TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Meredith Angwin, author of <em>Shorting the Grid: The Hidden Fragility of Our Electric Grid</em>, to discuss:</p> <p>- The fragility of grids</p> <p>- Misconceptions around electric grids</p> <p>- Energy mix</p> <p>- What's happening in Texas and California?</p> <p>- Why nuclear is important</p> <p>- How data is manipulated to push special interests</p> <p>- How we can fix our grids</p> <p>Follow Meredith on <a href="https://twitter.com/MeredithAngwin">Twitter</a></p> <p>Pick up <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shorting-Grid-Hidden-Fragility-Electric-ebook/dp/B08KZ51SDP">Shorting the Grid</a></p>

<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Gabriel Shipton, brother of Julian Assange, to discuss:</p> <p>- Julian's ongoing trial</p> <p>- How the US Government is wrongfully persecuting Julian</p> <p>- The bogus rape charges lobbed against Julian</p> <p>- The US Government's Espionage charges</p> <p>- Journalism in 2021</p> <p>- Why Julian's case is very important for the future of journalism</p> <p>- How to support Julian's defense fund</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Gabriel on <a href="https://twitter.com/GabrielShipton">Twitter</a></p> <p>Support Julian's defense fund <a href="//supportassange.wauland.de">here</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- BTCPay Server vulnerability <a href="https://blog.btcpayserver.org/vulnerability-disclosure-v1-0-7-0/">disclosure</a> </p> <p>- JP Morgan bends the <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/jpmorgan-to-let-clients-invest-in-bitcoin-fund-for-first-time-sources">knee</a> </p> <p>- Tesla CFO on bitcoin during Q1 <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/1748">earnings</a> </p> <p>- Public video game publisher Nexon buys 1717 <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/nexon-bitcoin-100m-video-gaming">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Chiefs veteran tight end Sean Culkin converting entire salary to <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/chiefs-sean-culkin-convert-nfl-salary-bitcoin">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Second bitcoin exchange goes down in <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-24/turkey-s-cryptocurrency-pain-grows-with-second-exchange-collapse">Turkey</a> </p> <p>- Turkish gov using it as an excuse to regulate <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-27/turkey-cryptocurrency-exchange-bust-spurs-move-for-regulation?sref=3REHEaVI">further</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Fog custodial bitcoin mixer operator <a href="https://twitter.com/tayvano_/status/1387396127117373441">arrested</a> </p> <p>- DC Cops hit with ransomware which threatens <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/ransomware-attack-on-dc-police-threatens-safety-of-cops-and-informants/">informants</a> </p> <p>- Global ransomware task force <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/task-force-seeks-to-disrupt-ransomware-payments/">launched</a> </p> <p>- Bisq exploring new trade <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/discussions/5430">protocol</a> </p> <p>- Adam Gibson on big picture Joinmarket <a href="https://joinmarket.me/blog/blog/blue-sky-joinmarket-thoughts/">improvements</a> </p> <p>- Blockstream satellite easy base <a href="https://blockstream.com/2021/04/28/en-introducing-the-blockstream-satellite-base-station/">station</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.9">v0.3.9</a> </p> <p>- RaspiBlitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/blob/v1.7/CHANGES.md">v1.7.0</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.3.1">v1.3.1</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.4.0">v1.4.0</a> </p> <p>- Sphinx Relay <a href="https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.0.13">v2.0.13</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.1.0">v1.1.0</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy/releases/tag/v1.5.3">DIY</a> </p> <p>- Square adds former vice president of U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/square-adds-bitcoin-policy-lead-from-us-chamber-of-commerce">Competitiveness</a> </p> <p>- LND benchmarking, 1000 TPS on consumer VPS <a href="https://bottlepay.com/blog/bitcoin-lightning-benchmarking-performance/">possible</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Beach <a href="https://stabmag.com/news/bitcoin-beach-el-salvador/">feature</a> </p> <p>- Rizzo on Satoshi's <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/what-happened-when-bitcoin-creator-satoshi-nakamoto-disappeared">disappearance</a> </p> <p>- Gladstein on the <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar">petrodollar</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Karim Helmy from Galaxy Digital to discuss:</p> <p>- The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II</p> <p>- Modeling future price and profitability</p> <p>- Helping miners make better business decisions</p> <p>- The ASIC crunch</p> <p>- Future research topics</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Karim on <a href="https://twitter.com/karimhelpme">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-intelligent-bitcoin-miner-pt-ii">The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner Pt. II</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss:</p> <p>- The Austin Bitcoin scene </p> <p>- The Fed opening the spigots</p> <p>- Systemic credit risk</p> <p>- Fiscal spending enabled by the Fed</p> <p>- Capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard</p> <p>- Sam Houston</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Parker on <a href="https://twitter.com/parkeralewis">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Venmo adds bitcoin IOU support, no <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-crypto-on-venmo-301272010.html">withdrawals</a> </p> <p>- WeWork accepting bitcoin as payment and will <a href="https://www.wework.com/ideas/newsroom-landing-page/newsroom/posts/wework-starts-utilizing-cryptocurrency-as-form-of-payment">hodl</a> </p> <p>- Coin Center responds strongly against <a href="https://www.coincenter.org/expansive-standards-for-surveillance-threaten-human-autonomy-our-message-to-fatf/">FATF</a> </p> <p>- Turkish Gov attempting bitcoin payments <a href="https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/EN/TCMB+EN/Main+Menu/Announcements/Press+Releases/2021/ANO2021-17">ban</a> </p> <p>- Turkish bitcoin exhange Thodex apparent exit <a href="https://archive.ph/gJssm">scam</a> </p> <p>- OKEx adds lightning <a href="https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360059600412-OKEx-supports-Lightning-Network-for-faster-cheaper-BTC-transactions">support</a> </p> <p>- Cashapp raises withdrawal minimum to 100K sats frok 10K sats </p> <p>- Bitcoin Core v0.21.1 RC 1 Taproot Speedy Trial client <a href="https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.21.1/test.rc1/">released</a> </p> <p>- UASF Taproot client <a href="https://bitcointaproot.cc/">released</a> </p> <p>- Aaron Van Wirdum write up on the two taproot <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/there-are-now-two-taproot-activation-clients-heres-why">clients</a> </p> <p>- myNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.30">v0.2.30</a> </p> <p>- Start9 adds Sphinx, Onion pages, <a href="https://start9labs.medium.com/">Photoview</a> </p> <p>- Square and Ark argue that bitcoin is good for the <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/2D2BnksJjavw4a6SUvAPwZ/c42a9e3a520b0cc3b230cda3b43eead5/BCEI_White_Paper_.pdf">environment</a> </p> <p>- Former comptroller of the currency Brian Brooks new CEO of Binance <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/cryptocurrency-giant-binance-hires-former-top-bank-regulator-11618912800">US</a> </p> <p>- Former CFTC Chair joins BlockFi <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/j-christopher-giancarlo-former-cftc-chairman-joins-blockfi-board-of-directors-301272972.html">Board</a> </p> <p>- The Intelligent Bitcoin Miner, <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-intelligent-bitcoin-miner-pt-ii">Part II</a> </p> <p>- Signal hacks hacking company <a href="https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-vulnerabilities/">Cellebrite</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart and Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss:</p> <p>- The Austin scene</p> <p>- Migrations in the US</p> <p>- DLCs</p> <p>- Lessons from DeFi</p> <p>- Taproot activation</p> <p>- Speedy Trial</p> <p>- Coinflip</p> <p>- Milk cattle</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://suredbits.com/">Suredbits</a></p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Stewart_5">Chris</a></p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/benthecarman">Ben</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Speedy Trial taproot activation method <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/21377">merged</a> </p> <p>- Comments by greg <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/mr792g/luke_dashjr_on_twitter_community_came_to/gukq9r9/">maxwell</a> </p> <p>- COPA sues <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/copa-square-sues-craig-wright-bitcoin-white-paper-copyright">CSW</a> </p> <p>- CCI releases first report stating there is minimal "illicit activity" using <a href="https://cryptoforinnovation.org/resources/Analysis_of_Bitcoin_in_Illicit_Finance.pdf">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- VanEck "bitcoin" ETF DAPP that does not hold bitcoin <a href="https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2021/04/14/vaneck-launches-digital-transformation-etf-dapp">directly</a> </p> <p>- btc-rpc-explorer <a href="https://github.com/janoside/btc-rpc-explorer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md">v3.0</a> </p> <p>- trezor suite beta <a href="https://blog.trezor.io/trezor-suite-update-april-2021-9b54841a6974">v21.4.1</a> </p> <p>- Alleged paxful KYC leak claimed to be <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paxful-hacked-user-data-offer-is-fake">fake</a> </p> <p>- Gladstein biweekly <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-is-a-trojan-horse-for-freedom">column</a> </p> <p>- shitCOIN IPO, currently valued at <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/COIN:NASDAQ">~$66B</a> </p> <p>- Mexico fingerprint KYC for phone sim <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-telecoms-registry/mexicos-senate-approves-creation-of-biometric-cellphone-registry-idUSL1N2M62KR">cards</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- coinbase IPO on april 14th, ticker <a href="https://investor.coinbase.com/news/news-details/2021/Coinbase-Announces-First-Quarter-2021-Estimated-Results-and-Full-Year-2021-Outlook/default.aspx">COIN</a> </p> <p>- NYDIG raises another <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nydig-raises-100-million-from-strategic-partners-including-starr-liberty-mutual-insurance-and-other-pc-insurers-launches-global-insurance-solutions-business-under-mike-sapnar-301264834.html">$100M</a> </p> <p>- African P2P volumes hit new all time <a href="https://www.usefultulips.org/combined_Sub%20Saharan%20Africa_Page.html">highs</a> </p> <p>- Ukrainian civil servants own more than 46k <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-whale-watching-may-become-popular-at-ukrainian-town-council-meetings">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Crypto Council for Innovation <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/fidelity-square-coinbase-launch-bitcoin-trade-group-11617710402">announced</a> </p> <p>- Square Crypto grant for <a href="https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1379830372461113346">mempool.space</a> </p> <p>- Peter Thiel comments on bitcoin and <a href="https://twitter.com/nixonfoundation/status/1379894036060864516">china</a> </p> <p>- Arthur Hayes <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-06/former-bitmex-ceo-arthur-hayes-surrenders-to-face-u-s-charges">surrenders</a> </p> <p>- Circle and Polo ordered to provide info on users to <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/court-authorizes-service-john-doe-summons-seeking-identities-us-taxpayers-who-have-used-0">IRS</a> </p> <p>- Kraken received similar but judge says they must narrow <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/100381/irs-kraken-petition-court-john-doe-summons">request</a> </p> <p>- former chainalysis chief technical counsel now head of <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-names-former-chainalysis-executive-acting-director-as-blanco-resigns">fincen</a> </p> <p>- Blue Wallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.8">v6.0.8</a> </p> <p>- Hexa Wallet <a href="https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v1.5.0">v1.5.0</a> </p> <p>- Coldcard <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/version-4.0.2-released/">v4.0.2</a> </p> <p>- Sphinx-relay <a href="https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.0.9">v2.0.9</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.3.2">v1.3.2</a> </p> <p>- Electrum <a href="https://electrum.org/#download">v4.1.2</a> </p> <p>- LexisNexis signs contract to provide database of 283 million people to US <a href="https://theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice-database-surveillance-lexisnexis/">ICE</a> </p> <p>- 522 million facebook users' info leaked <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4">online</a> </p> <p>- Jake Chervinsky Q1 <a href="https://jchervinsky.substack.com/p/q1-2021-in-review">review</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth (Joel) to discuss:</p> <p>- The Fiat Farming system</p> <p>- Top soil</p> <p>- Roundup in everything</p> <p>- Using cattle for regenerative farming</p> <p>- Creating a cattle ranching/land management co-op</p> <p>- Distributed asynchronous citadel networks</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/untappedgrowth">Untapped Growth</a> </p> <p>Check out the <a href="https://untappedgrowth.com/decentralizedgrazing/">site</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- coldcard physical <a href="https://twitter.com/FreedomIsntSafe/status/1377362927729082368">attack</a> </p> <p>- Kentucky signs bitcoin mining <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/99535/kentucky-governor-crypto-mining-laws-signed">incentives</a> </p> <p>- Strike launches in El Salvador without banking <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/strike-launches-bitcoin-lightning-payment-app-in-el-salvador-full-eu-support-is-next">partners</a> </p> <p>- Azteco adds <a href="https://medium.com/@Azteco_/at-azteco-weve-been-experimenting-with-lightning-for-over-a-year-refining-our-thinking-and-user-b9d112cff13c">lightning</a> </p> <p>- Goldman to start offering bitcoin exposure to rich <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/bitcoin-goldman-is-close-to-offering-bitcoin-to-its-richest-clients.html">clients</a> </p> <p>- Morgan Stanley prepping to add bitcoin exposure to major <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/836487/000110465921044979/a21-8652_27497.htm">funds</a> </p> <p>- Brink's first round of dev <a href="https://brink.dev/blog/2021/03/31/grantees/">grants</a> </p> <p>- Gemini provides grant to <a href="https://www.gemini.com/blog/gemini-supports-bitcoin-ecosystem-with-usd25k-mempool-space-sponsorship">mempool.space</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.3.0">v1.3.0</a> </p> <p>- Coldcard <a href="https://coldcardwallet.com/docs/upgrade">v4.01</a> </p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.6.1">v1.6.1</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.7.1">v1.0.7.1</a> </p> <p>- sphinx-relay <a href="https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.0.7">v2.0.7</a> </p> <p>- c-lightning <a href="https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.10.0">v0.10.0</a> </p> <p>- MyNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.29">v0.2.29</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.8">v0.3.8</a> </p> <p>- Zeus <a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.5.1">v0.5.1</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.3.4">v0.3.4</a> </p> <p>- Wasabi <a href="https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v1.1.12.7">v1.1.12.7</a> </p> <p>- HWI <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-core/HWI/releases/tag/2.0.1">v2.0.1</a> </p> <p>- Chainalysis raises $100M, valued at $<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2BI222">2B</a> </p> <p>- Canada increases KYC <a href="https://ciphertrace.com/canada-updates-kyc-identity-verification-guidance-for-vasps/">requirements</a> </p> <p>- Lightning node performance <a href="https://bottlepay.com/blog/bitcoin-lightning-node-performance/">tests</a> </p> <p>- Probing lightning channels <a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/384">paper</a> </p> <p>- Largest KYC leak ever from MobiKwik in <a href="http://mobikwikoonux37wauz6oqymshuvebj5u763rutlogc2fb2o3ugcazid.onion/">India</a> </p> <p>- GBTC still trading at <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/1633">discount</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin transcripts <a href="https://btctranscripts.com/">hub</a> </p> <p>- This month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/March_2021/">privacy</a> </p> <p>- SuredBits Multi Oraclee deep <a href="https://suredbits.com/multi-oracle-dlc-deep-dive/">dive</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo to discuss:</p> <p>- Ledn's recent raise</p> <p>- Proof of Reserves</p> <p>- Risk Management</p> <p>- Duration matching</p> <p>- Hyperinflation</p> <p>- Good people succeeding</p> <p>- Bitcoin scaling in layers</p> <p>- Ledn users sending within the platform</p> <p>- The Petro</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Mauricio on <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptonomista">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://ledn.io">Ledn</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Bob McElrath to discuss:</p> <p>- NY BitDevs</p> <p>- Mining pools</p> <p>- P2Pool</p> <p>- Braidpool</p> <p>- Making decentralized pools viable</p> <p>- How they may fail</p> <p>- Adversarial thinking</p> <p>- Bob's Bitcoin journey</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Bob on <a href="https://twitter.com/BobMcElrath">Twitter</a></p> <p>Bitcoin Munich Meetup <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9p4QKlQV0I&t=4921s">Video</a></p> <p>Braidpool <a href="https://t.co/1pkOM3khra?amp=1">IRC</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Tesla now accepting bitcoin and will <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1374619379929772034">hodl</a> </p> <p>- Podcasting 2.0 on <a href="https://medium.com/breez-technology/podcasts-on-breez-streaming-sats-for-streaming-ideas-d9361ae8a627">breez</a> </p> <p>- Microsoft launches layer 2 decentralized identity on top of bitcoin <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/identity-standards-blog/ion-we-have-liftoff/ba-p/1441555">mainnet</a> </p> <p>- FTX closing $7M per year deal for Miami Heat <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/business/dealbook/miami-suarez-crypto.html">Arena</a> </p> <p>- Fidelity files for a bitcoin <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/99279/fidelity-bitcoin-etf-filing">etf</a> </p> <p>- Lolli raises $5M from Serena Williams and her <a href="https://blog.lolli.com/lolli-raises-5m-pre-series-a/">husband</a></p> <p>- CFTC fines coinbase $6.5M for litecoin <a href="https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8369-21">bullshit</a> </p> <p>- FATF releases enhanced KYC <a href="http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/fatfrecommendations/documents/public-consultation-guidance-vasp.html">guidelines</a> </p> <p>- Coincenter <a href="https://www.coincenter.org/a-quick-analysis-of-fatfs-2021-draft-cryptocurrency-guidance/">analysis</a> </p> <p>- Surveillance firm Elliptic explaining Hydra innovative dead <a href="https://archive.ph/uvC4e">drops</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.3.3">v0.3.3</a> </p> <p>- RoninDojo <a href="https://code.samourai.io/ronindojo/RoninDojo/-/releases/v1.9.0">v1.9.0</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Walet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.3.1">v1.3.1</a> </p> <p>- Tails <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.17/">v4.17</a> </p> <p>- Sphinx relay <a href="https://github.com/stakwork/sphinx-relay/releases/tag/v2.0.6">v2.0.6</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.7">v6.0.7</a> </p> <p>- Specter DIY <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy/releases/tag/v1.5.0">v1.5.0</a> </p> <p>- eznode simple pruning-friendly setup for a personal bitcoin full <a href="https://ezno.de">node</a> </p> <p>- New liquid <a href="https://sideswap.io/">wallet</a> </p> <p>- Test release of coinswaps statechain <a href="https://blog.commerceblock.com/mercury-coinswaps-a71a9859c7d">implementation</a> </p> <p>- Bisq meeting on moving to layer 2 <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/discussions/5322#discussioncomment-511588">networks</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with David Bailey, founder of BTC Media, to discuss:</p> <p>- How bullish is David?</p> <p>- How high will bitcoin go?</p> <p>- Timing the birth of his children up with bull markets</p> <p>- Bitcoin 2021 events</p> <p>- Bitcoin 2021 location</p> <p>- Bitcoin Magazine content</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://b.tc/conference">Bitcoin 2021</a> (Use code "SATOSHI" for 10% off)</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- FTX negotiating naming rights to miami heat arena https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article249892678.html</p> <p>- miner revenue priced in dollars hits all time high https://twitter.com/_Checkmatey_/status/1370901101403238400</p> <p>- Kentucky passes tax breaks to bitcoin miners https://www.coindesk.com/kentucky-approves-bills-providing-incentives-for-crypto-miners</p> <p>- Pakistani province experimenting with mining using hydro https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-pakistan/pakistani-province-plans-to-build-pilot-crypto-currency-mining-farms-idUSKBN2BA0KW</p> <p>- Oakland Athletics bitcoin suites https://twitter.com/AthleticsPR/status/1371144942735609859</p> <p>- Morgan Stanley wealth management now offering bitcoin funds https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/17/bitcoin-morgan-stanley-is-the-first-big-us-bank-to-offer-wealthy-clients-access-to-bitcoin-funds.html</p> <p>- Signal now accepting bitcoin https://signal.org/donate/#cryptocurrency</p> <p>- India attempted ban rumored https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cryptocurrency-ban-idUSKBN2B60R0</p> <p>- JPMorgan says retail flows comparable to institutional https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/retail-bitcoin-traders-rival-wall-street-buyers-as-mania-builds</p> <p>- Third coincenter letter to fincen about proposed enhanced kyc