TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- Bitcoin v.0.18.0 released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0180-release-heres-whats-new/</p> <p>- Bitfinex spread increases, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitfinex-plans-to-raise-as-much-as-1-billion-through-an-ieo-shareholder-says/</p> <p>- Cashapp $65.5M quarterly bitcoin sales </p> <p>- Amazon Managed Blockchain https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/amazon-made-its-blockchain-service-available-to-the-public/</p> <p>- #dropgold campaign - dropgold.com</p> <p>- Ethereum is now money according to ethereum.org</p> <p>- CoinJoins as a Percentage of All Bitcoin Payments Have Tripled to 4.09% Over the Past Year https://www.longhash.com/news/coinjoins-as-a-percentage-of-all-bitcoin-payments-have-tripled-to-409-over-the-past-year</p> <p>- Samourai Whirlpool enters mainnet testing phase</p> <p>- Nine in 10 Americans have heard about bitcoin, Blockchain Capital survey finds https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/nine-in-10-americans-heard-about-bitcoin-survey-finds/</p> <p>- Fidelity surveys 400 institutional investors, 22% already have exposure, 47% think exposure makes sense: https://medium.com/@FidelityDigitalAssets/new-research-institutional-investments-likely-to-increase-over-next-5-years-729fb1ca3c52</p> <p>- eTrade joining the party, plans to offer bitcoin trading to its ~5M customers https://twitter.com/nathanielpopper/status/1121868559330598912</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App, head over to the Apple App Store or Google Play and download it today to start #stackingsats</p> <p>Unchained Capital, check out Unchained's 2-of-3 multisig vaults product today and get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin. <a href="https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter">https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Founder and CEO of TradeLayer, Patrick Dugan, to discuss Patrick's run in with pot smoking bandits in Argentina, what he's building on TradeLayer, how decentralized derivatives markets may help drive demand for Bitcoin, the flow of money, and sovereignty in the Information Age. </p> <p>Check out TradeLayer: <a href="http://tradelayer.org/">http://tradelayer.org/</a></p> <p>Follow Patrick on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/duganist">https://twitter.com/duganist</a></p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MartyBent">https://twitter.com/MartyBent</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Bitfinex gets sued - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=vIexA1b0spKOnK_PLUS_ZUGTJ3A==&system=prod - https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/356</p> <p>- Erisx and TdAmeritrade - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/24/erisx-is-testing-its-new-crypto-exchange-and-tdameritrade-is-one-firm-looking-to-link-up-with-the-market/</p> <p>- Ledger Windows phishing attack - https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1121439219086495745?s=20</p> <p>- Wasabi update - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1121203954145222662?s=20</p> <p>- Lightning Labs releases Beta Neutrino Lightning App for desktop - https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1120735863225237506?s=20</p> <p>- assumutxo proposal by James O'Beirne - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/04/09/</p> <p>- Satoshi's Treasure update - tinyurl.com/dpravengers</p> <p>- Samsung invests 2.9M into Ledger - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/samsung-invests-2-9-million-in-ledger/</p> <p>- Gemini integrates SegWit fully - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/gemini-wallet-now-fully-supports-segwit-protocol/</p> <p>- Bitmain rumored to be abandoning BCH - https://twitter.com/btcking555/status/1121699148523352064</p> <p>- Casa privacy campaign + tor update - https://blog.keys.casa/casa-privacy-and-data-protection-policy/</p> <p>- finalmessage.io</p> <p>- Run a tor relay node! - https://blog.torproject.org/new-guide-running-tor-relay</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, 21Lectures! If you're looking to learn how to build on top of Bitcoin and LN check out 21Lectures.com today!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, who has pushed forward the theory of Lightning Network Reference Rates, to discuss a range of topics including reference rates in the traditional financial sector, LNRR, Bitcoin + Real Estate escrow, Nik's experience producing rap albums and much more. </p> <p>Check out Nik's writing on LNRR: </p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc">https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc</a></p> <p>Follow Nik on Twitter: www.twitter.com/timevalueofbtc</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital! Sign up for their multisig vault product today by using the link below and receive a free three-month subscription to Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin. </p> <p><a href="https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter">https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Satoshi's Treasure https://satoshistreasure.xyz/ & <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeawYh0POJhlKjaUM4Gor240vH_yVN9Urni7VjPYlh4Z5rlRA/viewform?usp=sf_link">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeawYh0POJhlKjaUM4Gor240vH_yVN9Urni7VjPYlh4Z5rlRA/viewform?usp=sf_link</a></p> <p>- Reports from CoinMetrics and TradeBlock dispute Reuters $100M whale story - https://tradeblock.com/blog/analyzing-the-bitcoin-price-surge-in-april and https://twitter.com/coinmetrics/status/1118603910522994688?s=20</p> <p>- Wasabi Wallet hardware wallet support in testing - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/blob/master/WalletWasabi.Documentation/Guides/20190416HardwareWalletTestingGuide.md</p> <p>- lLND 0.6.0 - static channel backup --- release notes: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases --- Channel backup guide: https://wiki.ion.radar.tech/lightning-technology/research/static-channel-backups </p> <p>- Lightning Powernode Launcher will default to Tor https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1117567495680950272?s=20</p> <p>- Nodl update- <a