
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.18
<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>
#224: How to cancel yourself with Michael Krieger
<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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.01.11
<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>
#223: Talking Oil, Gas & Bitcoin with @chigrl
<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>
#222: Beefing with the NFL with Jack Mallers
<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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.01.04
<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>
#221: DLCs, transaction fees, and PEMDAS with Chris Stewart
<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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.28
<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>
#220: Matt Hill
<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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.21
<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>
#219: arbedout
<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>
#218: Desiree Dickerson, Christian Moss, & Simon Cowell
<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>
#217: Lightswitch Lou's Return
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Louis Roberts AKA Lightswitch Lou, the man who launched TFTC, to discuss:</p> <p>- Everything under the sun</p> <p>Follow Lou on <a href="https://twitter.com/Buddyloveless">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>
#216: Pete Rizzo
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Pete Rizzo, Editor at Kraken and Advisor to Bitcoin Magazine, to discuss:</p> <p>- The war over P2SH</p> <p>- Bitcoin's development culture</p> <p>- Are Bitcoin's properties inherent or emergent?</p> <p>- Bitcoin v. Ethereum</p> <p>- Journalism</p> <p>- Bias</p> <p>- Objectivity</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Pete on <a href="https://twitter.com/pete_rizzo_">Twitter</a></p> <p>Read <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-battle-for-p2sh-the-untold-story-of-the-first-bitcoin-war"><em>The Battle For P2SH</em></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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.14
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- no ban yet</p> <p>- sats back and sats the standard on cashapp</p> <p>- Ruffer $744M <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/ruffer-confirms-744m-bitcoin-investment">investment</a> </p> <p>- $1B investment from <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/bitcoin-whale-surfaces-with-1-billion-and-alan-howard-s-backing">One River</a> </p> <p>- Guggenheim's Minerd drops a casual $400k price <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/guggenheim-s-scott-minerd-says-bitcoin-should-be-worth-400-000">prediction</a> </p> <p>- UK FCA allows temp <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/fca-grants-crypto-firms-temporary-registration-as-uk-regulator-deals-with-backlog">approvals</a> </p> <p>- Kraken to add lightning early next <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/kraken-announces-lightning-integration">year</a> </p> <p>- MTGox claims <a href="https://www.mtgox.com/img/pdf/20201215_announcement_en.pdf">speculation</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.6.3">v1.0.6.3</a> </p> <p>- myNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.20">v0.2.20</a> </p> <p>- TailsOS <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.14/">v4.14</a> </p> <p>- ACINQ Phoenix <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/v1.4.4">v1.4.4</a> </p> <p>- ACINQ iOS wallet enters <a href="https://medium.com/@ACINQ/when-ios-cdf798d5f8ef">testing</a> </p> <p>- Electrum <a href="https://electrum.org/#download">v4.0.8</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.0.0">v6.6.0</a> </p> <p>- Compromising airgapped <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.06884.pdf">machines</a> </p> <p>- OXT Research Kucoin <a href="https://research.oxt.me/">Report</a> </p> <p>- JoinMarket <a href="https://www.keepitsimplebitcoin.com/joinmarket/">guide</a> </p> <p>- 10 ways to lose your <a href="https://www.bitcoinqna.com/post/10-ways-to-lose-your-bitcoin">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Coinbase going <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/88293/coinbase-s-1-potential-ipo-filing">public</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>
#215: BitcoinTINA
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with BitcoinTINA to discuss:</p> <p>- The new ATH</p> <p>- Institutional adoption</p> <p>- How high will Bitcoin go?</p> <p>- Gradually, then suddenly</p> <p>- Cutting losses v. taking profits</p> <p>- Gold's fate</p> <p>- The importance of running a node</p> <p>- The market will bend the knee</p> <p>- Holding in a bull market v. holding in a bear market</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow BitcoinTINA on <a href="https://twitter.com/BitcoinTina">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>
#214: Ben Kaufman
<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Ben Kaufman, unlicensed software developer, to discuss:</p> <p>- Specter Wallet</p> <p>- Crypto Advanced</p> <p>- Making multisig easy</p> <p>- Making connecting to a full node easy</p> <p>- PSBT</p> <p>- QR Codes</p> <p>- HWI</p> <p>- Hardware</p> <p>- Zoomers</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Ben on <a href="https://twitter.com/_benkaufman">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://specter.solutions/">Specter Wallet</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>
#213: Jimmy Song
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Jimmy Song, educator and Co-Author of Thank God For Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money, to discuss:</p> <p>- Sound Money as a moral imperative</p> <p>- How easy money corrupts society</p> <p>- The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil</p> <p>- Serving money or God</p> <p>- Positivism v. Natural Rights</p> <p>- Jesus flipping the table and kicking out the moneychangers</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Jimmy on <a href="https://twitter.com/jimmysong">Twitter</a></p> <p>Buy the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P3Z2H48/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1">book</a></p> <p>Check out Jimmy's <a href="https://anchor.fm/jimmysong/episodes/Bitcoin-Fixes-This-22-Reporting-enjcir">podcast</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.12.06
