BTC Sessions

For this conversation I sat down with Tony Cai from Atomic Finance to discuss his transition from Ethereum to Bitcoin maximalist, the craziness and unsustainability of DeFi, whether or not NFTs make sense, and much more.

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My article on Bitcoin maximalism:

https://medium.com/bull-bitcoin/my-path-to-bitcoin-maximalism-c77c53466cb5

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Largest BTC Audit Ever, Early Bull Stage, Russians Threaten Jail EP100 Sep 25, 2020

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Cobo Vault Tutorial:

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Largest coordinated Bitcoin audit ever

https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-supply-to-see-synchronized-audit

Bitcoin entering early Bull stage according to analysis

https://www.btctimes.com/news/technical-and-fundamental-evidence-hint-bitcoin-is-at-early-bull-stage

Bitcoin decouples gold after 3 year bear market

https://cointelegraph.com/news/decoupling-bitcoin-vs-gold-ratio-snaps-out-of-3-year-bear-market

Russia threatens jail time for unreported BTC revenue

https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-ministry-proposes-criminal-charges-for-failure-to-report-crypto-tax

Israel could nix Bitcoin capital gains tax

https://www.coindesk.com/israel-bitcoin-tax

SEC Commissioner wants Bitcoin ETF Approval

https://cointelegraph.com/news/commissioner-peirce-wants-to-see-the-sec-approve-a-bitcoin-etf

GaryVee Cancels Coingeek Talk, Institutional BTC Interest, Lightning Vulnerability EP099 Sep 23, 2020

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Cobo Vault Tutorial:

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Venezuela to seize means of production with Bitcoin miners

https://decrypt.co/42717/venezuelan-authorities-to-govern-all-bitcoin-mining-by-decree

Institutional investors expect more Bitcoin allocation

https://decrypt.co/42464/institutional-investors-buy-more-bitcoin-survey

Bloomberg intelligence analyst: in a world of QE, Bitcoin is a standout asset

https://decrypt.co/42610/bloomberg-intelligence-analyst-calls-bitcoin-a-standout-asset

Report shows higher percentage of financially illiterate people own “crypto” than those well versed in finance

https://cointelegraph.com/news/are-we-dumb-financial-illiterates-twice-as-likely-to-own-crypto

Bermuda Bitcoin ETF launches

https://decrypt.co/42675/bitcoin-etf-finally-launches-bermuda

3iQ Bitcoin Fund

https://3iq.ca/the-bitcoin-fund/

ECB doesn’t like stablecoins

https://decrypt.co/42659/stablecoins-like-tether-are-confusing-says-european-central-bank

Lightning network vulnerability

https://cointelegraph.com/news/developer-reveals-biggest-unsolvable-lightning-attack-vector

BTC Dump: Is It Short Lived, FinCEN Files, Saylor on BTC Dominance EP098 Sep 21, 2020

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LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy

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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!

https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH

Cobo Vault Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA

Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there

https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/

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LIGHTNING tips:

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Bitcoin price dump: minor pullback or more pain to come?

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-ether-stock-markets-sink

Miner selling can’t stop the bull run

https://cointelegraph.com/news/profit-taking-bitcoin-miners-wont-stop-the-next-bull-run-on-chain-analyst

Average BTC transaction hits $129K

https://decrypt.co/42400/bitcoins-average-transaction-value-returns-to-2017-levels

Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor jumps on the maximalist train

https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-ceo-seems-to-embrace-bitcoin-maximalism

Bitcoin dominance website

https://bitcoindominance.com/

Unchained Capital serves companies looking to save Bitcoin as reserve asset

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-business-accounts-unchained-capital

FinCEN files show banks launder $2 TRILLION DOLLARS

https://decrypt.co/42448/fincen-files-secret-documents-detail-failures-of-global-banking-industry

New drop of Citadel21

https://www.citadel21.com/

The Bitcoin Treasury Wave, Kraken First BTC Bank, Lightning Liquidity EP097 Sep 18, 2020

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy

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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!

https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH

Cobo Vault Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA

Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there

https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Fed plans to keep interest rates near 0% for 3 years or more, while aggressively targeting inflation

https://decrypt.co/42089/feds-interest-rate-plan-could-push-investors-to-bitcoin

Michael Saylor interview on Pomp’s podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrR95PFYDFQ

Chris Gimmer tweet thread of top Saylor quotes

https://twitter.com/cgimmer/status/1306621072847130625

Kraken first Bitcoin exchange to become a Bank

https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-crypto-exchange-secures-bank-charter-under-wyoming-law

Ledger Live now supports coin control feature

https://www.ledger.com/coin-control-now-available-in-ledger-live

Lightning innovation with multi-path payments and wumbo channels

https://medium.com/breez-technology/mpps-wumbo-channels-optimizing-liquidity-on-the-lightning-network-6059bedea322

Mining KYC Threat, Hong Kong Bitcoin Ads, Blockchain Wallet Cloud Default EP096 Sep 11, 2020

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SUPPORT THE SHOW:

LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy

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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!

https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH

Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there

https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/

If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated!

LIGHTNING tips:

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SHOW RESOURCES:

The FATF is trying to regulate Bitcoin mining and force KYC on users/pools. This will not end well for them

https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-821/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09

Bitcoin ads emerge around Hong Kong

https://decrypt.co/41514/bitcoin-ads-plastered-across-hong-kong-trams-and-near-banks?s=09

Blockchain wallet stupidity abounds, as they enact default cloud backups

https://medium.com/blockchain/introducing-cloud-backups-7bad7b35d795

Nym privacy mixnet rewards node operators with BTC

https://www.coindesk.com/privacy-nym-pay-bitcoin-mixnet

“The Wasteland: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy” by Yuri De Gaia

https://degaia.co/the-wasteland-a-wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/

Check out how to get started with myNode!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMovZg_3ERs

Bitcoin Magazine “Drinks In Quarantine” episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiA3xV5aB0

Joe Rogan Talks Bitcoin Apocalypse, Fed Wallet Inbound, Bloomberg on BTC + Gold EP095 Sep 09, 2020

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LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy

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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!

https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH

Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there

https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/

If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated!

LIGHTNING tips:

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Joe Rogan podcast: survive the apocalypse with at least 1 BTC

https://cointelegraph.com/news/apocalypse-survival-requires-1-btc-says-joe-rogan-guest

Bloomberg says Bitcoin/Gold correlation at highest level in a decade

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bloomberg-correlation-between-bitcoin-and-gold-reaches-its-highest-level-in-10-years

Fed wallet complete with UBI and negative interest rates could be coming.

https://twitter.com/Breedlove22/status/1303068132152496128?s=20

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3571is/html/BILLS-116s3571is.htm

LN markets building BTC derivative trading on lightning

https://www.btctimes.com/news/lnmarkets-closes-pre-seed-to-build-bitcoin-derivatives-on-the-lightning-network?s=09

Bitcoin Hashrate ATH crushes Ethereum

https://twitter.com/Karalhoin/status/1303596081100607488

Smaller Wasabi coinjoin rounds using Chaincase

https://twitter.com/chaincase_app/status/1303042596709728257

Bitcoin Solutions ATM company goes public

https://medium.com/bitcoin-solutions/bitcoin-solutions-provides-corporate-update-and-progress-on-becoming-the-first-publicly-traded-48b6c83c287b

BTC Double Bottom, Draper Hacked, Spencer Schiff Stacking Sats EP094 Sep 07, 2020

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SUPPORT THE SHOW:

LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy

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Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin!

https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH

Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there

https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/

If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated!

LIGHTNING tips:

https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

Join my Telegram channel!

https://t.me/btc_sessions

SHOW RESOURCES:

Bitcoin price – possible double bottom, but CME gap still needs to be filled at $9650

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-price-charts-hint-at-double-bottom-relief-rally-to-10-800

Bisq to add segwit support after new $45K grant

https://www.btctimes.com/news/peer-to-peer-trading-platform-bisq-to-support-segwit

Bitcoin QNA covers non-KYC Bitcoin options

https://bitcoinqna.github.io/noKYConly/

Tim Draper hacked, account shills Bcash

https://www.btctimes.com/news/opennode-co-founder-tim-drapers-bitcoin-cash-tweet-was-from-a-hacker

Umbrel drops new update. Get early access here

https://getumbrel.com/

Michael Flaxman creates guide for Multisig using Coldcard/Cobo/Specter/Paper Wallet

https://btcguide.github.io/

Peter Schiff asks twitter who they trust more: Him or his 18 year old Bitcoiner son. Vote!

https://twitter.com/PeterSchiff/status/1303009420713111553

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