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Rabbit Hole Recap #189: Ti wuz here

Rabbit Hole Recap #189: Ti wuz here

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent

March 4, 20222h 16m

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Show Notes

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- how bitcoin helped a Ukraine refugee <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-enables-ukrainian-refugee-escape">escape</a> </p> <p>- powell mentions need for more bitcoin regs due to <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/02/fed-chair-powell-war-underscores-need-for-crypto-regulation">sanction</a> </p> <p>- biden admin asking crypto exchanges to help ensure russians are not breaking <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/u-s-prods-crypto-exchanges-to-thwart-russia-sanctions-dodgers">sanctions</a> </p> <p>- visa and mastercard block russian banks from <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/01/visa-mastercard-block-russian-financial-institutions-after-sanctions.html">networks</a> </p> <p>- rust bip47 <a href="https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bip47">library</a> </p> <p>- robosats p2p exchange </p> <p>- bitmex founders plead guilty, $10M fine, 6-12 months prison, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/bitmex-founders-hayes-and-delo-plead-guilty-in-us-prosecution">each</a> </p> <p>- zeus <a href="https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.6.0">v0.6.0</a> </p> <p>- sparrow <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.6.0">v1.6.0</a> </p> <p>- raspiblitz <a href="https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/releases/tag/v1.7.2">v1.7.2</a> </p> <p>- umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.4.15">v0.4.15</a> </p> <p>- block reports $1.96B bitcoin sales last <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/135378/block-q4-2021-bitcoin-cash-app-earnings">quarter</a> </p> <p>- intel's new asic expected to be cheaper and 15% more efficient than <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-second-gen-bitcoin-miners-performance-and-pricing-listed">S19 Pro</a> </p> <p>- this month in bitcoin <a href="https://enegnei.github.io/This-Month-In-Bitcoin-Privacy/February_2022/">privacy</a> </p> <p>- war funding by <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/how-the-fed-hides-costs-of-war">gladstein</a> </p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://b.tc/conference">Bitcoin 2022</a> - use the code TFTC for 10% off</p>