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Ledger Phishing scams continue and get more sophisticated</p> <p>- Our boy Justin gets funded by Square <a href="https://twitter.com/sqcrypto/status/1337078446841860097">Crypto</a> </p> <p>- Brian Brooks non answer when asked about potential self custody <a href="https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1334842548351868939">restrictions</a> </p> <p>- G7 Finance Ministers discuss the need for more bitcoin <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1203">regulations</a> </p> <p>- Our boy Jake sends out 'canary' <a href="https://twitter.com/jchervinsky/status/1336074550912708610">tweet</a> </p> <p>- Four Republican Congressmen send letter to Mnunchin defending self <a href="https://twitter.com/WarrenDavidson/status/1336804544320327683">custody</a> </p> <p>- French Finance Ministry to enact stricter bitcoin <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/87129/crypto-france-finance-ministry-source-confirms-stricter-rules-coming">regs</a> </p> <p>- Elliptic releases press release associating bitcoin privacy wallets with criminal <a href="https://archive.vn/SXeQS">intent</a> </p> <p>- Mass Mutual buys $100M worth of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/massmutual-joins-the-bitcoin-club-with-100-million-purchase-11607626800">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Microstrategy borrowing money to buy more <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-raising-funds-to-buy-more-bitcoin-boosts-notes-offering-to-550m-from-400m">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- c-lightning <a href="https://medium.com/blockstream/new-release-c-lightning-0-9-2-8cf6c20d47be">v0.9.2</a> </p> <p>- RoninDojo <a href="https://code.samourai.io/ronindojo/RoninDojo/-/releases/v1.8.0">v1.8.0</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.10.4">v0.10.4</a> </p> <p>- Zap Android <a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-android/releases/tag/v0.3.6-beta">v0.3.6</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/0.9.9">v0.9.9</a> </p> <p>- Ledger Live adds easy bitcoin core full node <a href="https://support.ledger.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017551659">support</a> </p> <p>- Bullish yearly survey from Blockchain <a href="https://medium.com/blockchain-capital-blog/bitcoin-is-still-a-demographic-mega-trend-data-update-c50df59a6cb3">Capital</a> </p> <p>- First multi-transaction CoinSwap test by Chris <a href="https://twitter.com/chris_belcher_/status/1336322923800322049">Belcher</a> </p> <p>- Lightning Network deanonymization <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.00764">paper</a> </p> <p>- BTC-e Operator sentenced to 5 <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-operator-vinnik-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-on-money-laundering-charges">years</a> </p> <p>- The Battle for <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-battle-for-p2sh-the-untold-story-of-the-first-bitcoin-war">P2SH</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Dissidents <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-protesters-most-influential-2020">Editorial</a> </p> <p>- BTC Mag drops Top 21 in 2020 <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/the-21-most-influential-bitcoin-projects-and-companies-of-202">list</a>: </p> <p>- Moxie on Rogan then mobilecoin launch</p> <p>- Tutanota ordered to break <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/08/german-secure-email-provider-tutanota-forced-to-monitor-an-account-after-regional-court-ruling/">encryption</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>. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package.</p> <p>Cash App. 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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.30
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- fresh set of ledger phishing scams sent <a href="https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1333044730960207872">out</a> </p> <p>- shilling the corn is the cool thing to do now</p> <p>- Our boy <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/paul-tudor-jones-on-bitcoin-180803661.html">paul</a> </p> <p>- <a href="https://youtu.be/YEq2vAg2zzw">Blackrock</a> </p> <p>- <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-11-29/bitcoin-and-china-are-winning-the-covid-19-monetary-revolution">Bloomberg</a> </p> <p>- potential rushed self custody restrictions via brian <a href="https://archive.vn/UoQVL">armstrong</a> </p> <p>- CCP was the Plus Token <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/85873/china-seize-billion-cryptos-from-plustoken-crackdown">Whale</a> </p> <p>- NYTimes hit piece on coinbase and <a href="https://archive.vn/8I1QW">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Beach balls <a href="https://twitter.com/Bitcoinbeach/status/1333102621763248130">out</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-1-0-6-0/">v1.0.6.0</a> </p> <p>- JoinMarket <a href="https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.8.0">v0.8.0</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.1.15">v0.1.15</a> </p> <p>- RaspiBlitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz#downloading-the-software">v1.6.2</a> </p> <p>- MyNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/releases/tag/v0.2.19">v0.2.19</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/0.9.8">v0.9.8</a> </p> <p>- Nunchuk <a href="https://nunchuk.io/#download">v0.9.3</a> </p> <p>- Samourai Wallet <a href="https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/wallet-update-0-99-96-introducing-soroban-adc9a36a7ddb">v0.99.96</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v5.6.7">v5.6.7</a> </p> <p>- PSBT Toolkit <a href="https://github.com/benthecarman/PSBT-Toolkit/releases/tag/v0.1.2">v0.1.2</a> </p> <p>- New version of <a href="https://nthkey.com/">nthKey</a> </p> <p>- Specter DIY now offered <a href="https://specter.solutions/shop/specter-shield/">prebuilt</a> </p> <p>- Guggenheim fund may invest in <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/85924/guggenheim-opens-door-to-bitcoin-exposure-for-5-billion-macro-fund-via-grayscale-gbtc-product">bitcoin</a></p> <p>- AllianceBernstein like bitcoin <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/investment-giant-alliancebernstein-now-says-bitcoin-has-role-in-investors-portfolios">now</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX hires heavy hitter German <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/100x-group-appoints-alexander-hoptner-as-chief-executive-officer/">CEO</a> </p> <p>- OTC volumes hit new <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/86020/crypto-otc-trading-bitcoin-record-volume">records</a> </p> <p>- This Month in Bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/November_2020/">Privacy</a> </p> <p>- Brink announces first fellow, <a href="https://brink.dev/blog/2020/12/01/gloria/">Gloria Zhao</a> </p> <p>- Gemini announces bitcoin development "<a href="https://gemini.com/blog/gemini-opportunity-fund-launches-to-support-bitcoin-core-developers">Opportunity Fund</a>" </p> <p>much more</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://cash.app/">Cash App</a></p>