href="https://1ml.com/node/0331f80652fb840239df8dc99205792bba2e559a05469915804c08420230e23c7c">https://1ml.com/node/0331f80652fb840239df8dc99205792bba2e559a05469915804c08420230e23c7c</a></p> <p>- hodlnaut BTCPay fundraiser - <a href="https://weareallhodlonaut.com/">https://weareallhodlonaut.com/</a></p> <p>- US Sanction Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua - https://www.npr.org/2019/04/18/714552854/trump-administration-announces-measures-against-cuba-venezuela-and-nicaragua</p> <p>- Proof of Solvency piece - <a href="https://medium.com/@nic__carter/how-to-scale-bitcoin-without-changing-a-thing-bc4750dd16c7">https://medium.com/@nic__carter/how-to-scale-bitcoin-without-changing-a-thing-bc4750dd16c7</a> & <a href="https://blog.coinfloor.co.uk/post/183567327051/provable-solvency-report-60-march-2019">https://blog.coinfloor.co.uk/post/183567327051/provable-solvency-report-60-march-2019</a></p> <p>- paywall.link and lightningscratchcard.io</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their 2-of-3 multisig vault service today! <a href="https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter">https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</a></p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Julian Assange https://mailchi.mp/5a9e133f8318/martys-bent-april-11th-2018-issue-460</p> <p>- HODL guide <a href="https://github.com/DriftwoodPalace/guides">https://github.com/DriftwoodPalace/guides</a></p> <p>- Multisig scenarios</p> <p>- Coinbase https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/10/coinbase-launches-crypto-to-fiat-debit-card-in-the-uk-filling-gap-left-by-shift-shutdown/</p> <p>- LND 0.6.0 release <a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases">https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases</a></p> <p>- Zap 0.4.1 release <a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases">https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases</a></p> <p>- Managing a Lightning Node <a href="https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1">https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1</a></p> <p>- Binance https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/binance-teams-up-with-ciphertrace-to-up-the-exchanges-compliance-procedures/</p> <p>- Energy waste https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1116340276463714305</p> <p>- China bans Bitcoin https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-bitcoin-mining-idUSKCN1RL0C4</p> <p>Shout out to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their 2-of3 multisig vaults today! <a href="https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter">https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss Unchained's mission and product suite, and reflect on the Federal Reserve's continuously shifting policy over the last twelve years. Parker's knowledge of what was going on at the Fed as the '07/'08 crisis was unfolding and during its aftermath is rare and something all of you freaks could learn from. </p> <p>Follow Parker on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/parkeralewis</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Check out Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Eclair Correction</p> <p>- Price talk</p> <p>- Cumberland OTC desk 10+ bids over 1000 bitcoin on Monday - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/cumberlands-otc-desk-reports-mini-surge-of-large-btc-orders-in-a-single-hour-late-monday-night/</p> <p>- Fee talk - <a href="https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113949215829430275">https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113949215829430275</a></p> <p>- Nodl - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113806561921708032</p> <p>- Boltz inbound capacity tool https://medium.com/boltzhq/announcing-the-first-boltz-release-6cb630701432</p> <p>- Pierre inbound capacity tool https://lightningpowerusers.com/home/</p> <p>- Veriblock ICO sold out in seconds - <a href="https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto/veriblock-deep-dive-49c533e9c5e7">https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto/veriblock-deep-dive-49c533e9c5e7</a></p> <p>- Bitcoin 2019 Conference - <a href="https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/">https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/</a></p> <p>- BitBlockBoom Conference [Promo: RHR] - <a href="https://bitblockboom.com/">https://bitblockboom.com/</a></p> <p>- NVT Signal - <a href="https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1113971442801094658?s=19">https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1113971442801094658?s=19</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Sign up and create a multisig vault and receive a FREE three-month subscription to Dr. Saifedean Ammous' <em>The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin</em> using this link: <a href="https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter">https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</a></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Johnny Dilley (Founder of Mempool Partners), Tom Garrambone (Founder of Tetras Capital), and Matt Odell (Bitcoiner) to have a roundtable discussion covering; Capitalism v. Socialism, Bitmain, 21co, nature, dinosaurs, what could kill Bitcoin, and much more. </p> <p>Check out mempool.io</p> <p>Check out tetras.capital</p> <p>Follow Tom on Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomgarrambone</p> <p>Follow Matt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/matt_odell</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Smash that subscribe button, freaks!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt Discuss: </p> <p>- Coinbase, stake is on the menu</p> <p>- Steve Barbour WSJ article</p> <p>- BSV</p> <p>- Bitmain IPO not happening</p> <p>- ryanofsky PR merged</p> <p>- Gemini bech32 + Blockstream explorer</p> <p>- Eclair mainnet full release</p> <p>- Craig Wright is a fraud</p> <p>- Dream Market shutting down</p> <p>- BitMex LN research</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=Marty%20Bent&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Vault%20Launch and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vault product. If you're in NYC on 4/1, head over to Galvanize to check out a live demo: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unchained-multisig-vault-demo-tickets-59545962577</p>

