Rabbit Hole Recap 199: Bitcoin is dead, we're cancelling the show

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- terra "stablecoin" <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/lfg-bitcoin-reserves-at-risk">blows up</a></p> <p>- treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0768">blender(.)io</a> </p> <p>- cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/145363/block-reports-1-73-billion-in-bitcoin-sales-via-cash-app-during-q1-2022">profit</a> </p> <p>- coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/146161/coinbase-q1-2022-earnings-revenue">loss</a> </p> <p>- chainalysis valued at <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/crypto-forensics-startup-chainalysis-raises-170m-at-8-6b-valuation/">$8.6B</a> </p> <p>- joinmarket <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/10/crypto-forensics-startup-chainalysis-raises-170m-at-8-6b-valuation/">v0.9.6</a> </p> <p>- arti v0.3.0 Tor rust <a href="https://blog.torproject.org/arti_030_released/">client</a> </p> <p>- casa launches <a href="https://blog.keys.casa/announcing-api-series-a/">api</a> </p> <p>- rusty russell releases alternative covenants <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-May/020450.html">proposal</a> </p> <p>- conversation with rusty on his proposal on <a href="https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/cd64-bip119-ctv-and-the-bitcoin-development-process-with-rusty_twit-and-brian_trollz/">dispatch</a> </p> <p>- spiral post on supporting open <a href="https://spiral.xyz/blog/a-framework-for-sustainable-open-source-bitcoin-development/">source</a> </p> <p>- georgetown law research shows ICE tracks 75% of <a href="https://americandragnet.org/">Americans</a> </p> <p>- grayscale privately met with SEC trying to get GBTC approved as an <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/grayscale-tells-sec-that-turning-biggest-bitcoin-fund-into-etf-will-unlock-8-billion-for-investors.html">etf</a> </p> <p>- costa rica declares national emergency over ransomware <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/costa-rica-declares-national-emergency-after-conti-ransomware-attacks/">attacks</a> </p> <p>- <a href="https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/cd64-bip119-ctv-and-the-bitcoin-development-process-with-rusty_twit-and-brian_trollz/">CD64: BIP119, CTV</a>, and the bitcoin development process with @rusty_twit and @brian_trollz<br /> - brian armstrong <a href="https://twitter.com/brian_armstrong/status/1524233480040710144?s=20&t=OAp202y0NWbXVMOQyXE3Zg">thread</a></p> <p>- ishares high <a href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HYG:NYSEARCA">yield</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Unchained <a href="https://unchained.com/concierge/">Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/en/profitability-calculator/">Braiins</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/tftc">CrowdHealth</a></p>