Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.06.21

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- bitcoin hash drops amid chinese <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/109315/bitcoin-hashrate-declines-50-percent-china-mining-crackdown">crackdown</a> </p> <p>- gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/gbtc-stealing-bitcoin-spot-demand">demand</a> </p> <p>- the b word <a href="https://www.thebword.org/">initiative</a> </p> <p>- lnd <a href="https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.13.0-beta">v0.13.0-beta</a> </p> <p>- specter diy <a href="https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy/releases/tag/v1.5.5">v1.5.5</a> </p> <p>- rust lightning <a href="https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.0.98">v0.0.98</a> </p> <p>- joinmarket <a href="https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/blob/master/docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.8.3.md">v0.8.3</a> </p> <p>- joininbox <a href="https://github.com/openoms/joininbox/releases/tag/v0.5.0">v0.5.0</a> </p> <p>- bluewallet <a href="https://github.com/BlueWallet/BlueWallet/releases/tag/v6.1.6">v6.1.6</a> </p> <p>- lightning terminal <a href="https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.5.0-alpha">v0.5.0-alpha</a> </p> <p>- sparrow wallet <a href="https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.4.2">v1.4.2</a> </p> <p>- umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.3.13">v0.3.13</a> </p> <p>- microstrategy buys more <a href="https://www.microstrategy.com/en/investor-relations/press/microstrategy-acquires-additional-bitcoins-and-now-holds-over-105000-bitcoins-in-total_06-21-2021">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- british FCA cracking <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-cryptoassets-regulator/uk-watchdog-issues-warning-about-111-unregistered-crypto-asset-firms-idUSKCN2DY1TQ">down</a> </p> <p>- iran seizes <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2N2O40ZW">miners</a> </p> <p>- pysa ransomware targets education <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pysa-ransomware-backdoors-education-orgs-using-chachi-malware/">organizations</a> </p> <p>- gladstein on monetary <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization">colonialism</a> </p> <p>- mccormack interviews president of el <a href="https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-el-salvador-made-bitcoin-legal-tender">salvador</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>