<p>On this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Square Crypto initiative - https://twitter.com/jack/status/1108487911802966017</p> <p>- Lightning Loop - https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2019/03/20/loop.html</p> <p>- BlockstreamGreen - https://blockstream.com/2019/03/19/the-all-new-blockstream-green-wallet</p> <p>- Fed shifting posture - https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong/status/1108427995709165573</p> <p>- Venezuela sanctions payment processors - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/u-s-considers-sanctions-prohibiting-payment-processing-services-in-venezuela/</p> <p>- ETH ProgPow - https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1108561560304316421</p> <p>- Bitcoin Optech - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/03/19/</p> <p>- Hash rate - https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty</p> <p>- FUD debunking</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter and check out their multisig vault setup which let's you maintain control and sovereignty over your BTC while providing a solution that keeps you worry free!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Carl Dong, Bitcoin Core contributor currently working at Chaincode Labs, to discuss responsible disclosures, making Bitcoin Core more modular, Guix containers, Dyson spheres and much more! </p> <p>Follow Carl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carl_dong</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent</p> <p>Check out Carl's PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15277</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren from Blockfi to discuss their new interest account product, how they manage risk with this particular offering, the nature of risk disclosures, and the utility that Bitcoin provides the world that wasn't possible before its existence. </p> <p>Follow Zac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac</p> <p>Follow Renee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rene_vankest</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Martybent</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, 21Lectures. Head over to https://21lectures.com to learn more about their courses aimed at helping developers become more familiar/comfortable with BTC/LN development!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Ficsor (@nopara73), Founder of Wasabi Wallet, to discuss:</p> <p>- The current dust attack against Wasabi users - https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1105779583410946049</p> <p>- CoinJoins </p> <p>- Privacy</p> <p>- Unchained Capital multisig vaults</p> <p>- Porn KYC in the UK</p> <p>- Drop in BTC transactions </p> <p>- Trezor vulnerabilities</p> <p>Thanks to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their new multisig vault solution today: </p> <p>https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Jake Chervinsky, a lawyer with a focus on government enforcement defense and securities litigation, as they discuss the law and how it pertains to Bitcoin and everything created in its wake. Topics covered include, Jake's path to Bitcoin, the concept of light touch regulation, organizations like Coin Center, how the SEC has been treating ICOs, how the SEC may treat these ICOs going forward, and hope for a less Orwellian future.</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Lolli!</p> <p>Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc right now and start stacking sats as you shop online today!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- Canadian Revenue Service asking for BTC addresses: https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1103467047412002817</p> <p>- Ripple, FinCen agreement: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1103356359284805633?s=20</p> <p>- Is Bitcoin Twitter engagement back at 2015 levels?: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1103673829832970240</p> <p>- ABCore 0.70 released: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin/status/1102255072799535105?s=20 </p> <p>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenaddress.abcore</p> <p>- QE, NIRP creeping</p> <p>- BlockFi Interest Account: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac/status/1103293858283245569</p> <p>https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa/status/1102953966537752576</p> <p>- Coinbase: https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1103443720307912704</p> <p>- Facebook going private?: https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1103476030503739393?s=19</p> <p>- Facebook 2fa phone number leak: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/facebook-faces-criticism-for-handling-of-phone-numbers-required-for-2fa/</p> <p>- Chinese database surveillance leak, https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/03/massive-database-leak-gives-us-window-chinas-digital-surveillance-state</p> <p>- QuadrigaCX update, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/03/07/quadrigacx-co-founder-michael-patryn-allegedly-traded-large-positions-on-bitmex/</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Honeyminer, head over to stackingsats.com and download Honeyminer today. The one-click solution to mining altcoins to stack sats. </p> <p>Unchained Capital, if you're in the Austin area on Monday March 11th, 2019 Unchained is demo'ing their new multi-sig vault product. If you're not in Austin, do not worry. The event will be live streamed. Link to attend below:</p> <p>https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Bitcoin-Developers/events/259337229/</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, to discuss how Jack came to experiment with Bitcoin, the parallels he sees between Twitter and Bitcoin, dealing with pseudonymity on Twitter, how Bitcoin curbs the State, education in the Information Age, what it's like to be a part of the Casa node club, and much more.</p> <p>Thank you to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Honeyminer is the easiest way to earn Bitcoin. A simple crypto mining application that uses your computer's CPUs and GPUs to mine cryptocurrencies and pays you in Bitcoin. Go to https://www.honeyminer.com today and start earning BTC now.</p> <p>Lolli lets you earn up to 30% back in BTC when you shop online. Shop from 750+ online retailers including Jet, Overstock, SeatGeek, Priceline, Hotwire, Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GAP, Macy’s, Hilton, and Mariott and earn BTC via the Lolli extension. Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc today!