21/videos">YT Channel</a></p> <p>Clips <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQcW3jxfQfEUS8kqR5pJtQ">YT Channel</a> </p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/">Website</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/tftc21">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tftc.io/">Instagram</a> </p> <p>Follow Marty Bent:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/martybent">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/podcasts/">Podcast</a> </p> <p>Follow Odell: </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://tftc.io/the-sat-standard/">Newsletter</a></p> <p><a href="https://citadeldispatch.com/">Podcast</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- <a href="https://blog.celsius.network/a-memo-to-the-celsius-community-59532a06ecc6">Celsius</a>, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/126d8b02-f06a-4fd9-a57b-9f4ceab3de71">3 Arrows Capital</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac/status/1537499452080115712">BlockFi rumors</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1225-confidence-is-dropping-quickly-is-hyperinflation-around-the-corner/">Fed rate hike</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://twitter.com/cwt_news/status/1537064508518187009">Biden letter to O&G execs</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1536423999089086466">Japanese government bonds</a></p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z announce The Bitcoin Academy</p> <p>Bitcoin Park Launches in Nashville</p> <p>Telegram is Giving Data to German Feds in Certain Cases</p> <p>Improving The Privacy Of The Lightning Network’s Gossip Protocol</p> <p>Senator Lummis and Senator Gillibrand Introduce Landmark Bitcoin Bill</p> <p>Letter to US Congress on Bitcoin's Humanitarian Impact</p> <p>LN Summit 2022 Notes & Summary/Commentary</p> <p>A New Project Using LDK to Probe the Lightning Network for Private Channels</p> <p>Jack Dorsey’s TBD Presents Bitcoin-based Decentralized Web5</p> <p>Reviewing Privacy Enhancing Proposals for Bitcoin</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://shop.upstreamdata.ca/">Upstream Data</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- russia considering bitcoin for international <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/russia-mulls-allowing-cryptocurrency-international-payments-ifax-2022-05-27/">settlement</a> </p> <p>- seed tool <a href="https://github.com/BitcoinQnA/seedtool/releases/tag/1.0.7">v1.0.7</a> </p> <p>- robosats integrates openpgp encrypted <a href="https://nitter.net/RoboSats/status/1530699837133443072">chat</a> </p> <p>- new Block <a href="https://block.xyz/2022/btc-report.pdf">report</a> </p> <p>- Biden admin considering bitcoin mining <a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/crypto/crypto-miners-energy-climate-costs-draw-white-house-scrutiny">regulation</a></p> <p>- Yellen backtracking on <a href="https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1532025026114899968">“transitory”</a></p> <p>- Europe cutting off Russian oil </p> <p>- Dimon comments + GS comments</p> <p>- FFR rate of <a href="https://twitter.com/pladizow/status/1532433765846249472?s=21&t=iRGawuGfw6FvtXoeHEex8g">change</a> </p> <p>- ESG is <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/esg-funds-post-largest-monthly-outflow-record-greenwashing-racket-starts-unravel">dying</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt are joined by Jack Mallers to discuss everything that happened at the Oslo Freedom Forum this week. </p> <p>Follow Jack on <a href="https://twitter.com/jackmallers">twitter</a><br /> Learn more about the <a href="https://oslofreedomforum.com/">Oslo Freedom Forum</a>. </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/el-salvador-president-nayib-bukele-announces-countries-to-discuss-bitcoin">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/luna-foundation-sold-80000-bitcoin-amid-ust-crash">crash</a> </p> <p>- texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining <a href="https://www.texaspacific.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/131/texas-pacific-land-corporation-mawson-infrastructure-group">venture</a> </p> <p>- canaan revenues increased by [237%](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/19/mining-rig-maker-canaan-q1-revenue-more-than-triples/ - cambridge releases new mining data numbers https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/insight/2022/bitcoin-mining-new-data-reveal-a-surprising-resurgence/) </p> <p>- cambridge numbers are <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/dont-trust-bitcoin-mining-data-from-china">flawed</a> </p> <p>- EU wants to scan all your private <a href="https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/eu-surveillance-csam/">messages</a> </p> <p>- summer of bitcoin mentorship program gets over 20K <a href="https://blog.summerofbitcoin.org/summer-of-bitcoin-2022/">applicants</a> </p> <p>- bitcoin education initiative launches in 40 high schools in Argentina </p> <p> - coincorner releases Bolt Card, a lightning payment <a href="https://www.coincorner.com/TheBoltCard">card</a> </p> <p>- Brink funds Michael <a href="https://brink.dev/blog/2022/05/13/michael-ford/">Ford</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX extends Gleb Naumenko's <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/renewal-of-gleb-naumenkos-bitcoin-developer-grant-3/">grant</a> </p> <p>- a guide for bitcoin open source grant seekers </p> <p>- Ministry of Nodes Bitcoin Node Box Guide <a href="https://bitcointv.com/w/p/3rrKYjtmEgZq675iijHHnw?playlistPosition=2">2022</a> </p> <p>- bitcoin seed tool <a href="https://github.com/BitcoinQnA/seedtool/releases/tag/1.0.5">v1.0.5</a> </p> <p>- sparrow wallet v1.6.4 </p> <p>- gloria zhao releases package relay <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-May/020493.html">proposal</a> </p> <p>- pieter wuille on private authentication <a