Thought of the week from Marty Bent:
End the Fed!

Thought of the week from Matt Odell:
Individuals will naturally seek out defensive technology when they realize the need to defend themselves.

Open Hardware. Open Software. Open Networks. Open Money.
Verifiable and Provably Secure.

It will not be easy but it is absolutely necessary.

TOP STORIES

• Bitcoin Optech #131
• Tor v3 Onion addresses unreachable after possible attack on Tor network
• Encrypted messenger Signal user based has increased dramatically, servers have been having issues since yesterday
• Ledger discloses new data leak and steps they are taking to mitigate issues going forward
• Analysis of Solar Winds attack showcases build process vulnerabilities
• HRF provides grants to Specter and Lot49
• Lagarde attacks bitcoin

• Bitcoin Core v0.21.0
• BlueWallet v6.0.2
• BTCPay Server v1.0.6.5
• RaspiBlitz v1.6.3
• Sparrow v0.9.10
• Hexa Wallet v1.4.1
• Fully Noded v0.2.9
• Coldcard v3.2.2
• Mempool v2
• Bakkt going public on NYSE
• Poolin releases hash rate token
• FinCEN extends comment period
• German Police take down DarkMarket and arrest operator
• Bitcoin mining in the Arctic Circle
• Chainalysis FUD makes Alt-Right bitcoin usage allegations

PODCASTS

Rabbit Hole Recap - Thursday

Citadel Dispatch - Tuesday

Michael Krieger

• Cancel yourself before they cancel you
• Free and open source software
• Censorship
• History
• Bitcoin as a way to exit
• The illegitimacy of the expert class
• Localism
• The education system

Chigrl

• Oil Markets
• Misallocation of capital
• PE + O&G
• Fragile supply chains
• Rare Earth metals
• Bitcoin mining with flare gas
• Energy producers are the central banks of the future

Wringing of the Rag

• Monday - Issue #904: The de-platforming will continue until our systems improve
• Tuesday - Issue #905: Taproot helping privacy
• Wednesday - Issue #906: They don't have a leg to stand on
• Thursday - Issue #907: Bitcoin Core v0.21.0 has been released
• Friday - Issue #908: There's never been a better opportunity to exit