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>-Casa new product lineup https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/28/casa-is-dramatically-shifting-its-business-and-its-kicking-off-with-two-new-products/</p> <p>-Facebook coin FUD https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/technology/cryptocurrency-facebook-telegram.html</p> <p>-Venezuela bitcoin article https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/venezuela-bitcoin-inflation-cryptocurrencies.html#click=https://t.co/P8hxu1vqni</p> <p>-Square sold 10k BTC in Q4 2018 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/27/square-sold-over-166m-worth-of-bitcoin-in-2018/</p> <p>-Coinomi spellcheck bug https://medium.com/coinomi/official-statement-on-spell-check-findings-547ca348676b</p> <p>-Trezor and Ledger update reminders</p> <p>-Samourai Whirlpool in testing phases, running on nodl.it</p> <p>-Wasabi, try it out free shill</p> <p>- www.twitter.com/@tweet_stamp is pretty cool, uses OpenTimestamps</p> <p>-Torpedo vulnerable https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/24/new-4g-5g-security-flaws/</p> <p>-New privacy wiki up by Chris Belcher https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Privacy</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer. Head over to stackingsats.com today, download Honeyminer, and start stacking sats today!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin researcher Misir Mahmudov to discuss many topics including Bitcoin as Time, Bitcoin's amorality, Bitcoin's incentives, and family values. </p> <p>Follow Misir on Twitter: www.twitter.com/misir_mahmudov</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Thanks to this week's sponsor, BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC today!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>-Galaxy S10 Bitcoin wallet confirmed</p> <p>https://bitcoinist.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-bitcoin-wallet/</p> <p>-Jack activates tippin.me</p> <p>https://twitter.com/jack/status/1098324828182831104</p> <p>-Coinbase acquires chain analysis company</p> <p>https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1098275229556768768</p> <p>-Elon Ark Invest pod</p> <p>https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1097905577831862272</p> <p>-Coinmama KYC breach 450k customer affected</p> <p>https://twitter.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1096549320302776320</p> <p>-IMF NIRP Blog post </p> <p>https://blogs.imf.org/2019/02/05/cashing-in-how-to-make-negative-interest-rates-work/</p> <p>Thanks to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer! </p> <p>Head over to stackingsats.com and download Honeyminer today! The easiest way to begin earning BTC with your spare computing hardware. Now available for Linux (www.honeyminer.com/labs).</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Eric Spano, Founder of bylls.com, to discuss building a product with little understanding of code, enterprise blockchain consulting, Bitcoin service provider UX, and much more. </p> <p>Follow Eric on Twitter: www.twitter.com.espano_</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Peep the Nielsen Norman Group's <em>10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design</em> </p> <p><em>https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/</em></p> <p><em>Visit www.bylls.com</em></p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with André Neves, Co-Founder and Co-CTO of Koala Studio, to discuss everything from BTC/LN adoption via gaming, what it's like to live in the UAE, the Surveillance State, and much more. </p> <p>Follow André on Twitter: www.twitter.com/andreneves</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Check out Koala Studio: koalastud.io</p> <p>Thanks to our sponsors:</p> <p>BlockFi, head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC this tax season. </p> <p>Lolli, head over to lolli.com/ref/tftc and download Lolli today so you can begin earning up to 30% cash back in BTC!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>-Tippin.me extension</p> <p>-Lolli extension</p> <p>-Spacebit.live</p> <p>-Venezuela ATH LocalBitcoins volume - 2454 Bitcoin / 8.95 million USD</p> <p>https://coin.dance/volume/localbitcoins/VES/BTC</p> <p>-Bitcoin Ham radio</p> <p>https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1095354354289135617</p> <p>-Full nodes, block size, offline transactions, 65% of 4000 said no full node</p> <p>-JPM shitcoin</p> <p>-Bitdevs</p> <p>https://www.meetup.com/BitDevsNYC/events/258566808/</p> <p>-Wasabi update</p> <p>-Coin Center on cash + privacy</p> <p>https://coincenter.org/entry/the-case-for-electronic-cash</p> <p>Shout out to this week's sponsors:</p> <p>Lolli, head over to www.lolli.com/ref/tftc and start earning Bitcoin when you shop on the net today! </p> <p>Honeyminer, head over to www.honeyminer.com/labs to check out their new Linux compatible software. Or head to stackingsats.com to pump our ref link.</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Adelman, Co-Founder and CEO of Lolli, to discuss developers building for developers, the retail landscape, building a consumer facing product with a BTC component, and much more. </p> <p>Follow Alex on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alexadelman</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent</p> <p>Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can use your bitcoin as collateral to get USD loans in minutes!</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Matt handing off the LN torch to @jack</p> <p>https://twitter.com/jack/status/1092891165966229509</p> <p>- Matt Ahlborg's LocalBitcoins analysis and new metric</p> <p>https://medium.com/@mattahlborg/nuanced-analysis-of-localbitcoins-data-suggests-bitcoin-is-working-as-satoshi-intended-d8b04d3ac7b2</p> <p>- Koala Studio Lightning Chess</p> <p>https://koalastud.io/</p> <p>- Blockstream Proof of Reserve</p> <p>https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/blockstream-open-sources-development-its-proof-reserves-tool/</p> <p>- ZCash inflation vulnerability disclosed</p> <p>https://z.cash/blog/zcash-counterfeiting-vulnerability-successfully-remediated/</p> <p>- Abra releases new equities exposure product</p> <p>https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/abra-users-can-now-buy-stocks-and-etfs-using-bitcoin/</p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>BlockFi, head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and learn how you can avoid selling your BTC today! </p> <p>Honeyminer, peep www.honeyminer.com/labs to see the new Honeyminer Max implementation for Linux users. Or www.stackingsats.com to pump our ref link.</p> <p>21Lectures, go to www.21lectures.com and learn more about their Bitcoin developer classes!</p>