https://www.coincenter.org/coin-center-uses-additional-time-provided-by-fincen-to-file-another-comment-in-ongoing-surveillance-rulemaking/</p> <p>- Binance probed by CFTC https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/crypto-exchange-binance-investigated-by-u-s-over-who-s-trading</p> <p>- BitMEX cofounder Ben Delo surrenders and released on $20M bail https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/bitmex-founder-delo-surrenders-to-face-u-s-laundering-charges</p> <p>- Coldcard v4.0.0 https://blockclockmini.com/firmware/</p> <p>- Blockclock mini v1.0.8 https://blog.coinkite.com/version-4.0.0-released/</p> <p>- HWI v2.0.0 https://github.com/bitcoin-core/HWI/releases/tag/2.0.0</p> <p>- Nodl dojo v0.1.2c</p> <p>- Rudefox Burrow v0.1.1 https://www.rudefox.io/burrow/quick-start.html</p> <p>- Anthony Towns on UASF http://www.erisian.com.au/wordpress/2021/03/14/fixing-uasf</p> <p>- Ryan Gentry on bitcoin governance https://ryanthegentry.medium.com/a-theory-of-bitcoin-governance-13510eff42a6</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Paul Itoi, co-founder of Stakwork and Sphinx Chat, to discuss:</p> <p>- Sphinx chat</p> <p>- Content monetization without ads</p> <p>- Encrypted chat over the Lightning Network</p> <p>- Paying anons around the world</p> <p>- Banking the unbanked</p> <p>- Rearchitecting the Internet using BTC/LN</p> <p>- How BTC/LN can help parents unschool their kids</p> <p>- Bringing back grazing cattle via Sphinx</p> <p>- Training personal AIs</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.stakwork.com/">Stakwork</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://sphinx.chat/">Sphinx Chat</a></p> <p><a href="https://delly.substack.com/p/bitcointhemoderngoldrush">Delly's Article</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Epstein, Author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591847443/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591847443&linkCode=as2&tag=mcffdotcom-20&linkId=BF72UXNOTSQVHF3R">The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels</a>, to discuss:</p> <p>- Green energy jobs v. oil jobs</p> <p>- Subsidies driving energy prices higher</p> <p>- Using fraud as a heuristic to question the anti-energy movement</p> <p>- Developing our environment to protect from climate</p> <p>- "Climate catastrophe"</p> <p>- Why not nuclear?</p> <p>- Moralizing energy conversion</p> <p>- Bitcoin and energy</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Alex on <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexEpstein">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591847443/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591847443&linkCode=as2&tag=mcffdotcom-20&linkId=BF72UXNOTSQVHF3R">The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Kelly Lannan, the mind behind <a href="https://bitcoinurbanism.substack.com/">Bitcoin Urbanism</a>, to discuss:</p> <p>- Parasitic ideas</p> <p>- How Bitcoin Urbanism came to be</p> <p>- Being a real estate developer</p> <p>- Building materials inflation</p> <p>- How fiat money destroyed city planning</p> <p>- How city codes hamstring builders</p> <p>- Fixing the Fiat Standard one block at a time</p> <p>- Classical architecture making a come back</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Kelly on <a href="https://twitter.com/ktlannan">Twitter</a></p> <p>Subscribe to <a href="https://bitcoinurbanism.substack.com/">Bitcoin Urbanism</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert to discuss:</p> <p>- Occupy Wall Street</p> <p>- Wall Street in the 80s</p> <p>- Independent media</p> <p>- Propaganda and gaslighting</p> <p>- Bitcoin as an anti-war movement</p> <p>- Comedy in NYC in the 70s & 80s</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Max on <a href="https://twitter.com/maxkeiser">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Stacy on <a href="https://twitter.com/stacyherbert">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Norwegian energy giant Aker forms bitcoin unit <a href="https://www.seetee.io/static/shareholder_letter-6ae7e85717c28831bf1c0eca1d632722.pdf">Seetee</a> </p> <p>- New Taproot Activation Method proposed <a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09604.html">"Speedy Trial"</a> </p> <p>- Malicious backdoored version of electrum <a href="https://twitter.com/ConfiantIntel/status/1367490794635034632">wallet</a> </p> <p>- Whirlpool GUI <a href="https://code.samourai.io/whirlpool/whirlpool-gui/-/tags/0.10.3">v0.10.3</a> </p> <p>- Samourai Wallet <a href="https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09996e">v0.99.96e</a> </p> <p>- Zeus <a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.5.0">v0.5.0</a> </p> <p>- JoinMarket <a href="https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.2">v0.8.2</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.3.0">v0.3.0</a> </p> <p>- Coldcard <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coldcard/firmware/v4/releases/ChangeLog.md">v4.0.0-beta</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.3.0">v1.3.0</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-v1-0-7-0/">v1.0.7.0</a> </p> <p>- NYDIG $200 million growth <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nydig-raises-200-million-from-strategic-partners-301242128.html">round</a> </p> <p>- Blockfi $350M raise at $3B <a href="https://blockfi.com/blockfi-completes-350-million-series-d">valuation</a> </p> <p>- River $12M <a href="https://blog.river.com/river-financial-series-a-fundraise/">raise</a> </p> <p>- Massive Microsoft Exchange email server <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/at-least-30000-u-s-organizations-newly-hacked-via-holes-in-microsofts-email-software/">compromise</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Dominic Frisby to discuss:</p> <p>- Daylight Robbery</p> <p>- The history of taxes</p> <p>- The future of taxes under a Bitcoin Standard</p> <p>- The State as a coercive evil force</p> <p>- Gold v. Bitcoin</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Dominic on <a href="https://twitter.com/DominicFrisby">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241360846/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_IY8NFbFXJ0J2D">Daylight Robbery</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss:</p> <p>- OPEC dynamics</p> <p>- The politics of oil and gas</p> <p>- The history of the shale industry</p> <p>- Common sense</p> <p>- Bitcoin as a settlement currency for oil trade</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Anas on <a href="https://twitter.com/anasalhajji">Twitter</a></p> <p>Subscribe to <a href="https://anchor.fm/gamcast">GAMcast</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- bottlepay flagging samourai whirlpool coinjoin <a href="https://twitter.com/Marty_P_B/status/1366737347887456260">deposits</a> </p> <p>- bitstamp flagging wasabi coinjoin usage post <a href="https://twitter.com/6102bitcoin/status/1367376460214853632">withdrawal</a> </p> <p>- I2P network support merged into bitcoin <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20685">core</a> </p> <p>- Regtest demo of zcash based bitcoin <a href="https://youtu.be/N33iJK2FdpE">sidechain</a> </p> <p>- Arthur Hayes negotiating surrender <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/97058/us-prosecutors-bitmex-arthur-hayes-surrender-discussion">agreement</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.6">v0.3.6</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.6">v6.0.6</a> </p> <p>- Whirlpool CLI <a href="https://code.samourai.io/whirlpool/whirlpool-client-cli/-/releases/0.10.10">v0.10.10</a> </p> <p>- Eclair <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.5.1">v0.5.1</a> </p> <p>- Lightning Terminal <a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.4.1-alpha">v0.4.1</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server added to <a href="https://blog.getvoltage.io/btcpay-server-comes-to-voltage/">Voltage</a> </p> <p>- Citi bank bullish <a href="https://ir.citi.com/_tpHpW8MfaZ1QXwGmP1JGMGXXI95qXm3IMJzUJScLMb6XIjtOls6EbDehXMR3B_o9Opi7mdc5tQ%3D">report</a> </p> <p>- Goldman Sachs bitcoin trading <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/crypto-currency-goldman-sachs/exclusive-goldman-sachs-restarts-cryptocurrency-desk-amid-bitcoin-boom-idUSL2N2KZ0XX">desk</a> </p> <p>- HRF $70K in bitcoin dev <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/human-rights-foundation-announces-70000-in-bitcoin-development-grants">grants</a> </p> <p>- Bull Bitcoin and Wasabi Wallet $40K grant to <a href="https://medium.com/bull-bitcoin/bull-bitcoin-and-wasabi-wallet-award-40-000-bitcoin-development-grant-to-luke-jr-4418d03ab230">Luke-Jr</a> </p> <p>- Unchained Capital $5.5M seed round led by <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/blog/nydig-takes-minority-stake-in-unchained-capital/">NYDIG</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin <a href="https://dimzayan.com/voicepaper.html">voicepaper</a> </p> <p>- Kentucky bitcoin mining <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article249629218.html">incentive</a> </p> <p>- PayNyms <a href="https://bitcoiner.guide/paynym/">101</a> </p> <p>- This month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/February_2021/">privacy</a> </p> <p>- DEA report mentions bitcoin and <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/1495">'virtual currency'</a> </p> <p>- Mempool joins COPA</p> <p>- Germany considering KYC for emails and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-email-instant-message-real-identity-3baabc1a3052850a9f63432ec38fcf15">texts</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Nick Hansen, co-founder and CEO of Luxor Mining, to discuss:</p> <p>- Raising money in 2020</p> <p>- Building as the price of bitcoin crashed</p> <p>- Hashrate derivative tokens</p> <p>- Why a miner would sell hash</p> <p>- Why a retail investor would buy a hash rate token</p> <p>- Why isn't hash rate keeping up with price</p> <p>- Mining off grid</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Nick on <a href="https://twitter.com/NickHansen600">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="//luxor.tech">Luxor Mining</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="//compassmining.io">compassmining.io</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Taproot LOT OF <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/lottrue-or-lotfalse-this-is-the-last-hurdle-before-taproot-activation">LOTS</a> </p> <p>- BitPay Sanctions <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20210218">Violations</a> </p> <p>- Bitfinex and Tether settle with NY AG without admitting <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-ends-virtual-currency-trading-platform-bitfinexs-illegal">fault</a> </p> <p>- MicroStrategy bought another ~19.5k bitcoin for a ~$1.03B, they now hold 90.5k <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/press/microstrategy-acquires-additional-19452-bitcoins-for-1-026-billion_02-24-2021">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Square quarterly <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1512673/000119312521052320/d128971dex991.htm">earnings</a> </p> <p>- Coinbase discloses number ahead of Nasdaq <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000162828021003168/coinbaseglobalincs-1.htm">listing</a> </p> <p>- Teleport Transactions CoinSwap <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2021-February/018426.html">implementation</a> </p> <p>- Arthur Hayes <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/walkaway/">emerges</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.2.0">v1.2.0</a> </p> <p>- Onion Share <a href="https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare/releases/tag/v2.3">v2.3</a> </p> <p>- RTL <a href="https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.10.1">v0.10.1</a> </p> <p>- Hexa Wallet <a href="https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v1.4.5">v1.4.5</a> </p> <p>- Samourai Dojo <a href="https://code.samourai.io/dojo/samourai-dojo/-/blob/master/RELEASES.md#samourai-dojo-v190">v1.9.0</a> </p> <p>- MyNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.27">v0.2.27</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.2.0">v1.2.0</a> </p> <p>- Blockstream Green adds encryption to wallet <a href="https://blockstream.com/2021/02/23/en-gain-privacy-with-the-encrypted-blob/">metadata</a> </p> <p>- River raised <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-brokerage-river-financial-funding-round">$17.3M</a> </p> <p>- BottlePay raised <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/bottlepay-a-payments-startup-that-lets-you-send-bitcoin-on-social-media-raises-11m">$15.5M</a> </p> <p>- Can Governments Stop <a href="https://quillette.com/2021/02/21/can-governments-stop-bitcoin/">Bitcoin?</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX provides third grant for Michael <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/100x-group-provides-third-grant-to-bitcoin-maintainer-michael-ford/">Ford</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="//lend.hodlhodl.com">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Lyn Alden, Founder of <a href="https://t.co/0HTJ9b37aL?amp=1">Lyn Alden Investment Strategy</a>, to discuss: </p> <p>- Current market environment</p> <p>- Commodities pumping</p> <p>- Rates jumping</p> <p>- Repo markets</p> <p>- Inflation</p> <p>- Historical inflationary event</p> <p>- Bitcoin + energy arbitrage</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Lyn on <a href="https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Lyn's <a href="https://www.lynalden.com/">website</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="//lend.hodlhodl.com">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Mason Jappa & Sam Chwarzynski from Blockware Solutions to discuss:</p> <p>- Mining trends</p> <p>- Hosting</p> <p>- Bitcoin as a messaging protocol</p> <p>- The bitcoin liquidity crunch</p> <p>- The macro factors lining up for bitcoin</p> <p>- Bitcoin the messaging network</p> <p>- Protecting against onerous regulations</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Taproot activation timeline <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Taproot_activation_proposal_202102">released</a> </p> <p>- Dread admins discuss issues with ongoing Tor <a href="https://darknetlive.com/post/hugbunter-posted-an-update-about-dread-availability/">attack</a> </p> <p>- Jack and Jay Z announce 500 bitcoin development <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/1360114881978982403">endowment</a> </p> <p>- Canadian Bitcoin ETF gets green <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/94724/bitcoin-etf-ontario-securities-regulator-approval">light</a> </p> <p>- BlackRock "dabbling" in <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/02/17/blackrocks-rick-rieder-on-bitcoin-weve-started-to-dabble-in-it.html">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.4">v6.0.5</a> </p> <p>- Zap Android <a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-android/releases/tag/v0.4.0-beta">v0.4.0-beta</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.2.0">v0.2.0</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.3">v0.3.3</a> </p> <p>- Wasabi Wallet <a href="https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v1.1.12.4">v1.1.12.4</a> </p> <p>- BIP47 v3 draft spec <a href="https://github.com/justusranvier/obpp-rfc/blob/bip47/obpp-05.mediawiki">released</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Storage Guide by Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://sparrowwallet.com/docs/best-practices.html">Team</a> </p> <p>- Ministry of Nodes Ubuntu Node Box <a href="https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/2021/02/14/node-box-guide-2020-edition/">Guide</a> </p> <p>- Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC), a challenger to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/OBTC/">GBTC</a>) </p> <p>- Myanmar internet cut multiple times as military curfew <a href="https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/1361026500091392003">continues</a> </p> <p>- Matt + <a href="https://youtu.be/7ixf18RdiOw">Scaramucci</a> </p> <p>- Texas energy debacle</p> <p>- Bitcoin is the #6 base money in the <a href="https://twitter.com/crypto_voices/status/1360218745222934528?s=20">world</a></p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, Author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736110527/"><em>Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and CBDCs</em></a><em>,</em> to discuss:</p> <p>- Writing the book</p> <p>- Fed money printing</p> <p>- History of layered money systems</p> <p>- Different reserves</p> <p>- How complicated the current USD reserve system is</p> <p>- A new financial stack emanating from nonces</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Nik on <a href="https://twitter.com/timevalueofbtc">Twitter</a></p> <p>Buy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1736110527/"><em>Layered Money</em></a> today</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Lamar Wilson to discuss:</p> <p>- Black Bitcoin Billionaires club on Clubhouse</p> <p>- Marketing bitcoin</p> <p>- Empowering individuals with bitcoin</p> <p>- Bringing back strong families</p> <p>- Getting people off zero on their way to becoming satoshi millionaires</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Lamar on <a href="https://twitter.com/bigmarh">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Coldcard multisig vulnerability https://nunchuk.medium.com/the-missing-multisig-standard-5b4092e3ea92</p> <p>- Tesla buys $1.5B worth of bitcoin https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459021004599/tsla-10k_20201231.htm</p> <p>- Bitcoin Hash Rate New ATH</p> <p>- Samourai Wallet v0.99.96c https://docs.samourai.io/en/wallet/releases#v09996c</p> <p>- Nunchuk v0.9.7 https://nunchuk.medium.com/nunchuk-0-9-7-6b74b3848c3d</p> <p>- Joinmarket v0.8.1 https://github.com/joinmarket-org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.1</p> <p>- Sparrow v1.1.0 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.1.0</p> <p>- Twitter CFO says they are considering bitcoin purchase https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1359501275650547714</p> <p>- SEC Commish says they are ready for a bitcoin ETF https://www.coindesk.com/peirce-sec-coindesk-tv</p> <p>- Sending large files with blockstream satellite https://medium.com/blockstream/orbital-data-freighting-with-blockstream-satellite-2b9cde6aa79e</p> <p>- Saylor Academy launches free bitcoin course http://sylr.org/BTC4E</p> <p>- Gladstein + Reason Video https://twitter.com/reason/status/1357756578787708931</p> <p>- Arthur Hayes Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/the-rise-and-fall-of-bitcoin-billionaire-arthur-hayes</p> <p>- Castle Island new $50M bitcoin VC fund https://medium.com/castle-island-ventures/castle-island-ventures-ii-and-the-road-ahead-e1dfffe72d8f</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss:</p> <p>- The history of SegWit2x</p> <p>- How SegWit actually got activated</p> <p>- BIP 148</p> <p>- BIP 91</p> <p>- Preventing a split</p> <p>- Fork futures</p> <p>- Lessons learned</p> <p>- UASF as a nuclear option</p> <p>- Taproot activation</p> <p>- BIP 8 (True/False)</p> <p>- Why precedents matter</p> <p>- LDK update</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Matt on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Harry Sudock, VP of Strategy at GRIID, to discuss:</p> <p>- Meeting in NYC</p> <p>- Stumbling into the mining industry</p> <p>- The merging of the bitcoin mining and energy industries</p> <p>- Energy delivery problems</p> <p>- Grid stabilization</p> <p>- Central banks of the future</p> <p>- Efficient capital allocation under a Bitcoin Standard</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Harry on <a href="https://twitter.com/harry_sudock">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.griid.com/">GRIID</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Elon playing games</p> <p>- Senator Lummis appointed Senate Banking <a href="https://twitter.com/SenLummis/status/1357135593000611840">Committee</a> </p> <p>- Microstrategy Bitcoin Summit</p> <p>- Grayscale GBTC premium goes negative for first time</p> <p>- California pension fund goes HAM on <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000919079/000156761921001941/xslForm13F_X01/form13fInfoTable.xml">RIOT</a> </p> <p>- Darknet markets hit new ATH revenue according to <a href="https://archive.vn/Vt3vn">chainalysis</a> </p> <p>- Matrix Chat Client Element <a href="https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355290296947499013">removed</a> </p> <p>- Zeus v0.5.0-<a href="https://zeusln.app/zeus-v0.5.0-beta1.apk">beta1</a> </p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.5.5">v1.5.5</a> </p> <p>- Hexa Wallet <a href="https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v1%2C.4.2">v1.4.2</a> </p> <p>- Phoenix <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/v1.4.6">v1.4.6</a> </p> <p>- Home mining for non-KYC <a href="https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin">Bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Self-hosting guide by <a href="https://k3tan.com/self-hosting">Ketan</a> </p> <p>- Coinbase targeting Nasdaq and $50B <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/93294/coinbase-nasdaq-direct-listing">valuation</a> </p> <p>- New Fed paper on <a href="https://twitter.com/MatHanz/status/1357148860821483521">inequality</a> </p> <p>- Ukraine considering nuclear <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/93572/ukraine-considers-bitcoin-mining-center-nuclear-power">mining</a> </p> <p>- Proposed Bitcoin Ban in <a href="http://loksabhadocs.nic.in/bull2mk/2021/29012021.pdf">India</a> </p> <p>- India blocks internet amid <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/asia/india-internet-cut-farmers-intl-hnk/index.html">protests</a> </p> <p>- ATMs, banks, and internet access have been shutdown in Myanmar following military coup</p> <p>- Casa raises $4m in seed <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-custody-provider-casa-announces-4-million-raised-in-seed-funding">round</a> </p> <p>- XMR.to shuts <a href="https://xmr.to/blog/job-done">down</a> </p> <p>- This Month in Bitcoin Privacy: January <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/January_2021/">2020</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin 2021 Conference moved from LA to Miami in <a href="https://b.tc/conference">June</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Wall Street Mayhem</p> <p> - Tor v3 DoS attacks continue</p> <p> - Tighter KYC regs in <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/92282/bitstamp-kyc-measures-crypto-withdrawals-netherlands">Netherlands</a> </p> <p> - Marathon buys $150M in <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/92378/nasdaq-marathon-patent-group-buys-bitcoin-btc-treasury-reserves">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.0.0">v1.0.0</a> </p> <p>- Tails <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.15/">v4.15</a> </p> <p>- Fully Noded <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.11">v0.2.11</a> </p> <p>- GrapheneOS web <a href="https://grapheneos.org/install/web">installer</a> </p> <p>- Grayscale