Thought of the week from Marty Bent:
Bitcoin will usher in an era of energy efficiency the likes of which the world has never seen.
Thought of the week from Matt Odell:
Authoritarians will try to ban private bitcoin usage. Expect it. Prepare accordingly.
TOP STORIES
Whiskey fueled discussion of the topics every week on Rabbit Hole Recap
- Bitcoin Optech newsletter #74
- Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 released - bech32 is now the default
- ColdCard firmware 3.0.5 released - QR codes now displayed on device
- Bakkt bitcoin futures daily volume ATH on the 27th
- Bitmex research analyzes IBD (sync) time across bitcoin core versions
- Telegram's Durov issues scathing statement against WhatsApp
- Leigh Cuen on bitcoin's current usage in protests & economic crises
- Nigerians are using paxful + gift cards + bitcoin for remittance
- Coinmetrics analysis and comparison of past cycles
- Great presentation by Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation
- Venezuelans using RuneScape for additional income
- South Korean exchange UPbit allegedly hacked. 342k ETH (~$50M) stolen
- Eric Wall on "stablecoins" and privacy for the Human Rights Foundation
- DMVs are selling your personal info
- New merch in the shop - for a limited time 20% off all items
PODCASTS
- Chris Arnade
- Traveling through back row America
- Cognitive hubs and spatial redistribution
- Trading on Wall Street
- Connecting with "the other"
- Retribution as politics
- The importance of community
Wringing Of The Rag
- Monday - Issue #620: Bitcoin is helping at the edges
- Tuesday - Issue #621: More on mining profitability + costs
- Wednesday - Issue #622: A day of thanks
- Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving!
- Friday - Issue #623: Satoshi the Selfless