#211: Dr. Saifedean Ammous
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Saifedean Ammous, Author of The Bitcoin Standard, The Fiat Standard and Principles of Economics, to discuss:</p> <p>- The Fiat Standard</p> <p>- Principles of Economics</p> <p>- The University system</p> <p>- "The Science"</p> <p>- Lockdown hysteria</p> <p>- Unexpected externalities from lockdowns</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Saif on Twitter</p> <p>Checkout Saifedean.com and pre-order The Fiat Standard & Principles of Economics</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.23
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Coldcard testnet <a href="https://blog.coinkite.com/testnet-considered-useful/">attack</a></p> <p>- John Newbery and Mike Schmidt launch new bitcoin development <a href="https://brink.dev/news/2020/11/24/on-the-brink.html">initiative</a></p> <p>- Chainalysis raising $100M at $1B <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/11/20/bitcoin-investigation-giant-to-raise-100-million-at-1-billion-valuation/">valuation</a></p> <p>- Microstrategy exploring bitcoin "<a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/85310/microstrategy-bitcoin-data-products">data products</a>"</p> <p>- Gold funds falling while bitcoin <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/85463/jpmorgan-gold-funds-grayscale-investments">pumps</a></p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://bisq.network/blog/bisq-v1.5.0-highlights/">v1.5.0</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin Wallet Tracker <a href="https://github.com/shesek/bwt/releases/tag/v0.2.0">v0.2.0</a></p> <p>- Autoloop lightning <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-11-24-autoloop/">liquidity</a></p> <p>- PTLC Proof of Concept from <a href="https://suredbits.com/ptlc-proof-of-concept/">Suredbits</a></p> <p>- Leo Zhang's The Intelligent Bitcoin <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-intelligent-bitcoin-miner-part-i">Miner</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><a href="https://bitcoinblackfriday.com/">BitcoinBlackFriday.com</a> <em>Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.</em></p>
#210: Adam Curry
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Curry to discuss: </p> <p>- Origins of podcasting</p> <p>- Podcasting 2.0</p> <p>- Value for Value</p> <p>- Sphinx chat</p> <p>- Streaming payments</p> <p>- Automatic royalties/distributions</p> <p>- Self censorship and advertising</p> <p>- Open publishing and distributed money make sense together</p> <p>- Distrust in media</p> <p>- much more </p> <p>Follow Adam on <a href="https://twitter.com/adamcurry">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Adam's <a href="http://curry.com/">site</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://podcastindex.org/">The Podcasting Index + Podcasting 2.0</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.16
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- taproot activation hits 55% miner support <a href="//taprootactivation.com">taprootactivation.com</a></p> <p>- Second richest Mexican is now a <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/mexican-billionaire-bitcoin-portfolio">bitcoiner</a> </p> <p>- Senator Lummis on fire</p> <p>- the mooch considering a bitcoin <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/84734/scaramucci-skybridge-filing-bitcoin">play</a> </p> <p>- Citi likes bitcoin <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/citibank-bitcoin-gold-318k-2021">now</a> </p> <p>- Whirlpool CLI <a href="https://code.samourai.io/whirlpool/whirlpool-client-cli/-/releases/0.10.9">v0.10.9</a> </p> <p>- Electrum <a href="https://electrum.org/#download">v4.0.5</a> </p> <p>- ThunderHub <a href="https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub/releases/tag/v0.10.3">v0.10.3</a> </p> <p>- Tails <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.13/">v4.13</a> </p> <p>- Lend at HodlHodl now available in <a href="https://medium.com/hodl-hodl/lend-at-hodl-hodl-entering-the-us-market-7b610f1bf859">US</a> </p> <p>- Swan XPUB <a href="https://www.swanbitcoin.com/whats-in-an-xpub/">support</a> </p> <p>- OKEx mining hash rate falls due to solvency <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/okex-mining-pool-collapse-hash-power-withdrawal-suspension">concerns</a> </p> <p>- OKEx announces they will start processing withdrawals <a href="https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360052758931-OKEx-Official-Announcement-Reopen-of-withdrawals-and-other-related-updates">again</a> </p> <p>- Dutch exchange now making you verify <a href="https://bitonic.nl/en/news/213/additional-verification-measures-due-to-registration-application">addresses</a> </p> <p>- Chainalysis double dipping on government <a href="https://blog.chainalysis.com/reports/chainalysis-asset-realization-program-announcement">contracts</a> </p> <p>- Binance suing <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/binance-sues-forbes-for-defamation">Forbes</a> </p> <p>- Apple privacy issues exposed due to server <a href="https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/">failure</a> </p> <p>- US military buying precise location data from marketing <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqm5x/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x">agencies</a> </p> <p>- Librem 5 begins <a href="https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/">shipping</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><a href="https://bitcoinblackfriday.com/">BitcoinBlackFriday.com</a> <em>Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.</em></p>
#209: Graham Krizek
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Graham Krizek, Founder of Voltage, to discuss:</p> <p>- Graham's Bitcoin journey</p> <p>- Starting Voltage</p> <p>- The Lightning Network + node operators</p> <p>- Necessary infrastructure</p> <p>- Encrypting data in the cloud </p> <p>- Security tradeoffs</p> <p>- Cloud Computing landscape</p> <p>- Centralization risks</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Graham on <a href="https://twitter.com/gkrizek">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://getvoltage.io/">Voltage</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.09
