Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitcoin v.0.18.0 released https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-core-0180-release-heres-whats-new/ - Bitfinex spread increases, https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/bitfinex-plans-to-raise-as-much-as-1-billion-through-an-ieo-shareholder-says/ - Cashapp $65.5M quarterly bitcoin sales - Amazon Managed Blockchain https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/amazon-made-its-blockchain-service-available-to-the-public/ - #dropgold campaign - dropgold.com - Ethereum is now money according to ethereum.org - CoinJoins as a Percentage of All Bitcoin Payments Have Tripled to 4.09% Over the Past Year https://www.longhash.com/news/coinjoins-as-a-percentage-of-all-bitcoin-payments-have-tripled-to-409-over-the-past-year - Samourai Whirlpool enters mainnet testing phase - Nine in 10 Americans have heard about bitcoin, Blockchain Capital survey finds https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/nine-in-10-americans-heard-about-bitcoin-survey-finds/ - Fidelity surveys 400 institutional investors, 22%

Join Marty as he sits down with Founder and CEO of TradeLayer, Patrick Dugan, to discuss Patrick's run in with pot smoking bandits in Argentina, what he's building on TradeLayer, how decentralized derivatives markets may help drive demand for Bitcoin, the flow of money, and sovereignty in the Information Age. Check out TradeLayer: http://tradelayer.org/ Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/duganist Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Bitfinex gets sued - https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=vIexA1b0spKOnK_PLUS_ZUGTJ3A==&system=prod - https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/356 - Erisx and TdAmeritrade - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/24/erisx-is-testing-its-new-crypto-exchange-and-tdameritrade-is-one-firm-looking-to-link-up-with-the-market/ - Ledger Windows phishing attack - https://twitter.com/Ledger/status/1121439219086495745?s=20 - Wasabi update - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1121203954145222662?s=20 - Lightning Labs releases Beta Neutrino Lightning App for desktop - https://twitter.com/lightning/status/1120735863225237506?s=20 - assumutxo proposal by James O'Beirne - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/04/09/ - Satoshi's Treasure update - tinyurl.com/dpravengers - Samsung invests 2.9M into Ledger - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/samsung-invests-2-9-million-in-ledger/ - Gemini integrates SegW

Join Marty as he sits down with Nik Bhatia, who has pushed forward the theory of Lightning Network Reference Rates, to discuss a range of topics including reference rates in the traditional financial sector, LNRR, Bitcoin + Real Estate escrow, Nik's experience producing rap albums and much more. Check out Nik's writing on LNRR: https://medium.com/@timevalueofbtc Follow Nik on Twitter: www.twitter.com/timevalueofbtc Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital! Sign up for their multisig vault product today by using the link below and receive a free three-month subscription to Saifedean Ammous' The Bitcoin Standard Research Bulletin. https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Satoshi's Treasure https://satoshistreasure.xyz/ & https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeawYh0POJhlKjaUM4Gor240vH_yVN9Urni7VjPYlh4Z5rlRA/viewform?usp=sf_link - Reports from CoinMetrics and TradeBlock dispute Reuters $100M whale story - https://tradeblock.com/blog/analyzing-the-bitcoin-price-surge-in-april and https://twitter.com/coinmetrics/status/1118603910522994688?s=20 - Wasabi Wallet hardware wallet support in testing - https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/blob/master/WalletWasabi.Documentation/Guides/20190416HardwareWalletTestingGuide.md - lLND 0.6.0 - static channel backup --- release notes: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases --- Channel backup guide: https://wiki.ion.radar.tech/lightning-technology/research/static-channel-backups - Lightning Powernode Launcher will default to Tor https://twitter.com/pierre_rochard/status/1117567495680950272?s=20 - Nodl update- https://1ml.com/node/0331f80652fb840239df8dc99205792bba2e559a05469915804c08420230e2

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Julian Assange https://mailchi.mp/5a9e133f8318/martys-bent-april-11th-2018-issue-460 - HODL guide https://github.com/DriftwoodPalace/guides - Multisig scenarios - Coinbase https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/04/10/coinbase-launches-crypto-to-fiat-debit-card-in-the-uk-filling-gap-left-by-shift-shutdown/ - LND 0.6.0 release https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases - Zap 0.4.1 release https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases - Managing a Lightning Node https://1ml.com/node/02d419c9af624d0e7a7c90a60b9ffa35f4934973a9d7d3b4175cc3cc28b7ffcde1 - Binance https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/binance-teams-up-with-ciphertrace-to-up-the-exchanges-compliance-procedures/ - Energy waste https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1116340276463714305 - China bans Bitcoin https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cryptocurrency/china-says-it-wants-to-eliminate-bitcoin-mining-idUSKCN1RL0C4 Shout out to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their 2-of3 multisig vaults today!

