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Bisq Critical Vulnerability, Abra Goes Fully Custodial, Retail Buys Bitcoin Dip While Institutions Flee EP042 Apr 08, 2020

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Abra ditches all non-custodial features

https://decrypt.co/24920/crypto-investment-wallet-abra-ditches-non-custodial-model

Bisq has critical security vulnerability, 3BTC and 4000XMR stolen

https://bisq.network/statement-security-vulnerability-april-2020

Yet another bitcoin-backed token, this time on Tezos

https://www.coindesk.com/wrapped-bitcoin-aims-to-kickstart-defi-on-tezos-blockchain

Plus these two on Ethereum

https://www.coindesk.com/makers-of-keep-protocol-raise-7-7m-to-bring-trustless-btc-to-defi

Retail investors bought the dip, while institutions bailed

https://decrypt.co/24858/retail-bitcoin-investors-are-buying-the-dip-as-institutional-traders-flee-report

Mike Novogratz says stocks are a bull trap – stick to gold and Bitcoin

https://bitcoinist.com/stock-rebound-is-trap-go-bitcoin-instead-galaxy-digital-ceo/

Economy Shows Echoes of Weimar | Udemy Bitcoin Demand Up 300% | Phoenix Lightning Wallet Adds Tor EP041 Apr 07, 2020

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A comparison of the US with Weimar Germany post-WW1 by Marty Bent

https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-711/

As many as 30% of homeowners could stop paying their mortgages

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-mortgage-borrowers-stop-making-143917166.html

Analyst sees $13.8K Bitcoin in the cards by the end of June

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-price-breaks-7-3k-but-analyst-sees-13-8k-soon/

https://twitter.com/BTC_JackSparrow/status/1247159549217267714/photo/1

Demand for Bitcoin online courses jump 300%

https://decrypt.co/24801/demand-for-bitcoin-online-courses-explodes-by-300

Bitcoin fear and greed index

https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/

Phoenix lightning wallet adds tor support

https://twitter.com/PhoenixWallet/status/1247456750908956680

BTC Sessions blog with tutorials including Phoenix:

https://www.btcsessions.ca/post/how-to-buy-sell-and-use-bitcoin-in-canada

Paxful adds trades between bitcoin and gold

https://cointelegraph.com/news/paxful-launches-peer-to-peer-trading-between-gold-and-bitcoin

Running a bitcoin node to maximize financial sovereignty

https://www.academy.btse.com/post/running-a-bitcoin-node-to-maximize-financial-sovereignty

First US Bank Fails, Fed Says Economy Is Fine, Coinjoin Day, Bitcoin Hashrate Increase EP040 Apr 06, 2020

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First US Bank failure of the recession

https://decrypt.co/24521/first-us-bank-falls-coronavirus

Fed President claims economy is fine

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/04/05/bullard-economy-not-in-free-fall-despite-32percent-unemployment-estimate.html?__twitter_impression=true

Michael Burry on jobs report

https://twitter.com/michaeljburry/status/1247021055824150528

New Wasabi release for #coinjoinday

https://twitter.com/wasabiwallet/status/1246714943862444032

Beware “Profit Bitcoin” scam

https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-zealand-financial-regulator-warns-public-about-profit-bitcoin-scam

Bitcoin hashrate increase

https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-bailouts-required-bitcoin-difficulty-to-rise-as-hash-rate-recovers

Bitcoin has likely had an average of $400M new investment over the past 2.5 years

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-investment-vastly-higher-than-assumed-new-data-suggests/

Bitcoin block halving countdown

https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

Bitcoin Fund On Toronto Stock Exchange, Blue Wallet Integrates Hodl Hodl, Mike Novogratz Eyes $20K in 2020 EP039 Apr 03, 2020

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Buy Bitcoin on Coinberry and get $20 after your first $100 purchase

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy

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Wasabi Tutorial

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3iQ to launch Bitcoin Fund on the Toronto Stock Exchange

https://3iq.ca/3iq-corp/3iq-receives-receipt-for-the-bitcoin-fund-final-prospectus/

Blue Wallet adds Hodl Hodl trading integration

https://medium.com/@hodlhodl/hodl-hodl-integrates-with-bluewallet-8c8c64287b44

Mike Novogratz anticipates $20,000 Bitcoin before the end of 2020

https://cointelegraph.com/news/mike-novogratz-may-hang-his-spurs-if-bitcoin-doesnt-hit-20k-in-2020