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Adam Curry announces lightning powered Podcast 2.0 <a href="https://twitter.com/adamcurry/status/1325109679962337281">spec</a> </p> <p>- Ledger Phishing Email <a href="https://serhack.me/articles/practical-analysis-ledger-phishing-email/">analysis</a> </p> <p>- Nodl <a href="https://twitter.com/nodl_it/status/1325552106447761408">v0.1.2</a> </p> <p>- Fully Noded Desktop <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.2.1">v0.2.1</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow <a href="https://sparrowwallet.com/download/">v0.9.7</a> </p> <p>- myNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/blob/master/CHANGELOG">v0.2.18</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://twitter.com/getumbrel/status/1326859346140000256">v0.2.14</a> </p> <p>- RTL <a href="https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.9.3">v0.9.3</a> </p> <p>- Adam Gibson on wasabi <a href="https://joinmarket.me/blog/blog/from-mac-to-wabisabi/">2.0</a> </p> <p>- WORDS Bitcoin Journal October <a href="https://bitcoinwords.github.io/cy20m10">2020</a> </p> <p>- OKEx could be a CCP <a href="https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/okex-withdrawal-suspension">play</a> </p> <p>- EU encryption <a href="https://files.orf.at/vietnam2/files/fm4/202045/783284_fh_st12143-re01en20_783284.pdf">resolution</a> </p> <p>- blockseer KYC mining <a href="https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2020/10/29/dmg-s-subsidiary-blockseer-launches-bitcoin-mining-pool-focused-on-good">pool</a> </p> <p>- Nigerian gov blocking protest bank <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-07/nigeria-central-bank-gets-court-order-to-block-protest-accounts">accounts</a> </p> <p>- ethereum hard fork <a href="https://gist.github.com/karalabe/e1891c8a99fdc16c4e60d9713c35401f">bug</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><a href="https://bitcoinblackfriday.com/">BitcoinBlackFriday.com</a> <em>Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.</em></p>
#208: Patrick Dugan
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Patrick Dugan to discuss:</p> <p>- Financial regulations </p> <p>- The Bank Secrecy Act</p> <p>- FATF</p> <p>- Money laundering</p> <p>- Cypherpunk v. Financialization</p> <p>- A bifurcated network inevitable?</p> <p>- TradeLayer</p> <p>- Op Codes</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Patrick on <a href="https://twitter.com/duganist">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>
#207: Tom Trevethan
<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Tom Trevethan, CTO of CommerceBlock, to discuss:</p> <p>- Statechains</p> <p>- Mercury Wallet</p> <p>- Trust tradeoffs</p> <p>- Privacy gains</p> <p>- Fee structure</p> <p>- Custodial tradeoff</p> <p>- Use cases</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Tom on <a href="https://twitter.com/TTrevethan">Twitter</a></p> <p>Checkout <a href="https://blog.commerceblock.com/mercury-in-test-acb42f8850b4">Mercury Wallet</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.11.02
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- bitcoin difficulty adjusted down by 16%</p> <p>- This month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/October_2020/">privacy</a> </p> <p> - Russian Gazprombank likes bitcoin <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-arm-of-russias-gazprombank-launches-institutional-bitcoin-offerings">now</a> </p> <p>- Lightning Pool liquidity <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-11-02-lightning-pool/">market</a> </p> <p>- Zeus <a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.4.0">v0.4.0</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.9.1">v0.9.1</a> </p> <p>- Lightning Terminal <a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.3.0-alpha">v0.3.0</a> </p> <p>- Android Tor Browser <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1003">v10.0.3</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.1.14">v0.1.14</a> </p> <p>- FUlly Noded Desktop <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.1.99">v0.1.99</a> </p> <p>- Raspi <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-400-the-70-desktop-pc/">400</a> </p> <p>- Nunchuk <a href="https://hugonguyen.medium.com/introducing-nunchuk-multisig-made-easy-1b9846e6b3ca">multisig</a> </p> <p>- Low bandwidth <a href="https://github.com/global-mesh-labs/Low_Bandwidth_Bitcoin/blob/main/Low_Bandwidth_Bitcoin.md">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- bitbo.io bitcoin <a href="//bitbo.io">dashboard</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin merge mining <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/the-growth-of-bitcoin-merge-mining/">report</a> </p> <p>- Layer1 legal <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/us-bitcoin-mining-firm-layer1-in-legal-tussle-over-power-plant-ownership">issues</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><a href="https://bitcoinblackfriday.com/">BitcoinBlackFriday.com</a> <em>Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.</em></p>
#206: Ryan Gentry
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Ryan Gentry, Business Development at Lightning Labs, to discuss:</p> <p>- Austin, Texas</p> <p>- Ryan's time at Intel</p> <p>- Chip fabs</p> <p>- Proof of Work as an essential component of cryptocurrencies</p> <p>- The Order of Operations necessary to create a truly distributed cryptocurrency</p> <p>- Reading white papers</p> <p>- Will Ethereum scale?</p> <p>- Lightning Pool</p> <p>- Shadow Pools</p> <p>- A LN yield curve</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Ryan on <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out the Lightning Pool <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-11-02-lightning-pool/">announcement</a></p> <p>Check out the Lightning Pool <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2020-11-02-pool-deep-dive/">specs</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>
#205: Morgen Rochard