Join Marty as he sits down with Parker Lewis, Head of Business Development at Unchained Capital, to discuss Unchained's mission and product suite, and reflect on the Federal Reserve's continuously shifting policy over the last twelve years. Parker's knowledge of what was going on at the Fed as the '07/'08 crisis was unfolding and during its aftermath is rare and something all of you freaks could learn from. Follow Parker on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/parkeralewis Follow Marty on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/martybent Check out Unchained Capital: https://www.unchained-capital.com

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Eclair Correction - Price talk - Cumberland OTC desk 10+ bids over 1000 bitcoin on Monday - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/cumberlands-otc-desk-reports-mini-surge-of-large-btc-orders-in-a-single-hour-late-monday-night/ - Fee talk - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113949215829430275 - Nodl - https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1113806561921708032 - Boltz inbound capacity tool https://medium.com/boltzhq/announcing-the-first-boltz-release-6cb630701432 - Pierre inbound capacity tool https://lightningpowerusers.com/home/ - Veriblock ICO sold out in seconds - https://medium.com/@ambroidcrypto/veriblock-deep-dive-49c533e9c5e7 - Bitcoin 2019 Conference - https://www.bitcoin2019conference.com/ - BitBlockBoom Conference [Promo: RHR] - https://bitblockboom.com/ - NVT Signal - https://twitter.com/woonomic/status/1113971442801094658?s=19 Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Sign up and create a multisig vault and receive a FREE three-month subscription to Dr

Join Marty as he sits down with Johnny Dilley (Founder of Mempool Partners), Tom Garrambone (Founder of Tetras Capital), and Matt Odell (Bitcoiner) to have a roundtable discussion covering; Capitalism v. Socialism, Bitmain, 21co, nature, dinosaurs, what could kill Bitcoin, and much more. Check out mempool.io Check out tetras.capital Follow Tom on Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomgarrambone Follow Matt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/matt_odell Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Smash that subscribe button, freaks!

This week Marty and Matt Discuss: - Coinbase, stake is on the menu - Steve Barbour WSJ article - BSV - Bitmain IPO not happening - ryanofsky PR merged - Gemini bech32 + Blockstream explorer - Eclair mainnet full release - Craig Wright is a fraud - Dream Market shutting down - BitMex LN research Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=Marty%20Bent&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Vault%20Launch and check out their 2-of-3 multisig vault product. If you're in NYC on 4/1, head over to Galvanize to check out a live demo: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unchained-multisig-vault-demo-tickets-59545962577

On this week's episode Marty and Matt discuss: - Square Crypto initiative - https://twitter.com/jack/status/1108487911802966017 - Lightning Loop - https://blog.lightning.engineering/posts/2019/03/20/loop.html - BlockstreamGreen - https://blockstream.com/2019/03/19/the-all-new-blockstream-green-wallet - Fed shifting posture - https://twitter.com/byHeatherLong/status/1108427995709165573 - Venezuela sanctions payment processors - https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/u-s-considers-sanctions-prohibiting-payment-processing-services-in-venezuela/ - ETH ProgPow - https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester/status/1108561560304316421 - Bitcoin Optech - https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2019/03/19/ - Hash rate - https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty - FUD debunking Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Head over to https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter and check out their multisig vault setup which let's you maintain control and sovereignty over your BTC while providing

Join Marty as he sits down with Carl Dong, Bitcoin Core contributor currently working at Chaincode Labs, to discuss responsible disclosures, making Bitcoin Core more modular, Guix containers, Dyson spheres and much more! Follow Carl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carl_dong Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartyBent Check out Carl's PR: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15277

Join Marty as he sits down with Zac Prince & Rene van Kesteren from Blockfi to discuss their new interest account product, how they manage risk with this particular offering, the nature of risk disclosures, and the utility that Bitcoin provides the world that wasn't possible before its existence. Follow Zac on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac Follow Renee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rene_vankest Follow Marty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Martybent Shoutout to this week's sponsor, 21Lectures. Head over to https://21lectures.com to learn more about their courses aimed at helping developers become more familiar/comfortable with BTC/LN development!