Bitcoin Fear/Greed Index

https://alternative.me/crypto/fear-and-greed-index/

Past halving performance

https://cointelegraph.com/news/past-halvings-in-review-case-for-an-immediate-bitcoin-upsurge-is-flawed

Fed balance sheet swells to $5.86 trillion

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-balancesheet/fed-balance-sheet-increases-to-record-5-86-trillion-idUSKBN21K3HB

Bitcoin block halving countdown

https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/

How Halving Will Affect Bitcoin Buy and Sell Pressure, Robert Kiyosaki Bitcoin Bull, Lightning and Liquid Innovation EP038 Apr 02, 2020

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Wasabi Tutorial

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Halving and Miner Capitulation – how it all affects the price of Bitcoin

https://www.blockwaresolutions.com/research-and-publications/2020-halving-analysis

Bull Bitcoin launches LCAD – liquid Canadian Dollar on Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain

https://lcad.bullbitcoin.com/

Robert Kiyosaki is bullish on Bitcoin

https://twitter.com/theRealKiyosaki/status/1245205778849394688

Physical Gold shortages abound

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-02/want-a-gold-bar-under-your-mattress-get-in-line-and-pay-up

Max Keiser believes deficiency in gold market is bullish for Bitcoin

https://cointelegraph.com/news/gold-is-toilet-paper-for-the-rich-bitcoin-for-the-poor-max-keiser

US Jobless claims rise 6.6 million, bringing total to nearly 10 million

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/weekly-jobless-claims.html

Bitfinex increases lightning network capacity

https://blog.bitfinex.com/announcements/bitfinexs-lightning-network-capacity-is-now-even-better/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=bfx_LightningNetwork_newnode

UK challenger bank Revolut opens Bitcoin/crypto exposure to all its global customers

https://decrypt.co/24281/revolut-brings-bitcoin-to-all-of-its-7-million-users

BTSE Debit card

https://www.btse.com/en/debit-card

Binance Debit card

https://www.binance.com/en/blog/421499824684900479/Introducing-the-Binance-Card-Shop-and-Pay-With-Crypto-Anywhere-in-the-World

Fed Printing $1M Per Second, Bitcoin HODL Wave Looks Bullish, Lightning Labs LSATs EP037 Mar 31, 2020

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The Federal Reserve is printing at a pace of $1,000,000 per second

https://bitcoinist.com/when-fed-is-out-of-its-mind-bitcoin-is-the-answer/

Bitcoin exchanges see massive influx of new users for March

https://decrypt.co/24043/bitcoin-exchanges-see-massive-surge-in-new-users-this-month

HODL wave metric shows hodlers of last resort are out in full force

https://twitter.com/unchainedcap/status/1245057902932627456

BCH/BSV halvings could have miners jump to Bitcoin, at least temporarily

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bch-bsv-block-halvings-will-force-miners-to-bitcoin-btc-report

Binance is looking to acquire Coinmarketcap for $400M

https://decrypt.co/24031/binance-to-acquire-coinmarketcap-in-400-million-deal

Lightning labs looks to authenticate and monetize the internet via LSATs

https://decrypt.co/24015/lightning-labs-pushes-digital-authentication-without-passwords

Would you live forever if you could?

https://twitter.com/BTCsessions/status/1244978527310499840

Capital Controls in Egypt, Bitcoin Recovery Continues WITHOUT Stimulus, Coinjoin Day EP036 Mar 31, 2020

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Built With Bitcoin:

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy

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Wasabi Tutorial

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Egypt enacts capital controls to avoid bank runs

https://decrypt.co/23960/egypt-controlling-cash-flow-makes-case-for-bitcoin

US Unemployment could reach as high as 32% or 47 million people

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-job-losses-could-total-47-million-unemployment-rate-of-32percent-fed-says.html

Fed tries to fix economy buying mortgage backed securities, ends up triggering margin calls by those companies hedging

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/29/mortgage-bankers-warn-fed-purchases-of-mortgages-unbalanced-market-forcing-margin-calls.html

Bitcoin has rallied 80% since its bottom – all WITHOUT a stimulus package

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-rallied-80-without-any-govt-bailout-time-to-get-bullish

Bitcoin core now available on the dark web via Tor browser

https://decrypt.co/23936/bitcoin-core-shifts-to-dark-web-to-resist-censorship

Swan Bitcoin’s “presidential” promo video

https://twitter.com/SwanBitcoin/status/1244695336104251392

Coinjoin Day is coming on April 5th! Start learning so you can partake!

