Thought of the week from Marty Bent:‌‌‌
Need to normalize people spinning up BTCPay Servers for their businesses.

Thought of the week from ODELL:
No privacy? No freedom. No freedom? No wealth.

TOP STORIES

• Bitcoin Optech #227
• Sparrow Wallet v1.7.1: Wallet Tab Icons, Sparrow Terminal Updates, and More
• 'SatsCrap' Bitcoin P2P Marketplace Launches: Sell or Buy Any Item for Bitcoin Without KYC
• Sparrow Wallet 101: Self Custody Your Bitcoin - Beginner's Guide
• The Securities Commission of The Bahamas Confirms They Seized Digital Assets of FTX's Bahamas Unit After Bankruptcy Declared in US
• Hoseki Launches Real-Time Proof of Reserves Hub for Bitcoin Companies
• Effective Altruism Group Debated SBF’s Ethics in 2018: Appears to be Complicit in the Fraud
• 3AC, DCG & Amazing Coincidences
• Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev to Remain in Jail Until at Least Late February: Held Without Charges Since August
• Genesis Balance Sheet Reveals $2.8 billion in Outstanding Loans: 30% made to related parties including parent company Digital Currency Group
• Bitcoin Core v24.0: new option for transaction replacement policies, P2P and network changes, and more
• BTCPay v1.7.0: new checkout page, unified QR for onchain and lightning, store branding, and white labeling, and more
• El Salvador Bitcoin Treasury Lacks Transparency

PODCASTS

Wringing of the Rag  

• Monday - Issue #1283: Trusted third parties are security holes
• Tuesday - Issue #1284: Chain analysis companies whiffed with FTX
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