The Sat Standard - February 20th, 2021
This week in bitcoin. Straight to the point. No bullshit. Every Saturday.
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Thought of the week from Marty Bent:
Life is good.
Thought of the week from Matt Odell:
Few things better than dinner with bitcoiners.
TOP STORIES
- Bitcoin Optech #136
- Taproot activation timeline released
- Dread admins discuss issues with ongoing Tor attack
- Canadian Bitcoin ETF gets green light
- BlackRock "dabbling" in bitcoin
- BlueWallet v6.0.5
- Zap Android v0.4.0-beta
- JoininBox v0.2.0
- Umbrel v0.3.3
- Wasabi Wallet v1.1.12.4
- BIP47 v3 draft spec released
- Bitcoin Storage Guide by Sparrow Wallet Team
- Ministry of Nodes Ubuntu Node Box Guide
- Osprey Bitcoin Trust (OBTC), a challenger to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)
- Myanmar internet cut multiple times as military curfew continues
- Matt + Scaramucci
- Bitcoin is the #6 base money in the world
- Unchained Capital partners with the KeyKeeper IRA
PODCASTS
- Writing the book
- Fed money printing
- History of layered money systems
- Different reserves
- How complicated the current USD reserve system is
- A new financial stack emanating from nonces
- Mining trends
- Hosting
- Bitcoin as a messaging protocol
- The bitcoin liquidity crunch
- The macro factors lining up for bitcoin
- Bitcoin the messaging network
- Protecting against onerous regulations
Wringing of the Rag
- Monday - Issue #929: Energy crisis forcing uncomfortable conversations
- Tuesday - Issue #930: Coins flying out of exchanges
- Wednesday - Issue #931: *Bitcoin's climb intensifies*
- Thursday - Issue #932: CoinSwap update
- Friday - Issue #933: LASER EYES ON THE PRIZE: FREEDOM