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Ficsor (@nopara73), Founder of Wasabi Wallet, to discuss: - The current dust attack against Wasabi users - https://twitter.com/nopara73/status/1105779583410946049 - CoinJoins - Privacy - Unchained Capital multisig vaults - Porn KYC in the UK - Drop in BTC transactions - Trezor vulnerabilities Thanks to this week's sponsor, Unchained Capital. Check out their new multisig vault solution today: https://www.unchained-capital.com/vaults/?utm_source=MartyBentNewsletter

Join Marty as he sits down with Jake Chervinsky, a lawyer with a focus on government enforcement defense and securities litigation, as they discuss the law and how it pertains to Bitcoin and everything created in its wake. Topics covered include, Jake's path to Bitcoin, the concept of light touch regulation, organizations like Coin Center, how the SEC has been treating ICOs, how the SEC may treat these ICOs going forward, and hope for a less Orwellian future. Shoutout to this week's sponsor, Lolli! Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc right now and start stacking sats as you shop online today!

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canadian Revenue Service asking for BTC addresses: https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1103467047412002817 - Ripple, FinCen agreement: https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1103356359284805633?s=20 - Is Bitcoin Twitter engagement back at 2015 levels?: https://twitter.com/matt_odell/status/1103673829832970240 - ABCore 0.70 released: https://twitter.com/LarryBitcoin/status/1102255072799535105?s=20 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenaddress.abcore - QE, NIRP creeping - BlockFi Interest Account: https://twitter.com/BlockFiZac/status/1103293858283245569 https://twitter.com/vandrewattycpa/status/1102953966537752576 - Coinbase: https://twitter.com/coindesk/status/1103443720307912704 - Facebook going private?: https://twitter.com/SarahJamieLewis/status/1103476030503739393?s=19 - Facebook 2fa phone number leak: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/tiny/facebook-faces-criticism-for-handling-of-phone-numbers-required-for-2fa/ - Chinese database surveillance leak, ht

Join Marty as he sits down with Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, to discuss how Jack came to experiment with Bitcoin, the parallels he sees between Twitter and Bitcoin, dealing with pseudonymity on Twitter, how Bitcoin curbs the State, education in the Information Age, what it's like to be a part of the Casa node club, and much more. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Honeyminer is the easiest way to earn Bitcoin. A simple crypto mining application that uses your computer's CPUs and GPUs to mine cryptocurrencies and pays you in Bitcoin. Go to https://www.honeyminer.com today and start earning BTC now. Lolli lets you earn up to 30% back in BTC when you shop online. Shop from 750+ online retailers including Jet, Overstock, SeatGeek, Priceline, Hotwire, Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GAP, Macy’s, Hilton, and Mariott and earn BTC via the Lolli extension. Head over to https://lolli.com/ref/tftc today!

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Casa new product lineup https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/28/casa-is-dramatically-shifting-its-business-and-its-kicking-off-with-two-new-products/ -Facebook coin FUD https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/technology/cryptocurrency-facebook-telegram.html -Venezuela bitcoin article https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/opinion/sunday/venezuela-bitcoin-inflation-cryptocurrencies.html#click=https://t.co/P8hxu1vqni -Square sold 10k BTC in Q4 2018 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/02/27/square-sold-over-166m-worth-of-bitcoin-in-2018/ -Coinomi spellcheck bug https://medium.com/coinomi/official-statement-on-spell-check-findings-547ca348676b -Trezor and Ledger update reminders -Samourai Whirlpool in testing phases, running on nodl.it -Wasabi, try it out free shill - www.twitter.com/@tweet_stamp is pretty cool, uses OpenTimestamps -Torpedo vulnerable https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/24/new-4g-5g-security-flaws/ -New privacy wiki up by Chris Belcher https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Privacy Sho

Join Marty as he sits down with Bitcoin researcher Misir Mahmudov to discuss many topics including Bitcoin as Time, Bitcoin's amorality, Bitcoin's incentives, and family values. Follow Misir on Twitter: www.twitter.com/misir_mahmudov Follow Marty on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martybent Thanks to this week's sponsor, BlockFi! Head over to www.blockfi.com/talesfromthecrypt to see how you can avoid selling your BTC today!

This week Marty and Matt discuss: -Galaxy S10 Bitcoin wallet confirmed https://bitcoinist.com/samsung-galaxy-s10-bitcoin-wallet/ -Jack activates tippin.me https://twitter.com/jack/status/1098324828182831104 -Coinbase acquires chain analysis company https://twitter.com/francispouliot_/status/1098275229556768768 -Elon Ark Invest pod https://twitter.com/yassineARK/status/1097905577831862272 -Coinmama KYC breach 450k customer affected https://twitter.com/bitentrepreneur/status/1096549320302776320 -IMF NIRP Blog post https://blogs.imf.org/2019/02/05/cashing-in-how-to-make-negative-interest-rates-work/ Thanks to this week's sponsor, Honeyminer! Head over to stackingsats.com and download Honeyminer today! The easiest way to begin earning BTC with your spare computing hardware. Now available for Linux (www.honeyminer.com/labs).