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Morgen Rochard, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LBQGWSP/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B08LBQGWSP&linkCode=as2&tag=morgen-20&linkId=fd9a1b78450d8f892df26d888c285b7a">Personal Finance QuickStart Guide</a>, to discuss:</p> <p>- Personal Finance</p> <p>- When you should start saving</p> <p>- How much you should be saving </p> <p>- How you should be paying down debt</p> <p>- When can you buy bitcoin?</p> <p>- Should you speculative attack your debt?</p> <p>- Keeping tabs of your finances</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Morgen on <a href="https://twitter.com/MorgenRochard">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out her podcast: <a href="https://www.moneyowners.com/">Money Owners</a></p> <p>Check out her book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LBQGWSP/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B08LBQGWSP&linkCode=as2&tag=morgen-20&linkId=fd9a1b78450d8f892df26d888c285b7a">Personal Finance QuickStart Guide</a> </p> <p>Link to student loan <a href="https://cslainstitute.org/find-a-cslp-2/">advice</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.26
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- FEE FOMO IS REAL</p> <p>- Cryptocloaks release triton <a href="https://www.cryptocloaks.com/product/Triton/">case</a> </p> <p>- First monthly nodl <a href="https://youtu.be/WRCBf0FYaaU">call</a> </p> <p>- Travel rule fuckery <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/82229/fincen-proposes-lower-threshold-for-transaction-data-gathering-under-fatfs-travel-rule-including-those-made-with-crypto">intensifies</a> </p> <p> - If you wish to submit a <a href="//regulations.gov/comment/FINCEN_FRDOC_0001-0115">comment</a> </p> <p>- Statechains for <a href="https://blog.commerceblock.com/mercury-swap-test-8d291b684cb4">privacy</a>? </p> <p>- JoinMarket status <a href="https://joinmarket.me/blog/blog/oct-2020-update/">update</a> </p> <p>- Marathon announces purchase of 10k AntMiner <a href="http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/26/2114277/0/en/Marathon-Patent-Group-Announces-Purchase-of-Additional-10-000-S-19-Pro-Miners-from-Bitmain.html">S-19 Pros</a> </p> <p>- New round of Ledger user phishing <a href="https://twitter.com/ndeet/status/1320307663427768320">attempts</a> </p> <p>- Anthony Towns on Taproot <a href="http://www.erisian.com.au/wordpress/2020/10/26/activating-soft-forks-in-bitcoin">activation</a> </p> <p>- Largest bank in Singapore to launch bitcoin <a href="https://archive.vn/zGJaq">exchange</a> </p> <p>- JoinMarket <a href="https://github.com/joinmarket-org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.7.2">v0.7.2</a> </p> <p>- JoininBox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.1.13">v0.1.13</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.5.9">v1.0.5.9</a> </p> <p>- Lightning Terminal <a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.2.0-alpha">v0.2.0</a> </p> <p>- Fully Noded Desktop <a href="https://github.com/Fonta1n3/FullyNoded/releases/tag/v0.1.96">v0.1.96</a> </p> <p>- Atomic finance launches DLC based bitcoin betting <a href="https://atomic.finance/blog/launch-atomic-odds/">tool</a> </p> <p>- BlockFi discloses 5% position in <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/blockfi-takes-5-stake-in-grayscales-4-8b-bitcoin-trust">GBTC</a> </p> <p>- Sounds like the NSA is still putting insecure backdoors into our favorite <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight-idUSKBN27D1CS">products</a> </p> <p>- River adds hardware wallet <a href="https://blog.river.com/announcing-hardware-wallet-account/">account</a> </p> <p>- Kucoin hacked bitcoin going through <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/82709/bitcoin-stolen-during-kucoin-exchange-hack-is-being-moved-through-transaction-mixer-elliptic">ChipMixer</a> </p> <p>- Iranian government announces intention to use bitcoin to circumvent import <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/iran-amends-law-to-allow-imports-to-be-funded-with-cryptocurrency">sanctions</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><a href="//BitcoinBlackFriday.com">BitcoinBlackFriday.com</a> <em>Now if you sign up for early access for the Fold card on Bitcoin Black Friday you will be entered into a raffle to win a whole Bitcoin.</em></p>
#204: Max Keidun
<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Max Keidun from HodlHodl to discuss:</p> <p>- HodlHodl's new non-custodial loan product</p> <p>- How lenders and borrowers interact</p> <p>- How HodlHodl's lending product differs from DeFi</p> <p>- What stablecoins are available</p> <p>- Prediction markets</p> <p>- Liquid</p> <p>- RGB</p> <p>- Integration with Blue Wallet</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Max on <a href="https://twitter.com/keidunm">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.19
<p>This week Mart and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- two LND vulnerabilities disclosed</p> <p> - <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002858.html">v0.9 and below</a> </p> <p> - <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002857.html">v0.10 and below</a> </p> <p>- Paypal adds "<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/paypal-to-allow-cryptocurrency-buying-selling-and-shopping-on-its-network-idUSL1N2HB14U">bitcoin</a>" </p> <p>- Our boy Paul shills the corn <a href="https://twitter.com/SquawkCNBC/status/1319264687733821441">again</a> </p> <p>- coinbase transparency <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/transparency-at-coinbase-c8edf6dce4d6">report</a> </p> <p>- FinCEN fines custodial bitcoin mixing CEO <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-fines-bitcoin-mixing-ceo-60m-in-landmark-crackdown-on-helix-coin-ninja">$60M</a> </p> <p>- Travel rule white <a href="https://www.gdf.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/USTRWG-Travel-Rule-Solution-V1.pdf">paper</a> & <a href="https://www.gdf.io/members-directory/">participants</a></p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.5.8">v1.0.5.8</a> </p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.4.2">v1.4.2</a> </p> <p>- Phoenix <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/phoenix/releases/tag/v1.4.0">v1.4.0</a> </p> <p>- Breez <a href="https://medium.com/breez-technology/the-breez-release-candidate-getting-lightning-ready-for-the-global-takeover-b5d1f9756229">RC1</a> </p> <p>- Tails <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.12/">v4.12</a> </p> <p>- Tor browser <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1002">v10.0.2</a> </p> <p>- Raspiblitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz#downloading-the-software">v1.6.1</a> </p> <p>- Sparrow <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/0.9.6">v0.9.6</a> </p> <p>- Voltage cloud lightning node service <a href="https://getvoltage.io/blog/voltage-is-here.html">launched</a> </p> <p>- Hodl Hodl adds P2P bitcoin lending <a href="https://medium.com/hodl-hodl/lend-at-hodl-hodl-true-p2p-bitcoin-lending-is-here-114eaae534ac">support</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX speeding up KYC <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/accelerating-the-bitmex-user-verification-programme/">process</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin hit piece by <a href="https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/financial-attacks-on-democracy">CNAS</a> </p> <p>- Thai authorities attempting to block access to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54598956">telegram</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>
