Marty dons a very cool and stylish hat while Matt rations his wifi. https://twitter.com/stackhodler/status/1638830291287527424 https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/1639014379713708033 https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1639013798362112000 https://tradeblock.com/markets/bfnx/xbt-usd/30m/ https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqyr2wfe8ycrwwfeqgsffcng7jk2fnq5vylp5m2sm26q3q4e7z9rr4lkh2qkq3pfkxam5rsrqsqqqa28rngva8 https://habla.news/a/naddr1qqnxsar5wpen5te0w3n8gcewd9...

silvergate, silicon valley bank, and signature bank failures bailout of remaining banks robosats disables swap feature due to vulnerability https://nitter.at/RoboSats/status/1635432123648622593 luxor releases custom mining firmware https://luxor.tech/firmware lnbits diy nostr signing device https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device specter v2.0.0 https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.0?ref=no-bullshit-bitcoin start9 embassy v0.3.4 https://github.com/Start9Labs/embassy-os/releases/tag/v0.3.4

4:41 - It's happening! 11:43 - Matt's bank run rabbit hole 15:39 - Mechanics of what's happening 18:46 - The speed of events 27:16 - Fed pivot 28:40 - Marty's bluecheck 30:08 - Dashboard flashed 30:34 - USDC 34:19 - Exchanges impacted by banks 44:25 - Slow mo into collapse 1:00:05 - Bitcoin's going to be blamed 1:04:30 - Final thoughts, wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital https://unchained.com/concierge/ Coinkite https://coinkite.com/

Silvergate Bank in trouble https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/03/02/silvergate-stock-drops-over-50-as-crypto-clients-flee-beleaguered-bank/ & https://twitter.com/DylanLeClair_/status/1593630883889778689/photo/2 Cashapp users bought $7.11 billion in bitcoin last year https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/content/files/2023/02/Block_Shareholder-Letter-4Q22.pdf Block details global self custody wallet ambitions https://wallet.build/helping-customers-move-between-fiat-and-bitcoin-how-well-build[…]-to-bring-more-people-to-self-custody/ Block announces LSP operated by TBD https://cequals.xyz/ BTCPay Server Coinjoin Plugin https://twitter.com/MrKukks/status/1630221270246719489 Seedsigner v0.6.0 https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/releases/tag/0.6.0...

This week Marty and Matt discuss bluewallet shutting down default lightning wallet april 30th https://bluewallet.io/sunsetting-lndhub/ marco falke stepping down as maintainer https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/marco-falke-steps-down/ tropic square open source secure elements completes first round of testing https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/tropic-square-completes-initial-testing-on-chip OP_Vault proposal https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/0204c9a1f9a9075f2483450f1bab034d453270b7/bip-vaults.mediawiki Congressman Tom Emmer introduces anti CBDC bill https://twitter...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: “Stable Coins” Under Fire https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1590454881223028736 Fedimint Hackathon Winners https://www.fedi.xyz/blog/fedimint-hackaton-winners Strike launches Sending API https://docs.strike.me/walkthrough/sending-payments/ Breez launches SDK https://medium.com/breez-technology/lightning-for-everyone-in-any-app-lightning-as-a-service-via-the-breez-sdk-41d899057a1d Jam v0.1.5 https://github.com/joinmarket-webui/jam/releases/tag/v0.1.5 Elements v22.1 https://github.com/ElementsProject/elements/releases/tag/elements-22.1 Bl...

This week Marty and Matt and Joined by NVK and BitDern to discuss: Sparrow Wallet v1.7.2 https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.7.2 Zeus v0.7.2 https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.2 BTCPay Server v1.7.6 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.7.6 coldcard q1 https://coldcard.com/docs/coldcard-q1 local bitcoins shutting down https://localbitcoins.com/service_closure/ search Freedom Money on youtube to watch ODELL's new series

This week Marty and Matt discuss: Lebanon officially devalues currency 90% https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanon-sharply-devalues-official-exchange-rate-central-bank-says-2023-02-01/ prime trust loses texas license, swan and fold users can no longer buy, strike unaffected ordinal inscriptions controversy strike commerce launches with clover point of sale systems https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798 joinmarket v0.9.9 https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/releases/tag/v0.9.9 btcpay critical vulnerability disclosure https://blog.btcpayserver.org/btcpay-server-cve-2022-32984/

This week Marty and Matt discuss: blockstream raises $125M https://www.prweb.com/releases/2023/1/prweb19127332.htm strike launches first clover merchant https://twitter.com/jackmallers/status/1618731420998049798 fold launches enterprise api https://foldapp.com/api prime trust cut from texas, swan and fold impacted https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-texas-issues/ tails v5.9 https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.9/ lnbits v0.9.6 https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.9.6.1

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - 196 Members of Congress Took FTX Money https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/17/congress-ftx-problem-1-in-3-members-got-cash-from-crypto-exchanges-bosses/ - Congo National Park Relies on Hydro Powered Bitcoin Mine https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/13/1066820/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-congo-virunga-national-park/ - BIP 329 Merged: Standard for Wallet Label Exports and Imports Between Wallets https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0329.mediawiki - Blixt Wallet v0.6.2 https://github.com/hsjoberg/blixt-wallet/releases/tag/v0.6.2 - Understanding The COLDCARD Mk4 Security Model and Secure Element Use https://blog.coinkite.com/understanding-mk4-security-model/

This week Marty and Matt party it up in Nashville! https://bitcoinpark.co 7:05 - Party rip! 8:51 - PubKey 12:05 - Introducing guests and year in review 15:45 - Exchange degeneracy 18:35 - Interest rate hikes 21:34 - Talking about the future 24:50 - Samuel Deep Fried Bankrupt Man 27:25 - Rich history of scams and rug pulls 33:40 - Mining predictions 38:19 - ASIC loans 42:13 - Favorite mining scam 48:02 - Having fun watching Barry vs Winklevii 55:22 - Is the bottom in? 56:51 - Hunting Satoshi 1:01:20 - Wrapping up

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - winklevoss blast silbert https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/gemini-cofounder-cameron-public-letter/ - dcg fires 30% of employees at genesis https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-lender-genesis-lays-off-30-of-staff-11672939434 - dcg shutters wealth management division https://www.theinformation.com/articles/genesis-parent-company-dcg-shutters-its-wealth-management-division - silvergate lost $700m during ftx panic bank run https://www.wsj.com/articles/silvergate-raced-to-cover-8-1-billion-in-withdrawals-during-crypto-meltdown-11672895207 - coinbase pays NY Gov $50M implements stricter KYC https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/business/coinbase-settlement-anti-money-laundering.html - electrum v4.3.3 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES ...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Another reminder to protect yourself if you used lastpass - SBF “$250M bond” was BS  - Bitfarms CEO resigns  - Gemini users file class action lawsuit  - Samourai v0.99.98g  - BTCPay v1.7.3  - JAM now available on most major node packages  - FROSTR multisig nostr  - Twitter Data Breach  - US Housing Chart  - Energy and Mining Week in Nashville - Free Open Source Contributor Tickets to Bitcoin 2023 ...

This week Marty and Matt discuss so many things that we hit the character limit in the description. - Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy  - Two FTX Execs Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges  - SBF Released on $250M bond  - Twitter announces policy banning nostr and other social promotion  - QuadrigaCX addresses thought to be dead wake up  - Greenidge Sells Hash to NYDIG to Avoid Bankruptcy  - HR...

- SBF arrested in Bahamas  - EU to force companies to report user holdings  - US senate bill proposed to outlaw private bitcoin development and usage  - Coinbase received 12320 government demands for customer info this year  - SBF secretly funded the block news org, ceo steps down  - Jack Dorsey provides 14 bitcoin grant to Nostr  - Bitcoin Core v 0.24.0 had coin selection bug, latest version is v 0.24.1 - Twitter had FBI/CIA agents directing policy - US Interest payment expense at $766B  - Bin...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: DCG owes gemini customers $900M  Strike launches remittance product for Africa  Legends of Lightning tournament winners announced  Block funds African rural mining company ‘Gridless’  Ledger announces new hardware wallet ‘Stax’  Core Lightning v22.11  BDK v0.25.0  Tor Browser v12.0  Threema encrypted messenger adds new communication protocol  Silvergate CEO Alan Lane public letter  FTX full venture portfolio released  This month in bitcoin privacy  New zoltan, world war III has already started  8:54 - Ranch pills and orange pills  32:31 - Dashboard 3 7:35 - DCG owes $900 million  43:10 - Matty Jones: Brady and...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador Bitcoin Treasury Lacks Transparency  - BlockFi Declares Bankruptcy: High Risk Loans Resulted in Insolvency  - Major Bitcoin Banking Partner Prime Trust Has Fired CEO Tom Pageler  - BTCPay v1.7.0: new checkout page, unified QR for onchain and lightning, store branding, and white labeling, and more  - Coinkite Launches ‘BinaryWatch’ Hub: Tracks Popular Bitcoin Software Signature Verification  - New Open Source Lightning...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - The Securities Commission of The Bahamas Seized Digital Assets of FTX After Bankruptcy Declared in US  - Bitcoin Core v24.0  - Sparrow Wallet v1.7.1  - Hoseki Launches Real-Time Proof of Reserves Hub  - ‘SatsCrap’ Bitcoin P2P Marketplace  - Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February  - Genesis Balance Sheet Reveals $2...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Contagion continues - Matt didn't make a list - Party rip Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Blockstream TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - FTX files for bankruptcy  - Timeline of events that lead to it  - BlockFi halts withdrawals, most likely insolvent  - Ledn exposed to Alameda  - Remove your bitcoin from custodians and learn how to self custody  - CZ & SBF conspiracy  - Marty Jones rant state attack conspiracy  - Silvergate  ...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Another LND bug causes nodes to fall out of sync again, update your node - Tony explains how a malicious attacker could have used lnsploit to steal funds - Replace By Fee Debate Spills onto Twitter - Coinbase led surveillance group expands to europe with 67 companies supporting  - CashApp sold $1.76B worth of bitcoin to users last quarter - Block releases more d...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Largest Mining Firm Core Scientific Appears Insolvent  - Publicly Traded Mining Firms are 25% of Hash  - Cash App Adds Lightning Receive Support  - One of Cash App’s Lightning Nodes  - Amboss Adds Controversial Data Sharing Feature  - Biden Wants to Make it Easier to Seize Bitcoin  - Sparrow Wallet v1.7.0  - Alby v1.1...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlonaut defeats csw  - bitcoin mining council releases statement on energy use, claims to represent nearly 50% of hash  - bitmex renews calvin kims grant for utreexo work  - LND v0.15.3-beta  - Echo v0.0.1  - Impervious Browser Alpha for Mac and Linux  - Fund Tor nodes with bitcoin  - Riot announces new mining...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - large taproot multisig transaction breaks btcd and lnd, update lnd to fix issue - spiral, braiins, and others collaborate on stratum v2 - coincenter suing OFAC over Tornado Cash  - bny mellon partners with fireblocks to custody bitcoin  - crusoe acquires great american mining  - bitcoin ekasi launches education center in south africa  - google partners with coin...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - celsius releases personal info on all users - foundry and grayscale announce new mining investment vehicle - eu “bans” users from interacting with russian bitcoin addresses - alby v1.17.0 - foundation v2.0.4 - coldcard mk4 v5.0.7 - start9 v0.3.2 - fountain v0.5.1 - tornado cash dev denied bail...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Mining hosting provider compute north files for bankruptcy https://www.theblock.co/post/172246/compute-north-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy - Brink now funding 11 devs https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-non-profit-brink-funds-11-bitcoin-lightning-developers - Bitnob launches in kenya, integrates mpesa https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitnob-kenya-mpesa/ - Strike Raises $80m in New Funding Led https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/27/bitcoin-rapid-payment-service-strike-raises-90m-takes-aim-at-visa/ - Swan acquires specter https://www.swanbitcoin.com/swan-acquires-specter-solutions/ - Core Lightning v0.12.1 https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.12.1 - BTCPay Server v1.6.11 https...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - riot and blockware release transaction fee paper https://blockwaresolutions.com/s/Bitcoin-Transaction-Fees-Final-Draft.pdf - jesse powell steps down as ceo of kraken https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-of-crypto-exchange-kraken-steps-down-11663778989 - lnbits v0.9.3 https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.9.3 - fountain v0.4.9 https://fountainpodcasts.substack.com/p/fountain-0-4-9 - trezor suite v22.9.3 https://blog.trezor.io/coin-control-in-trezor-suite-92f3455fd706 - specter...

