Tales from the Crypt: A Bitcoin Podcast

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - LND vulnerability - DOJ launches global push to ban end to end encryption - OKEx suspends withdrawals - Taproot merged into Bitcoin Core - BitMEX cofounder released on $5M bond - BitMEX hires new compliance officer - Indian exchanges working together to provide stricter KYC/AML compliance - Spain potential law forcing full disclosure of bitcoin holdings - Unchained adds coldcard support - myNode v0.2.17 - Nodl v0.1.1f - RTL v0.9.1-beta - Eclair v0.4.2 - JoinMarket v0.7.1 - Trezor Suite Public Beta - Electrum v4.0.4 - Stone Ridge $115M bitcoin investment - Rodolfo the domain hodler - Fidelity recommends 5% position in bitcoin - Fidelity privacy panel with Matt - Marathon announces new 105 Megawatt bitcoin mining op - BitMEX on the risks of brain wallets - lnresearch data - MuSig2 paper - WORDS September Bitcoin Journal

Join Marty as he sits down with Independent Journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Chile - Operation Warp Speed - Intelligence Agencies - Defense contractors - Big Pharma connections - History of the CIA - Operation Dark Winter - Color Revolutions - Overcoming the Conspiracy Theorist label - Epstein as a pawn in a bigger game - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Check out Whitney's Patreon Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with Ansel Linder to discuss: - 2015 + 2016 bear market - Different iterations of altcoins - Fed Policy - Is QE inflationary or deflationary - How does Fed policy affect Bitcoin? - much more Follow Ansel on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Head of Business Development at Slush Pool / Braiins Systems, to discuss: - Mining pools - The race to zero profitability for pools - Value add services pools provide - The future of mining pools - Firmware products - PPS v. FPPS v. PPLNS - Cheese - Wine - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Check out Braiins Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Square buys $50M worth of bitcoin - New Europol report - Travel rule rumors swirl - New DoJ framework - HMRC orders coinbase to hand over customer records - Chainalysis hits Mex with high risk warning - BitMEX leadership changes - bitcoinprivacy.guide - Schnorr summary by suredbits - specter v0.8.1 - bitcoin wallet tracker v0.1.5 - blockstream green desktop v0.0.4 - sparrow v0.9.5 - bluewallet v5.6.1 - BTCPay server v1.0.5.7 - Hexa Wallet v1.2.0 - Fully Noded v0.1.90 - Ledger live adding coin control and full node support - Riot Blockchain buys 2500 S19 Pros - $26 million in bitfinex stolen bitcoin moves - mempool sponsors - classroom surveillance on the rise with rona as the excuse Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Ca

Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, Founder of Anicca Research, to discuss: - The Alchemy of Hashpower - Stakeholders within the mining industry - ASICs as physical options on bitcoin - Bitmain's struggles - MicroBT - Hashrate derivatives - The US and China - Family - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. I Check out The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty and Matt as they sit down with Joost Jager, independent Lightning Network developer, to discuss: - Griefing Attacks - Circuit Breaker - Routing on Lightning - Multi-Path Payments + Wumbo - Public v. Private channel capacity - Whatsat - Multiple implementations and how they interact - much more Follow Joost on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - BitMEX hit by CFTC and Department of Justice - KuCoin hacked for $150M - New Zealand tax authority seeking personal info from local exchanges - Chainalysis and Integra FEC receive IRS contracts for lightning and monero tracing - Pierre adds bounties to BitcoinACKs.com - September privacy newsletter by Janine - Murchandamus joins Chaincode - RoninDojo v1.7.0 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.4 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.18 - The Eye of Satoshi v0.1.1 - BTCPay Server v1.0.5.6 - Aqua Wallet by blockstream - CoinOS web wallet with liquid and lightning support - Docusign competitor using bitcoin - Woleet - CalyxOS released - Taproot explainer by suredbits - HCPP this weekend - Ministry of Nodes also thinks specter is straight fire - PlanB Dox - Brian Armstrong fake woke Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package