Wasabi Tutorial

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Samourai Wallet

https://samouraiwallet.com/

Hodlers Moving Off Exchanges, CME Eyes Bitcoin Mining, Stimulus Bill Includes Fed Secrecy and Phone Surveillance EP035 Mar 27, 2020

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Hodlers Moving Off Exchanges | CME Eyes Bitcoin Mining | Stimulus Bill Includes Fed Secrecy and Phone Surveillance

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

Built With Bitcoin:

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy

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Wasabi Tutorial

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Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year

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Bitcoin flowing into private wallets from exchanges

https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-exchange-outflows-hit-8-month-high-hodling-soars/

Breez merchant point of sale wallet

https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech/status/1243489390292348931

CRA demands Quadriga customer data

https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadas-tax-authority-demands-personal-data-on-115-000-quadrigacx-users

CME Eyes Bitcoin mining

https://bitcoinist.com/cme-group-explores-mining-bitcoin/

Stimulus Bill allows for Fed secret meetings

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/03/stimulus-bill-allows-federal-reserve-to-conduct-meetings-in-secret-gives-fed-454-billion-slush-fund-for-wall-street-bailouts/

https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein/status/1243185167381835776

Stiumulus Bill allocates money for extensive phone surveillance

https://decrypt.co/23724/phone-surveillance-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-worse

TFTC tutorial – using GrapheneOS on a Pixel3A for mobile privacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO0UFZjuotg&feature=youtu.be

Did you use my tutorial to build a node? Send me a picture!

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Bitcoin’s 2nd Largest Difficulty Drop Ever, Fed Printing Up To $6 Trillion, Stocks Pump Despite Record Job Losses EP034 Mar 27, 2020

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Built With Bitcoin:

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Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy

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Wasabi Tutorial

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Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year

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Second Largest Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drop Ever

https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-posts-biggest-percentage-drop-ever

Hashrate chart

https://www.blockchain.com/en/charts/hash-rate

Silver lining after miner capitulation

https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-miners-find-silver-lining-after-price-crash/

Thread on miner sell pressure

https://twitter.com/mjdsouza2/status/1243236523149004800

Bitcoin hodlers sold at heavy losses on OKex

https://decrypt.co/23608/bitcoin-holders-sold-at-heavy-losses-in-market-freefall-report

Bakkt physical delivery of BTC rises 44%

https://cointelegraph.com/news/physical-delivery-of-bitcoin-in-bakkt-futures-rises-44-in-march

Gold shortage as trust in 3rd parties diminishes – not your vault, not your gold

https://www.ft.com/content/81d915e2-6cef-11ea-89df-41bea055720b

FDIC begs us not to start a bank run

https://www.ccn.com/fdics-ridiculous-ad-stop-bank-runs-sending-opposite-signal/

Federal reserve potential $6 Trillion relief package – maybe more!

https://bitcoinist.com/federal-reserve-plans-to-print-50-bitcoin-networks-worth-of-dollars/

Wall Street Journal claims we’re in a Bull Market again

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1243267094852055041?s=19

US Jobless claims at 3.28 million

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/u-s-jobless-claims-surged-to-record-3-28-million-last-week

Bitcoin and Equities Pump As Stimulus Bill Nears, FDIC Discourages Bank Runs, Mass Surveillance Programs EP 033 Mar 24, 2020

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Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan

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Paxful online Bitcoin marketplace:

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Paxful Tutorial:

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

Built With Bitcoin:

https://builtwithbitcoin.org/

Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy

https://wasabiwallet.io/

Wasabi Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0

Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year

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Check out my website for private bookings:

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Join my Telegram channel!

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

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Bitcoin and Equities both pump as stimulus package deal nears

https://decrypt.co/23429/stocks-crypto-soar-congress-nears-stimulus-package-deal?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto

US Digital Dollar section removed from stimulus bill

https://decrypt.co/23423/us-digital-dollar-shelved-in-coronavirus-fight-back

China’s CBDC is getting closer to seeing the light

https://decrypt.co/23406/chinas-digital-yuan-is-running-out-of-time-say-insiders

FDIC releases awkward video telling people to keep their money in the banks

https://twitter.com/FDICgov/status/1242455082551164934

Examples of new mass surveillance measures abound

https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-okays-mass-surveillance-of-israelis-phones-to-curb-coronavirus/

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480387/UK-Cornoavirus-Bill-relaxes-restrictions-on-mass-surveillance-powers

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/california-police-to-use-chinese-made-patrol-drones-with-night-vision-cameras-during-coronavirus-lockdown

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