This week Marty and Matt discuss:  - ethereum switches to proof of stake - greenpeace continues to FUD bitcoin  - hodlonaut trial starts in Norway - ledger hardware wallets now available at best buy stores - fidelity and charles schwab launch bitcoin exchange - mining pool Poolin announces IOUs amid solvency concerns - Alby v1.15.0 - LDK v0.0.111 - Phoenix v1.4.23 - LNMarkets increases trade limits and moves to nodl cloud - red dirt mining open source mi...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - white house mining report - poolin appears insolvent - coinbase funding legal challenge to tornado cash sanctions - russia to use cryptocurrency for international trade - HRF donates $325K to bitcoin development - australian feds form unit dedicated to tracking and seizing bitcoin - fountain v0.4.8 - zeus v0.6.6 - this month in bitcoin privacy - arcane research on bitcoin mining and energy industry - IRS doxxes 120K tax payers - hosted vpn providers shut down in india ...

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Curry, Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 to have a Bit Block Boom rip.    - DC accuses saylor and microstrategy of tax fraud  - mining difficulty increases by 9.25% - mempool launches lightning explorer  - nydig launches lightning accelerator  - Iran approves bitcoin for imports  - joinmarket v0.9.7  - lnd v0.15.1-beta  - btcd v0.23.1-beta - Odell 50yrs poll 1 poll 2 - announcing rapid gossip sync - bloc...

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Adam Curry, Ryan Gentry of Lightning Labs and Grant Gilliam of Ten31 to have a Bit Block Boom rip.    Shoutout to our sponsors:     AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter News...

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Jevi from Unchained Capital and Adam O from Upstream Data to have a party rip. Shoutout to our sponsors:     AmmoSeek Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tornado Cash Developer Arrested in Amsterdam - coincenter on tornado cash - us bans export of 3nm chip tech - Casa discloses data breach of store - Vinteum launched to support bitcoin dev in brazil - bitmain and antpool launch new miner loan program - bitcoin ekasi in south africa - telcos could get hundreds of millions in fines waived for location tracking - iOS VPN support leaks data - Inflation Reduction Act passed, Bill Gates lobbied hard for it ...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - ethereum privacy tool tornado cash sanctioned - tornado cash github repo taken down, same with dev accounts - coincenter on sanctions - btc-e exchange operator extradited to US - proposal to require large hedge funds to disclose cryptocurrency positions - blackrock launches bitcoin private trust - tropic square open source secure chip begins production - easy inbound liquidity using voltage - more details on Block's hardware wallet - motiv launches 16 circular economies in Peru - sms provider twilio compromised ...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Israel bans use of cash for purchases larger than NIS 6000 - roughly $1700 - CSW vs McCormack - Victorian Gov Coming for your coin - Foundry funds stratum v2 dev - Galoy raises $4million, launches stablesats - Coinbase partners with Blackrock - Raspiblitz v1.8.0 - Coldcard v5.0.6 - Sparrow Wallet v1.6.6 - Celsius creditor list - John Cantrell Route Blinding - Foreigners hold just 33% of US debt: the lowest amount this century - $80 billion in new funding for the IRS

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - senators salty at fidelity for bitcoin product  - kraken accused of violating sanctions  - senators introduce bill for tax exemption on bitcoin payments smaller  - twitter data break exposes 5.4M accounts  - bitfinex and tether launch p2p communications app Keet  - Lnbits v0.91  - Start9 Embassy v0.3.1.1  - Wasabi Wallet v2.0.1.3  - LDK v0.0.110 - gladstein on fedimints  - three arrows founders give first interview since collapse  - Fed 75bp...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Tesla sold 75% of their bitcoin  - Largest mining difficulty drop since last year, -%5.01  - Senators ask EPA to require mining companies to disclose energy usage  - Shift Crypto data breach  - BTrust funds first developer  - Coldcard MK4 v5.0.5  - Coinkite looking for an app dev  - Tor Browser v11.5 - Joinstr, using nostr as a coinjoin coordinator - Border Wallets Tool Launched  - zebedee raises $35M - Fedi r...

