Thought of the week from Marty Bent:‌‌‌
Treasuries are the toxic assets of this cycle.

Thought of the week from ODELL:
Priorities.

TOP STORIES

• Bitcoin Optech #253
• New Spiral Grantee: Amiti Uttarwar
• Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China
• Lead Developer of GrapheneOS Steps Down, Citing 'Recent Swatting Attacks'
• Bali To Crack Down On Using Bitcoin For Payments
• Biden's 30% Tax on Bitcoin Mining Appears Dead Under Debt Ceiling Deal
• Swan Changes Custodians, Promises Multisig Cold Storage For Clients In Coming Months
• BitMEX Renews Rene Pickhardt’s Bitcoin Developer Grant
• PyPI Is Working To Minimize Stored User Data Following DOJ Subpoena
• Texas Anti Bitcoin Mining Bill Failed To Become Law While Miners Got A New Tax Incentive
• European Central Bank Releases CBDC Research
• Tether Invests in Energy Production and Sustainable Bitcoin Mining in Uruguay
• Blixt Wallet and Tesnet App Suspended and Then Reinstated Back to Google Play Store
• Border Searches of Cell Phones Require a Warrant, Rules US Federal Judge in a Historic Decision
• EU’s Proposed Cyber Resilience Act Raises Concerns for Open Source and Cybersecurity

PODCASTS

Rabbit Hole Recap #255 - The Debt Ceiling Does Not Exist: youtube - podcast

Citadel Dispatch #103 - Guns and Bitcoin with Fenix Ammunition: youtube - podcast

Citadel Dispatch #104 - Bitcoin 2023 Debrief with CK: youtube - podcast

TFTC #423 - Retirement Funds In The Age Of Bitcoin with Matt Dines: youtube - podcast

TFTC #424 - Q1 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis: youtube - podcast

TFTC #425 - The Fiat Crisis with Balaji: youtube - podcast

ODELL'S DISCREET LOG

• Life is Complicated - Bitcoin is Simple

MARTY'S BENT

• Issue #1348: The revolving door between Chainalysis and the government