<p>This week we are joined by Murad Mahmudov to discuss a litany of topics. Had a bunch of topics planned but didn't get to all of them. A lot of tangents. </p> <p>Thanks to our sponsors:</p> <p>BlockFi - Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and learn how to leverage your crypto without selling! </p> <p>HoneyMiner - Now available for Linux users! HoneyMiner is the easiest way to earn BTC. Peep their site here to learn more - https://honeyminer.com/?utm_source=bent&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=marty%20bent%20honeyminer</p>

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss: </p> <p>- Venezuela - https://twitter.com/btcven</p> <p>- Post-Soviet LN + Satellite API messages - https://twitter.com/notgrubles/status/1088402776638541827</p> <p>- Lightning games - https://mailchi.mp/9e176e464777/martys-bent-january-21st-2018-issue-402</p> <p>- Georgia & Bitfury - https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1088816882872926211</p> <p>- Taproot article by Aaron van Wirdum - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/taproot-coming-what-it-and-how-it-will-benefit-bitcoin/</p> <p>- ETF withdrawn - https://twitter.com/gaborgurbacs/status/1088173233722089486</p> <p>Thanks to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer! All you home mining freaks should head over to www.honeryminer.com/labs to check out their new version, now available to Linux users!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Dannen, co-founder and Partner at Iterative Capital, to discuss a range of topics including the evolution of software development culture, destroying the technostructure, the poison that is mainstream media, and much more. </p> <p>Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrisdannen</p> <p>Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent</p> <p>Check out Iterative's thesis: iterative.capital/thesis </p> <p>Thanks to our sponsor BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to peep the special offer they have for you freaks!</p>