href="https://github.com/sipa/writeups/tree/main/private-authentication-protocols">protocols</a> </p> <p>- new stablecoin backed by coldcards </p> <p>- this month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/April_2022/">privacy</a> </p> <p>- fiatjaf on lightning penalty transactions </p> <p>- adopting bitcoin 2022 <a href="https://medium.com/@AdoptingBTC/back-to-bitcoin-country-announcing-adopting-bitcoin-2022-94edb49ee54a">announced</a> </p> <p>- mccormack releases film about el salvador </p> <p>- how bitcoin should be upgraded in the future </p> <p>https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/how-to-upgrade-bitcoin </p> <p>- Former lead of Facebook's shitcoin project launches lightning project https://www.lightspark.com </p> <p>- SBF buys 7.6% stake in Robinhood https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/12/ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-buys-56m-position-in-robinhood/</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- terra "stablecoin" <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/lfg-bitcoin-reserves-at-risk">blows up</a></p> <p>- treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0768">blender(.)io</a></p> <p>- cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/145363/block-reports-1-73-billion-in-bitcoin-sales-via-cash-app-during-q1-2022">profit</a></p> <p>- coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/146161/coinbase-q1-2022-earnings-revenue">loss</a></p> <p>- chainalysis valued at <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/crypto-forensics-startup-chainalysis-raises-170m-at-8-6b-valuation/">$8.6B</a></p> <p>- joinmarket <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/crypto-forensics-startup-chainalysis-raises-170m-at-8-6b-valuation/">v0.9.6</a></p> <p>- arti v0.3.0 Tor rust <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/arti_030_released/">client</a></p> <p>- casa launches <a href="https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-api-series-a/">api</a></p> <p>- rusty russell releases alternative covenants <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-May/020450.html">proposal</a></p> <p>- conversation with rusty on his proposal on <a href="https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/cd64-bip119-ctv-and-the-bitcoin-development-process-with-rusty_twit-and-brian_trollz/">dispatch</a></p> <p>- spiral post on supporting open <a href="https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-for-sustainable-open-source-bitcoin-development/">source</a></p> <p>- georgetown law research shows ICE tracks 75% of <a href="https://americandragnet.org/">Americans</a></p> <p>- grayscale privately met with SEC trying to get GBTC approved as an <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/grayscale-tells-sec-that-turning-biggest-bitcoin-fund-into-etf-will-unlock-8-billion-for-investors.html">etf</a></p> <p>- costa rica declares national emergency over ransomware <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/costa-rica-declares-national-emergency-after-conti-ransomware-attacks/">attacks</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/cd64-bip119-ctv-and-the-bitcoin-development-process-with-rusty_twit-and-brian_trollz/">CD64: BIP119, CTV</a>, and the bitcoin development process with @rusty_twit and @brian_trollz - brian armstrong <a href="https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1524233480040710144?s=20&t=OAp202y0NWbXVMOQyXE3Zg">thread</a></p> <p>- ishares high <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HYG:NYSEARCA">yield</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- coinbase launches revamped surveillance <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/introducing-coinbase-intelligence-crypto-compliance-at-scale-f58daa949082">product</a></p> <p>- SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" <a href="https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-78">unit</a></p> <p>- cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vymn/cdc-tracked-phones-location-data-curfews">warrant</a></p> <p>- fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-conducted-potentially-millions-of-searches-of-americans-data-last-year-report-says-11651253728">warrant</a></p> <p>- bitcoin mining council submits letter to <a href="https://bitcoinminingcouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Bitcoin_Letter_to_the_Environmental_Protection_Agency.pdf">EPA</a></p> <p>- how women view <a href="https://spiral.xyz/how-women-across-the-world-view-bitcoin.pdf">bitcoin</a></p> <p>- mycitadel <a href="https://github.com/mycitadel/mycitadel-desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.0">v1.0</a></p> <p>- seed tool <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A/status/1521861147137388545">v1.0.4</a></p> <p>- tor <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/congestion-contrl-047/%20-%20mk4%20shipping%20+%20new%20firmware">v0.4.7.7</a></p> <p>- cold card <a href="https://coldcard.com/docs/upgrade">upgrade</a></p> <p>- lightning <a href="https://bottlepay.com/blog/multiplexer">multiplexer</a></p> <p>- new lightning only <a href="http://lnvpn.net/">vpn</a></p> <p>- voltage podcast index <a href="https://voltage.cloud/blog/case-studies/podcast-index-value-for-value-case-study/">study</a></p> <p>- Mexican bitcoin exchange Tauros adds <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tauros-ibex-mercado-partner-for-mexicos-first-lightning-enabled-bitcoin-exchange">lightning</a></p> <p>- currency of last resort by <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/currency-of-last-resort">gladstein</a></p> <p>- paypal being used to censor <a href="https://taibbi.substack.com/p/paypals-indymedia-wipeout?s=r">speech</a></p> <p>- all internet and payment providers ordered to block three streaming sites by federal <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/05/judge-rules-every-isp-in-us-must-block-pirate-sites-run-by-mysterious-defendants/">judge</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p>