Rabbit Hole Recap #190: Sanctions and the fall of the dollar

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- biden executive order is a nothing <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets">burger</a> </p> <p>- 600K azteco locations in Nigeria, azteco locations in <a href="https://archive.ph/CIDMc">Canada</a></p> <p>- ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies <a href="https://time.com/6155209/ukraine-crypto">directly</a> </p> <p>- warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/warren-crafts-bill-targeting-cryptocurrency-russia-sanctions-rcna19094">sanctions</a> </p> <p>- coinbase on their compliance and surveillance <a href="https://blog.coinbase.com/using-crypto-tech-to-promote-sanctions-compliance-8a17b1dabd68">protocol</a> </p> <p>- ftx on their compliance and surveillance <a href="https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1500667083365007363">protocol</a> </p> <p>- senators look to lock down russias gold <a href="https://www.axios.com/scoop-senators-look-to-lock-down-russias-gold-reserves-04c6c7bb-cc32-4e72-981e-fa972c31a1a4.html">reserves</a> </p> <p>- credit suisse <a href="https://plus2.credit-suisse.com/shorturlpdf.html?v=4ZR9-WTBd-V">"bretton woods II"</a> </p> <p>- new initiative to roll out mesh nets in <a href="https://nitter.net/L0laL33tz/status/1500467902289522688">ukraine</a> </p> <p>- bisq <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.8.4">v1.8.4</a> </p> <p>- twitter adds native <a href="https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/">Tor support</a> </p> <p>- foundation devices teases new hardware and <a href="https://twitter.com/FOUNDATIONdvcs/status/1501943486450323457">app</a> </p> <p>- bitmex cofounder sam reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/third-founder-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-violations">violation</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the [United States](https://global-uploads.webflow.com/61d2416d1d63f07ecbfd010c/6227990b73b93e046dc55e2e_Bitcoin and U.S. National Security.pdf) </p> <p>- bitcoin and cuban <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/you-would-understand-bitcoin-if-you-were-under-cubas-embargo">embargo</a> </p> <p>- secret surveillance program collects americans money transfer <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret-surveillance-program-collects-americans-money-transfer-data-senator-says-11646737201">data</a> </p> <p>- ministry of nodes: starting your bitcoin <a href="https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/considerations-when-starting-your-bitcoin-journey">journey</a> </p> <p>- Cathedra shareholder <a href="https://www.cathedra.com/investors/letters/2021-letter-to-shareholders">letter</a> </p> <p>- odell coindesk interview on <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/09/people-will-get-burned-matt-odell-on-the-long-road-to-bitcoin-privacy/">privacy</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>