#203: Dave Collum
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Dave Collum to discuss:</p> <p>- Cancel culture</p> <p>- Modern day journalism</p> <p>- COVID-19</p> <p>- Lockdowns</p> <p>- Vaccines</p> <p>- The Election</p> <p>- Censorship</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Dave on <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum">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>
#202: Adam Soltys
<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Adam Soltys, creator of Coinos.io, to discuss:</p> <p>- Local ISPs</p> <p>- Coinos</p> <p>- Web wallets</p> <p>- UX</p> <p>- Security Tradeoffs</p> <p>- The Lightning Network</p> <p>- Liquid</p> <p>- Tokens</p> <p>- Privacy</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Check out <a href="https://coinos.io/home">coinos</a></p> <p>Follow Adam on <a href="https://twitter.com/adamsoltys">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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.12
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- LND <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2020-October/002819.html">vulnerability</a> </p> <p>- DOJ launches global push to ban end to end <a href="https://archive.vn/ptHh3">encryption</a> </p> <p>- OKEx suspends <a href="https://www.okex.com/support/hc/en-us/articles/360051090391-Suspension-of-Digital-assets-Cryptocurrencies-Withdrawals">withdrawals</a> </p> <p>- Taproot merged into <a href="https://www.btctimes.com/news/schnorr-taproot-upgrade-merged-into-bitcoin-core">Bitcoin Core</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX cofounder released on $5M <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/80296/bitmex-cto-samuel-reed-released-on-bond">bond</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX hires new compliance <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/80533/bitmex-hires-new-chief-compliance-officer">officer</a> </p> <p>- Indian exchanges working together to provide stricter KYC/AML <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/india-crypto-regulatory-sandbox">compliance</a> </p> <p>- Spain potential law forcing full disclosure of bitcoin <a href="https://news.trust.org/item/20201013100845-lja6d/">holdings</a> </p> <p>- Unchained adds coldcard <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/blog/now-coldcard/">support</a> </p> <p>- myNode <a href="https://github.com/mynodebtc/mynode/blob/master/CHANGELOG">v0.2.17</a> </p> <p>- Nodl <a href="https://twitter.com/nodl_it/status/1314461046413897729">v0.1.1f</a> </p> <p>- RTL <a href="https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL/releases/tag/v0.9.1">v0.9.1-beta</a> </p> <p>- Eclair <a href="https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.4.2">v0.4.2</a> </p> <p>- JoinMarket <a href="https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.7.1">v0.7.1</a> </p> <p>- Trezor Suite Public <a href="https://blog.trezor.io/introducing-trezor-suite-public-beta-7c5949aeef45">Beta</a> </p> <p>- Electrum <a href="https://electrum.org/#download">v4.0.4</a> </p> <p>- Stone Ridge $115M bitcoin <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2020/10/13/stone-ridge-reveals-115-million-bitcoin-investment-as-part-of-billion-dollar-spin-off/">investment</a> </p> <p>- Rodolfo the domain <a href="https://bitcointreasuries.org/">hodler</a> </p> <p>- Fidelity recommends 5% position in <a href="https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/articles/bitcoin-as-alternative-investment">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Fidelity privacy panel with <a href="https://youtu.be/ycWl6DHr87w">Matt</a> </p> <p>- Marathon announces new 105 Megawatt bitcoin <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/10/13/2107538/0/en/Marathon-Patent-Group-Announces-Joint-Venture-with-Beowulf-Energy-for-105-Megawatt-Bitcoin-Mining-Data-Center.html">mining op</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX on the risks of brain <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/call-me-ishmael/">wallets</a> </p> <p>- lnresearch <a href="https://github.com/lnresearch/topology">data</a> </p> <p>- MuSig2 <a href="https://eprint.iacr.org/2020/1261">paper</a> </p> <p>- WORDS September Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinwords.github.io/cy20m9">Journal</a></p>
#201: Whitney Webb
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Independent Journalist Whitney Webb to discuss:</p> <p>- Chile</p> <p>- Operation Warp Speed</p> <p>- Intelligence Agencies</p> <p>- Defense contractors</p> <p>- Big Pharma connections</p> <p>- History of the CIA</p> <p>- Operation Dark Winter</p> <p>- Color Revolutions</p> <p>- Overcoming the Conspiracy Theorist label</p> <p>- Epstein as a pawn in a bigger game</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Whitney on <a href="https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Whitney's <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whitneywebbmpn">Patreon</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>
#200: Ansel Linder
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Ansel Linder to discuss:</p> <p>- 2015 + 2016 bear market</p> <p>- Different iterations of altcoins</p> <p>- Fed Policy</p> <p>- Is QE inflationary or deflationary</p> <p>- How does Fed policy affect Bitcoin?</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Ansel on <a href="https://twitter.com/AnselLindner">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>
#199: Edward Evenson
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Head of Business Development at Slush Pool / Braiins Systems, to discuss:</p> <p>- Mining pools</p> <p>- The race to zero profitability for pools</p> <p>- Value add services pools provide</p> <p>- The future of mining pools</p> <p>- Firmware products</p> <p>- PPS v. FPPS v. PPLNS</p> <p>- Cheese</p> <p>- Wine</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Edward on <a href="https://twitter.com/WillHash4Coins">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.10.05