<p>Join Marty on this week's edition of Tales from the Crypt as he sits down with BitcoinTINA aka Rick Flex to discuss how bullish he is, past tech trends and how we may use them to guess how Bitcoin adoption may play out, and much much more. Banger of an episode.</p>

<p>In this episode we discuss: </p> <p>-ETH 2.0</p> <p>-Constantinople bug and delay</p> <p>-LN network analysis</p> <p>https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/15/the-growth-of-the-lightning-network-has-been-remarkable-but-theres-a-catch/</p> <p>-Putin bitcoin rumor</p> <p>-Wasabi multi-denominations</p> <p>-ETC was indeed reorged chain wide</p> <p>-China plans on using great firewall to target nodes https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612749/china-will-now-officially-try-to-extend-its-great-firewall-to-blockchains/</p> <p>-Grin launch</p> <p>-Thor from Bitrefill https://www.coindesk.com/new-bitrefill-service-aims-to-make-lightning-payments-easy</p> <p>-Baakt delayed</p> <p>-Genesis Trading OTC volume up 50% YoY, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/genesis-tradings-otc-trading-volume-is-up-50-year-over-year/</p>

<p>This week we discuss:</p> <p>-Deplatforming + </p> <p>-ETC 51%</p> <p>-ETH Constantinople and progPow forks</p> <p>-10 years since Hal - https://twitter.com/halfin/status/1110302988?lang=en</p> <p>-Zap POS app https://twitter.com/JackMallers/status/1082778829217808384?s=19</p> <p>-Gemini ad campaign - https://twitter.com/Gemini/status/1082726902622797825</p> <p>-Bitcoin mining pools over time, BetterHash - https://coinmetrics.io/mining-pool-mapping/</p> <p>-Kraken compliance report https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1081701788464558080?s=19</p> <p>-Nodl.it</p> <p>-Bitmain founders rumored to be stepping down, new CEO inbound </p> <p>https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmain-to-appoint-new-ceo-as-co-founders-wu-and-zhan-step-aside/</p> <p>-Norwegian Monero Ransom</p> <p>-ShapeShift lays off 30% of their team, 37 people</p> <p>- Bezos Commencement speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBmavNoChZc</p> <p>Thanks to our sponsors: </p> <p>BlockFi. Head to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt and check out BlockFi today! </p> <p>BUIDL Bootcamp - Next course starts January 21st, head over to www.buidlbootcamp.com and sign up today! (Online Courses)</p>

<p>On this week's edition of RHR Marty and Matt come to you live from RiseNY to shoot the shit about Bitcoin's first ten years as well as some current events. </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi: Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can leverage your BTC today!</p>

<p>This week we discuss: </p> <p>Trezor + Ledger hacks - wallet.fail - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/researchers-demo-crypto-hardware-wallet-vulnerabilities-at-tech-conference/</p> <p>Electrum hack - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/hackers-used-a-clever-tactic-to-steal-over-700k-from-users-of-a-popular-bitcoin-wallet/</p> <p>New Joule version out - Pierre Rochard's node launcher</p> <p>Indian gov possibly loosening regs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/indian-government-panel-suggests-possible-rule-change-around-legal-status-of-cryptocurrencies/</p> <p>Bitcoin Private- https://coinmetrics.io/bitcoin-private/</p> <p>Facebook + crypto - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/facebook-is-said-to-develop-stablecoin-for-whatsapp-transfers</p> <p>US Government Shutdown</p> <p>Civil token relaunch</p> <p>Tuur Demeester's thread on ETH: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1078682801954799617</p> <p>Bitmain layoffs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmain-layoffs-underway-may-impact-up-to-50-of-staff/</p> <p>Consensys layoffs - https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/20/18150036/consensys-layoffs-employees-pending-startup-ethereum</p> <p>GMO exiting mining biz - https://ir.gmo.jp/en/pdf/irlibrary/gmo_disclose_info20181225_e.pdf</p> <p>Difficulty leveling off - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitcoins-mining-difficulty-drops-another-9-but-hash-rate-picks-up/</p> <p>7-month trading volume highs - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitcoin-and-ethereum-weekly-trading-volume-reached-7-month-highs/</p> <p>Highest single day trade vol for tether - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/exchange-volume-for-tether-sees-all-time-high/</p> <p>Civic takedown - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/21/civics-token-illustrates-why-companies-masquerading-tokens-will-fail/</p> <p>Iterative Capital NYC Event - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bitcoin-10-year-anniversary-live-w-marty-bent-aaron-lammer-jay-kang-tickets-51666739609</p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsor, BlockFi. Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling BTC or help start that side project you always wanted by leveraging your BTC holdings!</p>

