Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - infrastructure bill amendments fail - beyer bill proposed - large number of potential malicious bitcoin nodes graphing the network - compass mining provides $80K grant to Jon Atack - bitmex pays $100M to resolve charges with CFTC and FinCEN - lightning addresses using lnurl - phoenix v1.4.15 - specter v1.5.1 - trezor suite v21.8.1 - btcpayserver v1.2.0 - mining bitcoin at home - cuba and bitcoin by gladstein - lightning liquidity management guide by lopp - bitcoin 2022 april 6-9 in miami beach Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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. HodlHodl. Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custo

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlhodl vulnerability - bitaroo exchange now requires video verification for withdrawals - infrastructure bill - SeedSigner v0.4.3 - umbrel v0.4.0 - nth key v1.0.3 - fully noded v0.2.23 - lightning pool v0.5.1 - joinmarket v0.9.0 - NCR buys libertyx - this month in bitcoin privacy - chain analysis and bitcoin privacy guide - solarwinds hackers accessed emails of 27 DOJ offices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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. 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, anonymo

Join Marty as he sits down with LaserHodl to discuss: - Monetary reset - Zooming out and viewing the world through a specific lens - Tactics used by the power structure to divide - The 2030/2050 Agendas - Why Bitcoin throws a wrench in all of this - much more Try to follow LaserHodl on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running

Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss: - Energy poverty - Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery - Energy density - Does fracking pollute water? - Is Chris anti "renewables"? - much more Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining indus

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners - Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill - mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly - bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/ - fully noded v0.2.20 - zap android v0.4.2-beta - blue wallet v6.2.2 - bisq v1.7.2 - coldcard v4.1.2 - caravan v0.3.9 - sphinx relay v2.2.0 - ledger donjon analysis of software wallet - liquid truedex launches on mobile - lolli raises $10M from celebrities - can bitcoin be palestine's currency of freedom - french police officer caught selling personal information on darkweb - mac malware steals telegram accounts - the life cycle of a breached database Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no t

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - brink's second round of developer grants - seed signer v0.4.2 - specter desktop v1.5.0 - samourai dojo v1.10.1 - eclair v0.6.1 - electrum v4.1.5 - lnd v0.13.1-beta - blockstream green desktop v0.1.10 - greenlight by blockstream - multisig with better privacy - "the b word" - EU preparing to implement travel rule - NSO [spyware](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/07/19/nso-business-us/) - critical cloudflare flaw left 12.5% of all sites compromised Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitmex dev grant program accepting applications - bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK - trezor suite app officially launches - bluewallet v6.1.9 - rust lightning v0.0.99 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.47 - zeus v0.5.2 - fully noded 0.2.18 - sparrow wallet v1.4.3 - mint mobile data breach - powell on capitol hill - unrest around the world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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. 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. C

Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Darin on Twitter Follow Austin on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable

Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss: - A prodigal son's journey - Nightclub life - Hitting rock bottom - Turning to a life of charity - Volunteering in Liberia - Starting Charity: Water - How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it - Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately - The Bitcoin Water Trust - much more Follow Scott on Twitter Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm - bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability - former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf - casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft - kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords - bybit adding kyc - fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience - EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications - samourai wallet v0.99.96i released - mempool v2.2.0 released - new feature allows you to coinjoin directly to cold storage using whirlpool - brenntag paid a 70 bitcoin ransom to darkside in may - nuclear powered mining op in south carolina - hydropower mining op in new york - this month in bitcoin privacy - bitcoin and the american idea by gladstein - diverter on freedom Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss: - The great hashrate migrations - What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners - The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance - Will mining return to China? - How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration? - Braiins update - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never bee

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus - largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow - athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador - bisq v1.7.0 - cwtch beta released - strike adds buy and hold support - proposal for federated blind lightning mints - niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy - iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium - binance adds travel rule tool from ciphertrace - nearly all 700M linkedin users exposed in API compromise Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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. HodlHodl. Lend at Hod

Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research, to discuss: - Is this mining ban real? - How are Chinese miners reacting? - The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries - How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term? - What does this mean for the market for ASICS? - What does capacity in the US look like right now? - Hashrate derivatives - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out Anicca Research Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin hash drops amid chinese crackdown - gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin demand - the b word initiative - lnd v0.13.0-beta - specter diy v1.5.5 - rust lightning v0.0.98 - joinmarket v0.8.3 - joininbox v0.5.0 - bluewallet v6.1.6 - lightning terminal v0.5.0-alpha - sparrow wallet v1.4.2 - umbrel v0.3.13 - microstrategy buys more bitcoin - british FCA cracking down - iran seizes miners - pysa ransomware targets education organizations - gladstein on monetary colonialism - mccormack interviews president of el salvador Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital HodlHodl Braiins

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in november - Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware wallets - US Bitcoin Mining Council formally launches - NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining ban - G7 leaders say ransomware is a priority - Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP ransomware - Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to ransomware - US Dems form "cryptocurrency working group" - Microstrategy keeps buying bitcoin - Microstrategy considering stock sale - Swiss broker Relai raises $2.7M - FastBitcoins now available in Australia - Russell Okung's letter to the Nigerian government as local support for bitcoin increases - Bitcoin Beach article in business week - New guide from econoalchemist on coldcard + sparrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Cash App Unchained Capital HodlHodl Braiins

Join Marty as he sits down with Chase Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Impervious.ai, to discuss: - Building a VPN that leverages Lightning Network routing nodes - Data transfer and user privacy on the Internet - Building an API that allows individuals to build privacy preserving apps that leverage Lightning - The second iteration of the Internet - Node management - much more Follow Chase on Twitter Check out Impervious Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s nev

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador declares bitcoin legal tender - Legal tender move pissed off IMF - VOLCANO MINING - DOJ seizes 63.7 bitcoin connected to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Global bank regulators propose burdensome bitcoin capital rule - White House advisor disclosures million dollar bitcoin position - Blockstream and Square announce solar mining initiative - Square announces $5M bitcoin endowment - Rumors that Indian Government will be more positive toward bitcoin going forward - Bitmex extends Gleb Naumenko grant - Microstrategy announces new private offering - Bitfinex invests in HodlHodl - Ledger raises $380 million - FBI ran an encrypted phone network 'Anom' with a backdoor - Apple announces new 'private relay' trust minimized VPN Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glov

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Moon bouncing transactions - Ross Ulbricht's interview - Green coins - Kevin O'Leary gets heckled - Censorship - Bitcoin Design Guide - Indy 500 - Mining in gas fields - Much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service 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. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiin

Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth to discuss: - ESG - Is it moral? - Can it be leveraged to speculative attack the fiat standard? - How can Bitcoin lead to better culture - Seeking objective truth - much more Follow Untapped Growth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at compassmining.io Braiins. Braiins are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make

Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs and Mint Gox + Christian Moss and Michael Tidwell of ZEBEEDEE to discuss: - Update of the CSGO ZEBEEDEE Infuse integration - How users have tried to stack by gaming the system - Moderating sat farming - New slang around stacking sats - How the Lightning Network technical infrastructure is looking - New games on the horizon - Kids in South America earning a living via CSGO infused with sats - The eSports Stage at Bitcoin 2021 - 100,000,000 sats on the line! - much more Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. 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 lend.hodlhodl.com Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashra