Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - EU Parliament votes for more bitcoin surveillance and restrictions - mempool space launches new mining dashboard - kraken adds lightning support - new hub for bitcoin bounties - c-lightning changes name to core lightning - bitmex bank purchase falls through - nix-bitcoin launches security fund - chrome vulnerability update asap - gitlab vulnerability update asap - standard sats proposal - joinmarket webui v0.0.5 - sparrow wallet v1.6.3 - btcpay server v1.4.8 fixes shopify bug - specter v1.9.0 adds extensions - how the freedom convoy could have used bitcoin privately - wasabi blacklisting update - zbd streamer - strategic partnership between ten31 and seetee Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Super Testnet. Find everything Super creates on his Github Follow Super on Twitter Find out more about Lightning Escrow Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with journalist Michael Tracey to discuss the current corporate press coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war and what the "adults in the room" are pushing for. Read everything Michael writes at Substack Follow Michael on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with John from Zaprite Find out more about Zaprite Follow Zaprite on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hubspot data leak impacted 30 cryptocurrency companies including nydig, swan, and blockfi - if you were affected by hubspot compromise read this thread - exxon expands bitcoin mining pilot to four countries - russia open to selling natural gas for bitcoin, gold, and non dollar fiat - thailand announces bitcoin payments ban - wasabi ceo says censorship decision and chain surveillance partnership was voluntary - alby v.17.0 adds keysend support - sparrow wallet v1.6.2 adds full bip47 support - PR to add support for BIP47 to BDK Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with Mike Umbro. Follow Mike on Twitter Read more about Mike at FieldView Capital Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Dowd. I'm sitting down with to discuss critical thinking in today's age. Follow Ed Dowd on Twitter Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

This week Marty and Matt are discussing: - Unchained Data Leak - Arthur Hayes. Energy Cancelled - Stratum V2 - Wasabi doing chain surveillance - Kazakhstan Mining Equipment / Did not ban proof of work - Block releases hardware wallet info - UK Bitcoin ATMs forcing shutdown Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with NVK, the fearless leader of Coinkite, to talk about a little bit of everything. Follow NVK on Twitter Follow Coinkite on Twitter Purchase all Coinkite products discussed on the show. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Download Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with CK, Pete Rizzo and Dylan LeClair from Bitcoin Magazine to talk about Bitcoin 2022 and building BTC Media into what it is today. Follow CK on Twitter Follow Pete Rizzo on Twitter Follow Dylan LeClair on Twitter Read more from all the guys at Bitcoin Magazine. Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with Alex Gladstein to discuss how America has funded its wars over the last 70 years. Follow Alex Gladstein on Twitter Purchase Alex Gladstein new book, Check Your Financial Privilege Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

Join Marty as he sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss the global sovereign debt bubble that has been building for a century and why it may be beginning to pop. Follow Luke Gromen on Twitter Read more from Luke at: FFTT, LLC Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off Fountain Podcasts

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - biden executive order is a nothing burger - 600K azteco locations in Nigeria, azteco locations in Canada - ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly - warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia sanctions - coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol - ftx on their compliance and surveillance protocol - senators look to lock down russias gold reserves - credit suisse "bretton woods II" - new initiative to roll out mesh nets in ukraine - bisq v1.8.4 - twitter adds native Tor support - foundation devices teases new hardware and app - bitmex cofounder sam reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy violation - Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the [United States](https://global-uploads.webflow.com/61d2416d1d63f07ecbfd010c/6227990b73b93e046dc55e2e_Bitcoin and U.S. National Security.pdf) - bitcoin and cuban embargo - secret surveillance program collects americans money transfer da

Join Marty as he sits back down with Lawrence Lepard and discuss surging commodities prices, de-dollarization and bitcoin. Follow Lawrence Lepard on Twitter Read more from Lawrence at Equity Management Associates Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits back down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q4 2021 monetary base update and the macro landscape. Follow Matthew Mežinskis on Twitter Read everything discussed at: Porkopolis Economics Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - how bitcoin helped a Ukraine refugee escape - powell mentions need for more bitcoin regs due to sanction - biden admin asking crypto exchanges to help ensure russians are not breaking sanctions - visa and mastercard block russian banks from networks - rust bip47 library - robosats p2p exchange - bitmex founders plead guilty, $10M fine, 6-12 months prison, each - zeus v0.6.0 - sparrow v1.6.0 - raspiblitz v1.7.2 - umbrel v0.4.15 - block reports $1.96B bitcoin sales last quarter - intel's new asic expected to be cheaper and 15% more efficient than S19 Pro - this month in bitcoin privacy - war funding by gladstein Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with London Paul to discuss what is happening in the world right now. Are sanctions effective? What led us to this situation? Is de-dollarization accelerating? Follow London Paul on Twitter Check out The Sirius Report Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Russia Ukraine Conflict - Canada Protest - Marty on Tucker Carlson - Wasabi Wallet De-mix - "Okay So Your Bank Account Is Frozen" Starter Pack - Lightning Labs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

Join Marty as he sits down with Mark Jeftovic to discuss Bitcoin, tyranny in Canada, and becoming un-cancelable. Follow Mark Jeftovic on Twitter Check out his Writing Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Bitcoin 2022 - use the code TFTC for 10% off

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Canada uses "emergency powers" to target bank accounts, bitcoin, funding, and insurance of protestors - Bitcoin protest fundraiser voluntarily shuts down while they determine best way to distribute funds - Canadian RCMP issues blacklist notice for bitcoin addresses connected to protest - Apple patches zero day exploit, update your devices - Biden expected to issue an executive order related to bitcoin regulation next week - US Gov seizes $7B held by Afghan Central Bank - secret unapproved cia data collection program exposed - UN negotiating new "cybercrime" treaty - GRIID, Argo, and Block to be first customers of intel mining chip - ConocoPhillips selling previously flared nat gas to bitcoin miners - Congressman Davidson introduces bill to protect private bitcoin usage - more info on bitfinex hack investigation released - proposed US bill targets el salvadors bitcoin adoption - fbi to form new bitcoin surveillance and seizure focused unit - btcpayserver v.1.4.5: - bit