<p>This week Matt and Marty Discuss: RIP Tim May Minisketch - https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/synching-data-between-bitcoin-nodes-about-get-easier/ & https://twitter.com/pwuille/status/1075460072786935808 Blockstream satellite - https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/12/17/who-needs-verizon-blockstream-broadcasts-entire-bitcoin-blockchain-from-space/#548f7bc75a80 Unchained Capital Dust analysis - https://blog.unchained-capital.com/bitcoin-data-science-pt-3-dust-thermodynamics-615dd51f49 Basis - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/12/stablecoin-project-basis-is-shutting-down-and-returning-the-majority-of-capital-raised-to-investors/ Coinbase - https://blog.coinbase.com/ethereum-tokens-dai-dai-golem-gnt-maker-mkr-and-zilliqa-zil-are-launching-on-coinbase-3065eeb42d5b & https://blog.coinbase.com/direct-crypto-conversions-on-coinbase-e458af083c62 & https://medium.com/hydro-protocol/why-we-are-forking-0x-97dc48ee0426 & https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-continues-to-explore-support-for-new-digital-assets-92ba4ab7f465 Tether - https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-12-18/crypto-mystery-clues-suggest-tether-has-the-billions-it-promised ETH Constantinople fork - https://www.coindesk.com/block-7080000-ethereum-developers-propose-activation-point-for-next-hard-fork Gazprombank - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/one-of-russias-largest-state-owned-banks-is-developing-crypto-banking-services-for-institutional-clients/ Japanese tax law - https://www.coindesk.com/japanese-lawmaker-proposes-4-changes-to-ease-crypto-tax-burden Rumor Bitmain IPO not happening The Patreon War Mulvaney a Bitcoiner - https://twitter.com/ObsoleteDogma/status/810957268950859780 - Samourai Dojo - https://samouraiwallet.com/dojo -Mining in Iran - https://www.coindesk.com/cheap-power-lures-crypto-miners-to-iran-but-its-not-as-easy-as-it-sounds Thanks to our Sponsors: BlockFi: Sign up at blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 in free crypto added to customer collateral for loans under $10k or $50 in free crypto added to customer collateral for loans over $10k. Applying takes less than 2 minutes. Tallyco.in/BTC_Spot/ - Head over to http://tallyco.in and raise funds with some of that unstoppable, censorship-resistant, magic internet money today!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Yassine Elmandjra, Crypto Analyst at ARK Invest, to discuss Yassine's insanely low time preference decisions post-college, Bitcoin mining, how Bitcoin changes you, and much more. Follow Yassine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yassineARK Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis, co-host of the Crypto Voices podcast, to discuss Base Money, Free Banking, how Bitcoin plays into these concepts, and much more. Follow Crypto Voice on Twitter: www.twitter.com/crypto_voices Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Thank you to our sponsor BlockFi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collateral for loans above $10k!</p>

<p>This week Matt and Marty are joined by Bitcoin Sign Guy and they discuss: -Rogoff v. White recap -Vertcoin 51% - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1069989819969929218 -International oil contracts - https://twitter.com/arbedout/status/1070323234845925376 -Buy Bitcoin in Paris - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1069330451695845383 -Pierre Rochard's lnd launcher + Zap + Joule - https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1070296265806745600 -Wasabi UX update - wasabiwallet.io -Death spiral - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/04/the-bitcoin-mining-death-spiral-debate-explained/ -Coinshares Bitcoin mining research - https://medium.com/coinshares/an-honest-explanation-of-price-hashrate-bitcoin-mining-network-dynamics-f820d6218bdf -RAMP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Anonymous_Marketplace -Larimer new coin - https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1068129098088755200</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Dan Held, co-founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss the early days of Bitcoin, "Planting Bitcoin", shaping narratives, the beauty of PoW, and much much more. Follow Dan on Twitter: www.twitter.com/danheld Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Picks & Shovels: https://picks.co/ Shoutout to our sponsor Blockfi! Go to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to get $25 of free crypto collateral for loans under $10k and $50 of free crypto collateral for loans above $10k!</p>

<p>This week we are joined by Dan Held, Co-Founder of Picks & Shovels, to discuss: - lightningjoule.com - Ohio taxes and friendly Treasurer -https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/11/26/ohios-treasurer-talks-up-bitcoin-tax-payments-transparent-government-and-his-own-future-as-a-crypto-owner/ - Hash rate - https://www.coindesk.com/600k-bitcoin-miners-shut-down-in-last-2-weeks-f2pool-founder-estimates - Hester Peirce on WhatBitcoinDid https://t.co/aOSPdNAG5f - VanEck OTC index https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-subsidiary-mvis-launches-bitcoin-otc-index/ - VanEck & Nasdaq futures cash settled january https://www.coindesk.com/nasdaq-vaneck-partner-to-launch-crypto-2-0-futures-contracts - Tether relaunches direct redemption at tether.to - http://tether.to/tether-reopens-account-verification-and-direct-redemption-of-fiat-from-its-platform/</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Max Keidun & Roman Snitko, co-founders of Hodl Hodl, to discuss how they became interested in Bitcoin, why they decided to start Hodl Hodl, the nature of P2P exchanges, Bitcoin prediction markets, their decision to block US citizens from using their service, and much more. Follow Max on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keidunm Follow Roman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/romansnitko Follow Hodl Hodl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hodlhodl Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out https://hodlhodl.com/ Thanks to our sponsor cash.app!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Jeremy Welch, co-Founder and CEO of Casa, to discuss how Jeremy became interested in Bitcoin, how he Casa came to be, and the state of personal data. Follow Jeremy on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeremyrwelch Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Peep Casa: https://keys.casa/ Use the code "CRYPT" at www.baboontothemoon.com for 10% off a Go-Bag!</p>