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Square buys $50M worth of <a href="https://images.ctfassets.net/2d5q1td6cyxq/5sXNrlEh2mEnTvvhgtYOm2/737bcfdc15e2a1c3cbd9b9451710ce54/Square_Inc._Bitcoin_Investment_Whitepaper.pdf">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- New Europol <a href="https://archive.vn/cDAIr">report</a> </p> <p>- Travel rule rumors <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-840/">swirl</a> </p> <p>- New DoJ <a href="https://archive.vn/MQzOO">framework</a> </p> <p>- HMRC orders coinbase to hand over customer <a href="https://t.me/nobullshitbitcoin/880">records</a> </p> <p>- Chainalysis hits Mex with high risk <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/79959/chainalysis-bitmex-high-risk-warning">warning</a> </p> <p>- BitMEX leadership <a href="https://blog.bitmex.com/leadership-changes-at-100x-group/">changes</a> </p> <p>- <a href="//bitcoinprivacy.guide">bitcoinprivacy.guide</a></p> <p>- Schnorr summary by <a href="https://suredbits.com/schnorr-series-summary/">suredbits</a> </p> <p>- specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.8.1">v0.8.1</a> </p> <p>- bitcoin wallet tracker <a href="https://github.com/shesek/bwt/releases/tag/v0.1.5">v0.1.5</a> </p> <p>- blockstream green desktop <a href="https://suredbits.com/schnorr-series-summary/">v0.0.4</a> </p> <p>- sparrow <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/0.9.5">v0.9.5</a> </p> <p>- bluewallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v5.6.1">v5.6.1</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay server <a href="https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.0.5.7">v1.0.5.7</a> </p> <p>- Hexa Wallet <a href="https://medium.com/@thebitcoinbee/bitcoin-donations-for-everyone-3f55d2a79b8">v1.2.0</a> </p> <p>- Fully Noded <a href="https://twitter.com/FullyNoded/status/1313860667066130432">v0.1.90</a> </p> <p>- Ledger live adding coin control and full node <a href="https://twitter.com/dldasilvarosa/status/1312144317327106051">support</a> </p> <p>- Riot Blockchain buys 2500 S19 <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/riot-buys-antminers-bitmain">Pros</a> </p> <p>- $26 million in bitfinex stolen bitcoin <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/80126/hackers-bitcoin-bitfinex-oct">moves</a> </p> <p>- mempool <a href="https://mempool.space/about">sponsors</a> </p> <p>- classroom surveillance on the rise with rona as the <a href="https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2020/09/08/school-reopening-surveillance-contact-tracing">excuse</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our 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>
#198: Leo Zhang
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, Founder of <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/">Anicca Research</a>, to discuss:</p> <p>- The Alchemy of Hashpower</p> <p>- Stakeholders within the mining industry</p> <p>- ASICs as physical options on bitcoin</p> <p>- Bitmain's struggles</p> <p>- MicroBT</p> <p>- Hashrate derivatives</p> <p>- The US and China</p> <p>- Family</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Leo on <a href="https://twitter.com/Leorzhang">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-alchemy-of-hashpower-part-i">The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. I</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/the-alchemy-of-hashpower-part-ii">The Alchemy of Hashpower 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>
#197: Joost Jager
<p>Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Joost Jager, independent Lightning Network developer, to discuss:</p> <p>- Griefing Attacks</p> <p>- Circuit Breaker</p> <p>- Routing on Lightning</p> <p>- Multi-Path Payments + Wumbo</p> <p>- Public v. Private channel capacity</p> <p>- Whatsat</p> <p>- Multiple implementations and how they interact</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Joost on <a href="https://twitter.com/joostjgr">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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.28
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- BitMEX hit by <a href="https://cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8270-20">CFTC</a> and <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-and-executives-shore-cryptocurrency-derivatives-exchange-charged-violation">Department of Justice</a> </p> <p>- KuCoin hacked for <a href="https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-kucoin-security-incident-update">$150M</a> </p> <p>- New Zealand tax authority seeking personal info from local <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/427113/ird-to-begin-probing-crypto-currency-investors">exchanges</a> </p> <p>- Chainalysis and Integra FEC receive IRS contracts for lightning and monero <a href="https://archive.vn/3MzgW">tracing</a> </p> <p>- Pierre adds bounties to <a href="https://www.pierrerochard.com/how-to-pay-for-bitcoin-development/">BitcoinACKs.com</a> </p> <p>- September privacy newsletter by <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/September_2020/">Janine</a> </p> <p>- Murchandamus joins <a href="https://twitter.com/murchandamus/status/1311679486866403333">Chaincode</a> </p> <p>- RoninDojo <a href="https://code.samourai.io/ronindojo/RoninDojo/-/tags/v1.7.0">v1.7.0</a></p> <p>- Sparrow Wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/0.9.4">v0.9.4</a> </p> <p>- nix-bitcoin <a href="https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.18">v0.0.18</a> </p> <p>- The Eye of Satoshi <a href="https://medium.com/@talaia.labs/installing-and-running-the-eye-of-satoshi-27aea3d5d91f">v0.1.1</a> </p> <p>- BTCPay Server <a href="https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-1-0-5-6/">v1.0.5.6</a> </p> <p>- Aqua Wallet by <a href="https://blockstream.com/2020/09/26/en-introducing-aqua-wallet/">blockstream</a> </p> <p>- CoinOS web wallet with liquid and lightning <a href="https://coinos.io/">support</a> </p> <p>- Docusign competitor using <a href="https://www.woleet.io/">bitcoin</a> - Woleet</p> <p>- CalyxOS <a href="https://twitter.com/calyxinstitute/status/1309876668249579520">released</a> </p> <p>- Taproot explainer by <a href="https://suredbits.com/the-taproot-upgrade/">suredbits</a> </p> <p>- HCPP this <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/hackers-congress-paralelni-polis-is-ready-to-deliver-fifty-eight-hours-of-freedom-content">weekend</a> </p> <p>- Ministry of Nodes also thinks specter is straight <a href="https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/2020/09/28/cost-effective-bitcoin-use-hardware-wallet-own-node/">fire</a> </p> <p>- PlanB <a href="https://twitter.com/100trillionUSD/status/1310638136381313025">Dox</a> </p> <p>- Brian Armstrong fake <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/79247/coinbase-offers-exit-package-for-employees-not-comfortable-with-its-mission">woke</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our 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>