donates $1M to coincenter, matching up to another <a href="https://www.coincenter.org/grayscale-is-matching-donations-to-coin-center-up-to-1-million/">$1M</a> </p> <p>- Navalny donation address receives almost 4 bitcoin since he was jailed <a href="https://blockstream.info/address/3QzYvaRFY6bakFBW4YBRrzmwzTnfZcaA6E">addy</a></p> <p>- Mining pool censorship analysis by bitmex <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/bitcoin-miner-transaction-fee-gathering-capability/">research</a> </p> <p>- Jihan Wu signed <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/1309">letter</a> </p> <p>- Gladstein in Time on <a href="https://time.com/5933380/signal-bitcoin-extremism-democracy/">privacy</a> </p> <p>- Ray Dalio on <a href="https://www.bridgewater.com/research-and-insights/ray-dalio-what-i-think-of-bitcoin">bitcoin</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with long time credit trader Greg Foss to discuss:</p> <p>- Surfing culture</p> <p>- Greg's experience trading credit markets</p> <p>- Using the CDS market for sovereign bonds as a way to calculate Bitcoin's fair value</p> <p>- Systemic risk in the financial system</p> <p>- Counter-party risk </p> <p>- Bitcoin and the energy industry</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Greg on <a href="https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with independent journalist Whitney Webb to discuss:</p> <p>- Solar Winds</p> <p>- Q Anon</p> <p>- Operation Warp Speed</p> <p>- Incoming Secretary of State</p> <p>- WEF's Great Reset</p> <p>- Independent Journalism</p> <p>- Opting out</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Whitney on <a href="https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://unlimitedhangout.com/">Unlimited Hangout</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>This week in Bitcoin Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- bitcoin reorg confusion: <a href="https://forkmonitor.info/stale/btc/666833">BITMEX</a> & <a href="https://www.blockstream.info/tx/a13c2bdefcd51ef2a162f232179676c848b853b11596ac3381b70726758cfd41">Blockstream Explorer</a> & <a href="https://insights.deribit.com/market-research/was-there-a-bitcoin-double-spend-on-jan-20-2021/">Deribit Dissection</a> & <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/buzz/peter-todd-explains-how-he-double-spent-coinbase">Peter Todd</a> </p> <p>- CSW sues bitcoin.org and bitcoincore.org over whitepaper <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/posts/regarding-csw">copyright</a> </p> <p>- Energy usage FUD smacks marty in the face on twitter</p> <p>- Mining in the arctic <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2021-01-14/bitcoin-btc-usd-cryptocurrency-mining-comes-to-arctic-circle-photos">circle</a> </p> <p>- Iranian gov seizing <a href="https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/01/17/2434192/thousands-of-illicit-bitcoin-mining-machines-seized-in-iran">ASICs</a> </p> <p>- Blue Wallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.3">v6.0.3</a> </p> <p>- c-lightning <a href="https://medium.com/blockstream/c-lightning-v0-9-3-federal-qualitative-strengthening-8d431e63b148">v0.9.3</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Dev Kit <a href="https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/2021/01/release-v0.3.0/">v0.3.0</a> </p> <p>- Blackrock entering the <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/91867/blackrock-sec-filings-bitcoin-futures">fray</a>? </p> <p>- Chainalysis releases 2020 "illicit activity" <a href="https://archive.vn/7sEtS">report</a> </p> <p>- Our boy Nic dropped a great piece in <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/why-is-bitcoin-making-new-all-time-highs.html">NYMag</a> </p> <p>- Mullvad conducts infrastructure <a href="https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2021/1/20/no-pii-or-privacy-leaks-found-cure53s-infrastructure-audit/">audit</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Core usage <a href="https://achow101.com/2021/01/bitcoin-core-survey">survey</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Krieger to discuss:</p> <p>- Cancel yourself before they cancel you</p> <p>- Free and open source software</p> <p>- Censorship</p> <p>- History</p> <p>- Bitcoin as a way to exit</p> <p>- The illegitimacy of the expert class</p> <p>- Localism</p> <p>- The education system</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Check out Michael's latest article <a href="https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2021/01/13/cancel-yourself/"><em>Cancel Yourself</em></a> and sign up for his newsletter after reading</p> <p>Follow Michael on <a href="https://twitter.com/LibertyBlitz">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Tor v3 Onion addresses unreachable after apparent attack on Tor <a href="https://darknetdaily.com/?p=1030">network</a> </p> <p>- Ledger discloses new data leak and steps they are taking to mitigate issues going <a href="https://www.ledger.com/blog/update-efforts-to-protect-your-data-and-prosecute-the-scammers">forward</a> </p> <p>- Analysis of Solar Winds <a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/sunspot-malware-technical-analysis/">attack</a> </p> <p>- HRF provides grants to Specter and <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/human-rights-foundation-provides-grants-to-specter-lot49">Lot49</a> </p> <p>- Lagarde attacks <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/91014/bitcoin-highly-speculative-needs-to-be-regulated-ecb-lagarde">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Core <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-core-dev/2021-January/000097.html">v0.21.0</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.2">v6.0.2</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.6.5">v1.0.6.5</a> </p> <p>- RaspiBlitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz#downloading-the-software">v1.6.3</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow <a href="https://sparrowwallet.com/download/">v0.9.10</a> </p> <p>- Hexa Wallet <a href="https://github.com/bithyve/hexa/releases/tag/v1.4.1">v1.4.1</a> </p> <p>- Fully Noded <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.9">v0.2.9</a> </p> <p>- Coldcard <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/version-3.2.2-released/">v3.2.2</a> </p> <p>- Mempool <a href="https://github.com/mempool/mempool/releases/tag/v2.0.0">v2</a> </p> <p>- Bakkt going public on <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/90747/bakkt-going-public-new-york-stock-exchange-spac">NYSE</a> </p> <p>- Poolin releases hash rate <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/90847/poolin-bitcoin-hashrate-token-pow-defi">token</a> </p> <p>- FinCEN extends comment <a href="https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-extends-comment-period-rule-aimed-closing-anti-money-laundering">period</a> </p> <p>- German Police take down DarkMarket and arrest <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/german-police-take-down-world-s-largest-darknet-marketplace-01610449507">operator</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Tracy Shuchart (<a href="https://twitter.com/chigrl">@chigrl</a>) from Hedge Fund Telemetry to discuss:</p> <p>- Oil Markets</p> <p>- Misallocation of capital</p> <p>- PE + O&G</p> <p>- Fragile supply chains</p> <p>- Rare Earth metals</p> <p>- Bitcoin mining with flare gas</p> <p>- Energy producers are the central banks of the future</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Tracy on <a href="https://twitter.com/chigrl">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.hedgefundtelemetry.com/">Hedge Fund Telemetry</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Jack Mallers, Founder and