<p>This week we discuss: Gold hoarders executed Iran - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-14/as-sanctions-hit-iran-executes-gold-currency-speculators - Ledger & Trezor issues - https://blog.trezor.io/psa-non-genuine-trezor-devices-979b64e359a7 https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1062876921787236352 - BCH post mortem -Lolli https://www.lolli.com/ -nodl.it http://www.nodl.it/ -SIM Swapping, App based 2FA psa - https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/130-lizard#episode-player -SEC coming down on ICOs</p>

<p>This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash hard fork - Bitcoin price volatility - Coinemine - https://www.coindesk.com/the-799-coinmine-one-will-look-like-an-xbox-and-mint-crypto-money - US Elections, politicians holding BTC - Blockchain voting - EtherDelta fined - https://www.coindesk.com/sec-charges-etherdelta-founder-with-running-unregistered-securities-exchange - Recent Bitcoin Core merge - https://twitter.com/MarcoFalke/status/1060913913221599232 - BitMex v. Hasu - https://medium.com/swlh/a-storm-is-brewing-over-the-largest-bitcoin-exchange-f956324b449f https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitmex-ceo-defends-his-firms-integrity/ - China Debt situation - https://mailchi.mp/3026673e9232/martys-bent-november-7th-2018-issue-356 - MakerDAI Get your Baboon Go-Bag right now! Use the code "CRYPT" for 10% your purchase at www.baboontothemoon.com</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Liegl, Founder of Layer1 Capital, to discuss his mental framework for valuing cryptocurrencies, Grin, Bitcoin's inception, what it means to be part of a team, and much more. Follow Alex on Twitter: twitter.com/alexanderliegl Follow Marty on Twitter: twitter.com/MartyBent Download the Cash App today! https://cash.app</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Pierre Rochard to reminisce about the year that has past since their first recording, give out free futuristic business ideas, discuss Pierre's Excel plugin that links to the Lightning Network, buyers of last resort, and much more. Follow Pierre: www.twitter.com/pierre_rochard Follow Marty: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out BitcoinACKs: www.bitcoinacks.com Check out Bitcoin Advisory: www.bitcoinadvisory.com Peep the Nakamoto Institute: www.nakamotoinstitute.org Download the Cash App today! cash.app</p>

<p>This week we discuss: - Bitcoin Cash - Tether + Deltec - https://www.coindesk.com/deltec-chairman-says-tether-letter-on-bank-relationship-is-authentic/ - Wasabi check-in -Gwyneth Paltrow - https://twitter.com/katherineykwu/status/1059525781163048961 Ron Paul - http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2018/october/29/trump-is-right-the-fed-is-crazy/ - Petro - https://petro.gob.ve/index_eng.html - InitiativeQ Scam - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1057338090392498176 - Unocoin founder arrested - https://qz.com/india/1441787/how-unocoin-founders-were-arrested-for-their-cryptocurrency-atm/ - Coinbase 1.3B in revenue - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-30/coinbase-to-bring-in-1-3-billion-in-2018-sales-documents-show - WEX - https://www.coindesk.com/data-shows-millions-leaving-crypto-wallets-tied-to-long-troubled-exchange/ - Janet Yellen doesn't own any bitcoin Block height: 548,923 Use the code "CRYPT" for 10% off your Go-Bag at www.baboontothemoon.com!</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Mallers, founder of Zap, to discuss Chicago, chess, Jack's path to Bitcoin, what draws him to Lightning, Bitcoin financial products, and much much more. Follow Jack on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JackMallers Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Zap: https://zap.jackmallers.com/</p>

<p>This week we discuss: -Gab -China social credit -Localbitcoins lead by Russia and Venezuela - https://t.co/VSiTn63psi -Maplechange - not your keys, not your bitcoin -Lightning residency + hackathon -IDEX blocking NY IPs https://twitter.com/Aurora_dao/status/1054917418621984768</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Justin Moon, founder BUIDL Bootcamp, to discuss Bitcoin and life. Follow Justin - https://twitter.com/_justinmoon_ Follow Marty - https://twitter.com/martybent Checkout BUIDL Bootcamp - https://www.buidlbootcamp.com</p>

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with Lightning Koala, creator of satoshis.place and a man dedicated to building on top of the Lightning Network. The two discuss a bunch of different topics spanning from building games on Lightning to the coordination efforts it takes to make something like Bitcoin work at scale. Follow Lightning Koala: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Follow Marty: https://twitter.com/LightningK0ala Check out satoshis.place</p>