Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.14

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in <a href="https://taproot.watch/">november</a> </p> <p>- Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/cryptocurrency/criminals-are-mailing-hacked-ledger-devices-to-steal-cryptocurrency/">wallets</a> </p> <p>- US Bitcoin Mining Council formally <a href="https://bitcoinminingcouncil.com/">launches</a> </p> <p>- NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108243/unions-shoot-down-new-yorks-crypto-mining-moratorium-for-now-at-least">ban</a> </p> <p>- G7 leaders say ransomware is a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/13/fact-sheet-g7-to-announce-joint-actions-on-forced-labor-in-global-supply-chains-anticorruption-and-ransomware/">priority</a> </p> <p>- Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/06/ukrainian-police-nab-six-tied-to-clop-ransomware/">ransomware</a> </p> <p>- Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108588/biden-says-any-response-to-russia-based-ransomware-will-be-cyber-not-military">ransomware</a> </p> <p>- US Dems form "<a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/108451/house-democrats-form-working-group-focused-on-cryptocurrencies">cryptocurrency working group</a>" </p> <p>- Microstrategy keeps buying <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/content/dam/website-assets/collateral/financial-documents/press-release-archive/microstrategy-completes-500m-offering-of-senior-secured-notes-due-2028-with-bitcoin-use-of-proceeds_06-14-2021.pdf">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- Microstrategy considering stock <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/content/dam/website-assets/collateral/financial-documents/financial-document-archive/form-s-3_06-14-2021.pdf">sale</a> </p> <p>- Swiss broker Relai raises <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-app-relai-raises-2-7-million">$2.7M</a> </p> <p>- FastBitcoins now available in <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/fastbitcoins-in-australia">Australia</a> </p> <p>- Russell Okung's letter to the Nigerian government as local support for bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-letter-to-nigeria-government">increases</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Beach article in business <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-17/world-s-biggest-bitcoin-experiment-is-a-surf-town-in-el-salvador">week</a> </p> <p>- New guide from econoalchemist on coldcard + <a href="https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/a-beginners-guide-to-coldcard-cypherwheel-sparrow-wallet">sparrow</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App</p> <p><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/the-vault-concierge-onboarding-package/">Unchained Capital</a></p> <p><a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">HodlHodl</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">Braiins</a></p>