Rabbit Hole Recap: Bitcoin Week of 2021.09.13

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- HRF provides 3.75 bitcoin in development <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/human-rights-foundation-gift-bitcoin-developers-btc">grants</a> </p> <p>- el salvador bitcoin tax exemptions for <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/el-salvador-to-exempt-foreigner-investors-from-tax-on-bitcoin-price-gains">foreigners</a> </p> <p>- imessage zero click <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2021/09/forcedentry-nso-group-imessage-zero-click-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/">exploit</a> </p> <p>- Bitcoin Core <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2021-September/019450.html">v22.0</a> </p> <p>- Simple bitcoin wallet <a href="https://github.com/btcontract/wallet/releases/tag/2.0.12">v2.0.12</a> </p> <p>- Zap android <a href="https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-android/releases/tag/v0.5.1-beta">v0.5.1-beta</a> </p> <p>- Umbrel <a href="https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/v0.4.2">v0.4.2</a> </p> <p>- Nix-bitcoin <a href="https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin/releases/tag/v0.0.51">v0.0.5</a> </p> <p>- namecheap has done 190k bitcoin transactions since implementing btcpayserver a year <a href="https://twitter.com/NamecheapCEO/status/1438535149310791686">ago</a> </p> <p>- crew energy mining <a href="https://twitter.com/SGBarbour/status/1438554790917644309?s=20">bitcoin</a> </p> <p>- lagarde thinks bitcoin isn't <a href="https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1438520769860947972?s=20">currency</a> </p> <p>- fode diop, bitcoin + <a href="https://twitter.com/reason/status/1438187607821885441?s=20">senegal</a> </p> <p>- aswath damodaran ESG <a href="https://aswathdamodaran.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-esg-movement-goodness-gravy-train.html">blog</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>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>