Join Marty as he sits down with Cynthia Lummis, the Rebulican Nominee for the U.S. Senate out of Wyoming, to discuss: - Cynthia's platform of fiscal responsibility - Cynthia's experience Wyoming's state Treasurer - How Bitcoin can help with fiscal responsibility - How Bitcoin can help pensions - How Bitcoin can help the energy sector - How Bitcoin embodies the ideals America was founded on - The work Wyoming has done to welcome Bitcoin innovators - There are good people in Washington - much more Follow Cynthia on Twitter Check out Cynthia's campaign website Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with Stephan Kinsella to discuss: - State's rights - The Lockdowns - The Constitution - The Government v. The State - Bitcoin didn't ask for permission - Are leftists insane? - Should you vote? - Smart contracts - much more Follow Stephan on Twitter Check out stephankinsella.com Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with the affable Junseth to discuss: - America's Culture War - Are we in a Civil War? - When did the Civil War start? - Miners are Energy Pirates - How mining companies should manage their balance sheets - Art - Digital Art - NFTs - Literature - much more Follow Junseth on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Black, co-founder of Atomic Finance, to discuss: - Building on Ethereum - Ethereum's limitations - ETH 2.0 transition - DeFi on Ethereum, is it legit? - Non-custodial DeFi on Bitcoin? - Bitcoin + DLCs - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Lightning node firewall circuitbreaker - Iran power plants making mining moves - Timeline of bitmain power struggle - Bisq v1.3.9 - BlueWallet v5.5.9 - Tails v4.11 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.17 - Dojo v1.8.0 released - Specter v0.8.0 - Smartcard support for Specter DIY HWW - Square Crypto $100k grant to btcpay server and launches a proper portal for their work squarecrypto.org - Namecheap adds btcpay server! - Unchained Capital adds advanced multisig business accounts - Russian gov wants full wallet disclosures - Venezuelan government to require use of national mining pool - FinCen Files leak - Over 170 arrests and over $6.5M seized in global DOJ lead operation against dark markets - whirlpool fee calculator and portal for his other links by bitcoinqna https://getbitcoin.help/ - Umbrel wallet support Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use th

Join Marty as he sits down with Christopher Gimmer and Marc Chouinard, co-founders of Snappa, to discuss: - Bootstrapping v. Raising funds from VCs - Building many businesses and failing - The decision to add Bitcoin to Snappa's balance sheet - Why it's easier to move cash to Bitcoin as a small biz v. publicly traded companies - Small business self-custody via multisig - Asking, "What is money?" - Canada's inflated real estate market - Bullish sentiment - Bitcoin education - much more Follow Christopher on Twitter Follow Marc on Twitter Check out Chris' piece on why Snappa allocated to Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset Check out Snappa Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty as he sits down with Matthew Mežinskis of the Crypto Voices Podcast to discuss: - Q2 2020 Global Monetary Base update - Defining Base Monies - Where Bitcoin stands as a base money - Current growth rate of base monies - Claims on base monies - Claims on bitcoin - Proof of Reserves - History of Communism in the 20th century - How people rioting in the US are misguided - What's going on in Belarus right now (podcast link) - much more Follow Matthew on Twitter Check out Crypto Voices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Stacking Saylor - Bakkt all time high daily volume - Coin Control in Ledger Live - Square Crypto provides another $100K grant to btcpay - Sparrow Wallet Guide by bitcoinqna - Roy from Breeze on MPP and Wumbo - c-lightning v0.9.1 - Electrum v4.0.3 - BlueWallet v5.5.8 - Kraken is a bank now - Anicca Research - The Alchemy of Hashpower Pt. II - FATF Report on Red Flags - Is creeping KYC a threat to bitcoin? - Chinese Nationals allegedly attack more than 100 companies - Chinese database of 2.4M foreigners leaks Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - CVE-2018-17145 Bitcoin vulnerability (that has since been patched) disclosed - Flaxman digs specter too - So does Ketan - Bitcoinqna NO KYC homepage - Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption - Belarus non profit using bitcoin - Square launches Crypto Open Patent Alliance - Umbrel v0.2.9 - Rudefox Burrow v0.0.5 - Ledger Status on liquidity farming - Freak questions answered - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app. HASHR8 Podcast. If you head over to HASHR8's newly redesigned website you can register for the newsletter, subscribe to the podcast, and stay current on all the major news i

Join Marty as he sits down with Ben Carman from Suredbits to discuss: - Ben's transition from Bernie Bro to Libertarian - Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) - An Oracle's role in DLCs - Are decentralized Oracles possible? - DLCs onchain v. on the Lightning Network - Stock-to-flow thoughts - much more Follow Ben on Twitter Check out Suredbits Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitblockboom reflections - Trezor/Keepkey passphrase vuln - Trezor security patch - Alleged electrum phishing attack - This Month in Bitcoin Privacy - Looming Russian mining crackdown - Bithumb exchange seized in South Korea - Coincenter cools rumors about escalating regulatory measures - Empire market exit scam - Alphabay dispute moderator gets 11 years in prison - Chainalysis Latin America analysis - Specter v0.7.0 - Sparrow Wallet v0.9.2 - Umbrel v0.2.6 Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.

Join Marty, Matt, Justin Moon, Jeff Vandrew, and the audience from BitBlockBoom as they discuss: - CoinJoin wars - Equinor working with Crusoe Energy - Coinbase users told by California that they should hold their keys - Tax laws - much more Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero to secure multisig setup in no time. Use the code TFTC and receive $50 off that package that includes 2 Trezor Model Ts and $1,000 in your vault. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you download the app.