CEO of Strike, to discuss:</p> <p>- Athletes getting paid in sats</p> <p>- Beef with the NFL</p> <p>- bitcoin the hard asset</p> <p>- Bitcoin the Network</p> <p>- Strike global</p> <p>- Routing around with Bitcoin</p> <p>- State of the Lightning Network</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Jack on <a href="https://twitter.com/JackMallers">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://beta.strike.me/">Strike</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="https://atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- OCC letter on banks using <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/489786891/OCC-Letter-on-Banks-Using-Stablecoins-Acting-as-Blockchain-Nodes">stablecoins</a> </p> <p> - Pro censorship American mining pool gains <a href="https://www.marathonpg.com/news/press-releases/detail/1220/marathon-patent-group-and-dmg-blockchain-solutions-to-form">steam</a> </p> <p> - Iranian mining <a href="https://financialtribune.com/articles/business-and-markets/106872/iran-crackdown-on-illegal-crypto-farms">crackdown</a> </p> <p> - Strike <a href="https://jimmymow.medium.com/announcing-strike-global-2392b908f611">Global</a> </p> <p> - Blockstream <a href="https://blockstream.com/2021/01/03/en-secure-your-bitcoin-and-liquid-assets-with-blockstream-jade/">Jade</a> </p> <p> - Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-core-dev/2021-January/000096.html">RC5</a> </p> <p> - Fully Noded <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.8">v0.2.8</a> </p> <p> - Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.0.0">v1.0.0</a> </p> <p> - Braiins acquires remaining stake in Slush Pool from <a href="https://braiins.com/blog/braiins-acquires-remaining-stake-in-slush-pool-slush-focusing-on-satoshilabs">Slush</a> </p> <p> - Coindesk buys <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/90103/coindesk-tradeblock-acquisition-2">tradeblock</a> </p> <p> - Anthony Towns on <a href="http://www.erisian.com.au/wordpress/2021/01/07/bitcoin-in-2021">2021</a> </p> <p> - Bitcoin Explained by BJ <a href="https://youtu.be/DRPeExoH5rY">Dweck</a> </p> <p>- Silent <a href="https://silent.link">Link</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors. </p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. </p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">white glove vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. </p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="//Atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Stewart, CEO of Suredbits, to discuss:</p> <p>- An update on DLCs</p> <p>- The US Presidential Election DLCs</p> <p>- Oracle problems and solutions</p> <p>- DLCFDs</p> <p>- Stablecoins</p> <p>- Transaction fees</p> <p>- Is Ethereum beating Bitcoin?</p> <p>- PEMDAS</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Atoms. Atoms is a shoe company making the most comfortable ideal everyday shoe for the individual with low time preference. Head over to <a href="//Atoms.com/tftc">Atoms.com/tftc</a> to get a free pair of socks at checkout.</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Our boy Russ getting paid in bitcoin using <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/panthers-russell-okung-becomes-first-nfl-player-to-be-paid-in-bitcoin">Strike</a> </p> <p>- Mooch's new bitcoin fund slides <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/1218">leak</a> </p> <p>- Indian Gov considering 18% tax on bitcoin <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-weighs-imposing-18-gst-on-bitcoin-trade/articleshow/80001885.cms">trading</a> </p> <p>- US Treasury hits BitGo with sanctions violations on their non custodial <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201230_33">wallet</a> </p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.5.3">v1.5.3</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel App <a href="https://medium.com/getumbrel/introducing-the-umbrel-app-store-7a2068c64a10">Store</a> </p> <p>- VanEck refiles <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/89699/vaneck-sec-bitcoin-trust-etf">ETF</a> </p> <p>- This Month in Bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/December_2020/">Privacy</a> </p> <p>- SolarWinds <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/12/russias-solarwinds-attack.html">attack</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Matt Hill, co-founder and CEO of Start9 Labs, to discuss:</p> <p>- Founding Start9 Labs</p> <p>- The Embassy</p> <p>- Routing around Apple's App Store</p> <p>- Why personal hardware is an imperative moving forward</p> <p>- Self-sovereign surveillance</p> <p>- Making all of this easy</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Matt on <a href="https://twitter.com/_MattHill_">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Start9 Labs' <a href="https://start9labs.com/">Embassy</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty and Matt as they discuss:</p> <p>- Ledger database <a href="https://archive.vn/RdBtk">dump</a> </p> <p>- FinCEN adds new KYC requirements for <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-28437.pdf">withdrawals</a> </p> <p>- Nigeria is now second biggest Paxful bitcoin market after the <a href="https://qz.com/africa/1947769/nigeria-is-the-second-largest-bitcoin-market-after-the-us/">US</a> </p> <p>- Bitmain civil war <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/84370/bitmain-bitcoin-spinoff-fight-end">escalates</a> </p> <p>- Microstrategy recent purchases <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/en/company/company-videos/microstrategy-announces-over-1b-in-total-bitcoin-purchases-in-2020">complete</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.1">v6.0.1</a> </p> <p>- Eclair <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.5.0">v0.5.0</a> </p> <p>- Caravan adds PSBT <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/blog/coldcard-joins-caravan/">support</a> </p> <p>- Discreet Log Contract for <a href="https://suredbits.com/settlement-of-dlcfd/">Difference</a> </p> <p>- Ripple gets hit by <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/88912/sec-ripple-labs-lawsuit-filed-2">SEC</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoindevkit.org/blog/2020/12/release-v0.2.0/">DevKit</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">vault concierge service</a> that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with their very good friend arbedout to discuss:</p> <p>- Gurri's Revolt of the Public</p> <p>- Telecommunications networks </p> <p>- Deflationary v. Inflationary currencies</p> <p>- MMT vs Bitcoin in context of Hirschmann's Exit, Voice and Loyalty</p> <p>- Great American Mining, energy, and Bitcoin</p> <p>- much more </p> <p>Follow arbedout on <a href="https://twitter.com/arbedout">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss and Simon Cowell to discuss:</p> <p>- Gaming + The Lightning Network</p> <p>- Why dedicated gaming tokens don't make sense</p> <p>- Zebedee's SDK</p> <p>- MintGox</p> <p>- Getting pro gamers into LN enabled gaming</p> <p>- Gaming culture these days</p> <p>- The Upcoming MintGox tournament on December 27th</p> <p>- Our favorite games</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Des on <a href="https://twitter.com/dickerson_des">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Christian on <a href="https://twitter.com/MandelDuck">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Simon on <a href="https://twitter.com/SECowell">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://zebedee.io/">Zebedee</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://zbd.gg/">ZBD.gg</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://mintgox.com/">MintGox</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p>