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Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24

Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.05.24

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast · Marty Bent

May 27, 20212h 10m

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<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Chinese government bitcoin mining ban rumors</p> <p>- US based <a href="https://twitter.com/michael_saylor/status/1396915801492439044">"bitcoin mining council"</a> </p> <p>- texas bitcoin <a href="https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB4474">law</a> </p> <p>- Ray dalio owns <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/105877/ray-dalio-confirms-btc-holdings-says-bitcoins-greatest-risk-is-its-success">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- carl icahn considering bitcoin <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-26/carl-icahn-says-he-may-get-into-cryptocurrencies-in-a-big-way">investment</a> </p> <p>- four month bitcoin mining ban in <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/iran-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-4-months-amid-power-cuts-2021-05-26/">iran</a> </p> <p>- specter diy <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy/releases/tag/v1.5.4">v1.5.4</a> </p> <p>- blue wallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.1.4">v6.1.4</a> </p> <p>- lnd sidecar <a href="https://lightning.engineering/posts/2021-05-26-sidecar-channels/">channels</a> </p> <p>- bitcoin indy <a href="//strike.me/racing">car</a> </p> <p>- gladstein on the humanitarian and environmental case for <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-is-humanitarian-and-environmental">bitcoin</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>HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>