#196: Cynthia Lummis
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Cynthia Lummis, the Rebulican Nominee for the U.S. Senate out of Wyoming, to discuss:</p> <p>- Cynthia's platform of fiscal responsibility</p> <p>- Cynthia's experience Wyoming's state Treasurer</p> <p>- How Bitcoin can help with fiscal responsibility</p> <p>- How Bitcoin can help pensions</p> <p>- How Bitcoin can help the energy sector</p> <p>- How Bitcoin embodies the ideals America was founded on</p> <p>- The work Wyoming has done to welcome Bitcoin innovators</p> <p>- There are good people in Washington</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Cynthia on <a href="https://twitter.com/CynthiaMLummis">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Cynthia's campaign <a href="https://www.lummisforwyoming.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>
#195: Stephan Kinsella
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Stephan Kinsella to discuss:</p> <p>- State's rights</p> <p>- The Lockdowns</p> <p>- The Constitution</p> <p>- The Government v. The State</p> <p>- Bitcoin didn't ask for permission</p> <p>- Are leftists insane?</p> <p>- Should you vote?</p> <p>- Smart contracts</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Stephan on <a href="https://twitter.com/NSKinsella">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="//stephankinsella.com">stephankinsella.com</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>
#194: Junseth
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with the affable Junseth to discuss:</p> <p>- America's Culture War</p> <p>- Are we in a Civil War?</p> <p>- When did the Civil War start?</p> <p>- Miners are Energy Pirates</p> <p>- How mining companies should manage their balance sheets</p> <p>- Art</p> <p>- Digital Art</p> <p>- NFTs</p> <p>- Literature</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Junseth on <a href="https://twitter.com/junseth">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>
#193: Matthew Black
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Black, co-founder of Atomic Finance, to discuss:</p> <p>- Building on Ethereum</p> <p>- Ethereum's limitations</p> <p>- ETH 2.0 transition</p> <p>- DeFi on Ethereum, is it legit?</p> <p>- Non-custodial DeFi on Bitcoin?</p> <p>- Bitcoin + DLCs</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Matthew on <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewjablack">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>
Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2020.09.21
<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Lightning node firewall <a href="https://github.com/lightningequipment/circuitbreaker">circuitbreaker</a> </p> <p>- Iran power plants making mining <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/iranian-power-plants-electricity-crypto-miners">moves</a> </p> <p>- Timeline of bitmain power <a href="https://www.hashr8.com/blog/bitmain-battle-for-control-micree-zhan-jihan-wu/">struggle</a> </p> <p>- Bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.3.9">v1.3.9</a> </p> <p>- BlueWallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v5.5.92">v5.5.9</a> </p> <p>- Tails <a href="https://tails.boum.org/news/version_4.11/">v4.11</a> </p> <p>- nix-bitcoin <a href="https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.17">v0.0.17</a> </p> <p>- Dojo v1.8.0 <a href="https://code.samourai.io/dojo/samourai-dojo/-/blob/develop/RELEASES.md#1_8_0">released</a> </p> <p>- Specter <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v0.8.0">v0.8.0</a> </p> <p>- Smartcard support for Specter DIY <a href="https://twitter.com/StepanSnigirev/status/1309149888341573632">HWW</a> </p> <p>- Square Crypto $100k grant to btcpay server and launches a proper portal for their work <a href="//squarecrypto.org">squarecrypto.org</a></p> <p>- Namecheap adds btcpay server!</p> <p>- Unchained Capital adds advanced multisig business <a href="https://unchained-capital.com/blog/bitcoin-for-businesses/">accounts</a> </p> <p>- Russian gov wants full wallet <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/russian-ministry-wants-citizens-to-report-their-crypto-wallet-details-report">disclosures</a> </p> <p>- Venezuelan government to require use of national mining <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/venezuela-legalize-cryptocurrency-mining-national-pool">pool</a> </p> <p>- FinCen Files <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks">leak</a> </p> <p>- Over 170 arrests and over $6.5M seized in global DOJ lead operation against dark <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-law-enforcement-operation-targeting-opioid-traffickers-darknet-results-over-170">markets</a> </p> <p>- whirlpool fee calculator and portal for his other links by bitcoinqna <a href="https://getbitcoin.help/">https://getbitcoin.help/</a></p> <p>- Umbrel wallet <a href="https://twitter.com/lukechilds/status/1309081411769511939?s=20">support</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our 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>
#192: Christopher Gimmer + Marc Chouinard
<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Gimmer and Marc Chouinard, co-founders of <a href="https://snappa.com/">Snappa</a>, to discuss:</p> <p>- Bootstrapping v. Raising funds from VCs</p> <p>- Building many businesses and failing</p> <p>- The decision to add Bitcoin to Snappa's balance sheet</p> <p>- Why it's easier to move cash to Bitcoin as a small biz v. publicly traded companies</p> <p>- Small business self-custody via multisig</p> <p>- Asking, "What is money?"</p> <p>- Canada's inflated real estate market</p> <p>- Bullish sentiment</p> <p>- Bitcoin education</p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Christopher on <a href="https://twitter.com/cgimmer">Twitter</a></p> <p>Follow Marc on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealestMarc">Twitter</a></p> <p>Check out Chris' piece on <a href="https://chrisgimmer.com/bitcoin-reserve-asset/">why Snappa allocated to Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset</a></p> <p>Check out <a href="https://snappa.com/">Snappa</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>