This week Marty and Matt discuss:   - Robinhood Enables Bitcoin Transfers - Half-Aggregation of BIP 340 Signatures - Compass Mining Lays Off 15% of Team - China Police Database Was Left Open Online - Gloria Zhao Added as a Bitcoin Core Maintainer - BTCPay Server v1.6.1 - Bitcoin ETN Launches in Germany - Amazon Admits Giving Ring Camera Footage To Police Without A Warrant Or Consent - Bitcoin Optech - NYDIG Announces Partnership with the New York Yankees S...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - OpenNode partners with Lemon Cash to bring lightning  to a million Argentines - More details of blockfi deal with ftx - Three Arrows Capital files for bankruptcy - Voyager freezes withdrawals and declares bankruptcy - Indian exchange Vauld freezes withdrawals due to insolvency  - Core Scientific sold most of their bitcoin - Rizzo on Maximalism - Bitcoin Policy Institute submits report to Department of Commerce  - Samourai Wallet v0.99.98e  - Zimbabwe intr...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - $4 Billion in Bitcoin Miner Loans Under Stress  - MicroBT to Get First Access to Samsung 3nm Chips  - Supreme Court Rules Against EPA Limiting Federal Power to Regulate Bitcoin Miners and Other Energy Projects  - Montana Storm Takes 75% of Marathon Hash Offline  - First Batch of My First Bitcoin Diplomas Awarded, Second School Joins Initiative  - Celsius is $2B in the Hole  - Leaked Call Provides More Details on BlockFi Issues  - Compass Mining...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - UK self custody acknowledgement - FATF report coming - Putin’s comments on sanctions - Biden blames gas stations - Sri Lanka PM declares economic collapse - BOJ QE in overdrive - ECB balance sheet ATH - BIS gaslighting - BlockFi FTX bailout - Voyager exposed - Gazprom + BitRiver - Bitcoin on DNMs - Fountain 0.4.0 released - IBEX onboarding Miami merchants - DA...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Celsius, 3 Arrows Capital + BlockFi rumors - Fed rate hike - Biden letter to O&G execs - Japanese government bonds - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth Upstream Data

This week Marty and Matt discuss: Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z announce The Bitcoin Academy Bitcoin Park Launches in Nashville Telegram is Giving Data to German Feds in Certain Cases Improving The Privacy Of The Lightning Network’s Gossip Protocol Senator Lummis and Senator Gillibrand Introduce Landmark Bitcoin Bill Letter to US Congress on Bitcoin's Humanitarian Impact LN Summit 2022 Notes & Summary/Commentary A New Project Using LDK to Probe the Lightning Network for Private Channels Jack Dorsey’s TBD Presents Bitcoin-based Decentralized Web5...

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - russia considering bitcoin for international settlement  - seed tool v1.0.7  - robosats integrates openpgp encrypted chat  - new Block report  - Biden admin considering bitcoin mining regulation - Yellen backtracking on “transitory” - Europe cutting off Russian oil  - Dimon comments + GS comments - FFR rate of change  - ESG is dying Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHea...

This week Marty and Matt are joined by Jack Mallers to discuss everything that happened at the Oslo Freedom Forum this week. Follow Jack on twitter Learn more about the Oslo Freedom Forum. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl CrowdHealth

This week Marty and Matt discuss:  - financial leaders of 44 countries meet in El Salvador to discuss bitcoin  - Luna foundation sold 80000 bitcoin amid "stablecoin" crash  - texas pacific land corp announces bitcoin mining venture   - canaan revenues increased by 237%   - cambridge numbers are flawed   - EU wants to scan all your private messages   - summer of bitcoin mentorship program gets over 20K applicants   - bitcoin education initiative launches in 40 high schools in Argentina   - coincorner releases Bolt Card, a lightning payment ca...

 This week Marty and Matt discuss: - terra "stablecoin" blows up - treasury sanctions custodial bitcoin mixer blender(.)io - cashapp $1.73B in bitcoin sales Q1, $43M profit - coinbase $309B volume Q1, $430M loss - chainalysis valued at $8.6B - joinmarket v0.9.6 - arti v0.3.0 Tor rust client - casa launches api - rusty russell releases alternative covenants proposal - conversation with rusty on his proposal on dispatch - spiral post on supporting open source

 This week Marty and Matt discuss: - coinbase launches revamped surveillance product - SEC doubles size of "crypto assets" unit - cdc tracked the location of millions of americans without a warrant - fbi did millions of searches of americans data last year without a warrant - bitcoin mining council submits letter to EPA - how women view bitcoin - mycitadel v1.0 - seed tool v1.0.4 - tor v0.4.7.7 - cold card upgrade - lightning multiplexer