Rabbit Hole Recap: Week of 2019.09.02

<p>This week Marty and Matt discuss:</p> <p>- Portugal is indeed exempting bitcoin from cap gains treatment: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-portugal-clarified-its-bitcoin-tax-code-other-nations-should-take-note">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-portugal-clarified-its-bitcoin-tax-code-other-nations-should-take-note</a></p> <p>- Hash rate all time high - <a href="https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-hashrate.html">https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-hashrate.html</a></p> <p>- LocalBitcoins KYC - <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/localbitcoins-new-kyc-rules-raise-privacy-concerns">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/localbitcoins-new-kyc-rules-raise-privacy-concerns</a></p> <p>- SNICKER <a href="https://gist.github.com/AdamISZ/2c13fb5819bd469ca318156e2cf25d79">https://gist.github.com/AdamISZ/2c13fb5819bd469ca318156e2cf25d79</a></p> <p>- vaneck & solidx pivot to gbtc like structure rather than ETF for their investment product <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-solidx-to-offer-pilot-bitcoin-etf-to-institutional-investors">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/vaneck-solidx-to-offer-pilot-bitcoin-etf-to-institutional-investors</a></p> <p>- Facebook left phone numbers exposed on server, 419 million records leaked: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/">https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/</a></p> <p>- Google discloses exploit that allowed malicious sites to retrieve iPhone files and location data: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwne5/malicious-websites-hacked-iphones-for-years">https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwne5/malicious-websites-hacked-iphones-for-years</a></p> <p>- M5Stack + bitcoin <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-562/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-562/</a></p> <p>- TFTC Guides: Lightning for beginners with Breez wallet - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhW7ilOjWg&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhW7ilOjWg&feature=youtu.be</a></p> <p>- Bridgefy mesh messaging app being used in hong kong: <a href="https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-561/">https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-561/</a></p> <p>- Argentina implements capital controls, individuals won't be allowed to acquire or wire abroad more than 10,000 dollars per month - <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-02/capital-controls-return-to-argentina-as-macri-fights-to-survive">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-02/capital-controls-return-to-argentina-as-macri-fights-to-survive</a></p> <p>- Upgrade your lightning nodes, disclosure of vulnerability in 3 weeks <a href="https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-August/002130.html">https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lightning-dev/2019-August/002130.html</a></p> <p>- Jack Dorsey Twitter account hijacked due to sim swap + tweets by sms: <a href="https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1167628157731651584?s=20">https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1167628157731651584?s=20</a></p> <p>Shoutout to our sponsors:</p> <p>Cash App. Head over to the App Store or Google Play Store, download cash.app and start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $5 and contribute $5 to <a href="https://owlslacrosse.org/">OWLS Lacrosse</a> you download the app.</p> <p>Unchained Capital. Head over to www.unchained-capital.com/vaults and checkout their 2-of-3 multisig vaults. You get 3-months free of Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin when you sign up.</p> <p>Bull Bitcoin. Canadian freaks need to check out Bull Bitcoin (<a href="https://bullbitcoin.com/">https://bullbitcoin.com/</a>). Canada's only Bitcoin maximalist brokerage. Also, check out <a href="http://bitcoinoutlet.com/">BitcoinOutlet.com</a> for some of their dope swag if you're outside of Canada.</p>