This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoinsmiles.org crowdfunding campaign launches to provide dental care to salvadorians - bitmex demonstrates new proof of reserves and liabilities method - bull bitcoin acquires veriphi - bitmex, deribit, binance, bitfinex, and others are using shyft for 'travel rule' compliance - binance hires former IRS official - unchained capital sponsoring mempool project and implementing fee estimation - mempool v2.2.1 - joinmarket v0.9.1 - joininbox v0.6.0 - nix-bitcoi...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 22 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - infrastructure bill amendments fail - beyer bill proposed - large number of potential malicious bitcoin nodes graphing the network - compass mining provides $80K grant to Jon Atack - bitmex pays $100M to resolve charges with CFTC and FinCEN - lightning addresses using lnurl - phoenix v1.4.15 - specter v1.5.1 - trezor suite v21.8.1 - btcpayserver v1.2.0 - mining bitcoin at home - cuba and bitcoin by gladstein - lightning liquidity management guide by lopp - bit...
Aug 13, 2021•2 hr 10 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - hodlhodl vulnerability - bitaroo exchange now requires video verification for withdrawals - infrastructure bill - SeedSigner v0.4.3 - umbrel v0.4.0 - nth key v1.0.3 - fully noded v0.2.23 - lightning pool v0.5.1 - joinmarket v0.9.0 - NCR buys libertyx - this month in bitcoin privacy - chain analysis and bitcoin privacy guide - solarwinds hackers accessed emails of 27 DOJ offices Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the prom...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 46 min
Join Marty as he sits down with LaserHodl to discuss: - Monetary reset - Zooming out and viewing the world through a specific lens - Tactics used by the power structure to divide - The 2030/2050 Agendas - Why Bitcoin throws a wrench in all of this - much more Try to follow LaserHodl 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is...
Aug 04, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Chris Wright, Founder and CEO of Liberty Oilfield Services, to discuss: - Energy poverty - Lack of education around energy extraction and delivery - Energy density - Does fracking pollute water? - Is Chris anti "renewables"? - much more Check out the Liberty 2020 ESG Report 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 . Lend at ...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bipartisan infrastructure bill targets bitcoiners - Israel forced bitcoin disclosure bill - mexico regulator says 12 bitcoin exchanges are operating illegaly - bolt12 spec released http://bolt12.org/ - fully noded v0.2.20 - zap android v0.4.2-beta - blue wallet v6.2.2 - bisq v1.7.2 - coldcard v4.1.2 - caravan v0.3.9 - sphinx relay v2.2.0 - ledger donjon analysis of software wallet - liquid truedex launches on mobile - lolli raises $10M from celebrities - can b...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 56 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - brink's second round of developer grants - seed signer v0.4.2 - specter desktop v1.5.0 - samourai dojo v1.10.1 - eclair v0.6.1 - electrum v4.1.5 - lnd v0.13.1-beta - blockstream green desktop v0.1.10 - greenlight by blockstream - multisig with better privacy - "the b word" - EU preparing to implement travel rule - NSO [spyware](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2021/07/forensic-methodology-report-how-to-catch-nso-groups-pegasus/ and https://www.washin...
Jul 23, 2021•2 hr 45 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitmex dev grant program accepting applications - bluewallet mobile focused lightning implementation powered by LDK - trezor suite app officially launches - bluewallet v6.1.9 - rust lightning v0.0.99 - nix-bitcoin v0.0.47 - zeus v0.5.2 - fully noded 0.2.18 - sparrow wallet v1.4.3 - mint mobile data breach - powell on capitol hill - unrest around the world Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" ...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Michael Saylor, Darin Feinstein, and Austin Storms to have a discussion about the Bitcoin Mining Council and the ESG movement. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Darin on Twitter Follow Austin 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that al...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Scott Harrison, Founder and CEO of Charity: Water, to discuss: - A prodigal son's journey - Nightclub life - Hitting rock bottom - Turning to a life of charity - Volunteering in Liberia - Starting Charity: Water - How Charity: Water brings clean drinking water to those who desperately need it - Running a charity that allocates funds appropriately - The Bitcoin Water Trust - much more Follow Scott on Twitter Think about contributing to the Bitcoin Water Trust Shout...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - specter windows vulnerability was a false alarm - bisq discloses substantial privacy vulnerability - former cftc chair advocates for a bitcoin etf - casa client drugged by tinder date in attempted bitcoin theft - kaspersky password manager was generating insecure passwords - bybit adding kyc - fincen hires a "chief digital currency advisor" with justice department experience - EU parliament approves mass surveillance of private communications - samourai wallet...
Jul 09, 2021•2 hr 45 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Edward Evenson, Director of Business Development at Braiins, to discuss: - The great hashrate migrations - What Chinese miners are looking for in co-location partners - The 100 year anniversary of the CCP and its significance - Will mining return to China? - How well is hashrate being distributed as a product of this migration? - Braiins update - much more Follow Edward on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 26 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - windows version of specter desktop v1.4.6 included a virus - largest downward difficulty adjustment in bitcoin history expected tomorrow - athena to install 1500 bitcoin atms in el salvador - bisq v1.7.0 - cwtch beta released - strike adds buy and hold support - proposal for federated blind lightning mints - niftynei on dual funded channels and privacy - iranian government exempts 30 mining operators amid moratorium - binance adds travel rule tool from ciphert...
Jul 01, 2021•2 hr 30 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Leo Zhang, founder of Anicca Research , to discuss: - Is this mining ban real? - How are Chinese miners reacting? - The dynamics of communication between the Chinese and Western mining industries - How will this migration affect hashrate in the short and medium term? - What does this mean for the market for ASICS? - What does capacity in the US look like right now? - Hashrate derivatives - much more Follow Leo on Twitter Check out Anicca Research Shoutout to this ...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - bitcoin hash drops amid chinese crackdown - gbtc redemptions hurting bitcoin demand - the b word initiative - lnd v0.13.0-beta - specter diy v1.5.5 - rust lightning v0.0.98 - joinmarket v0.8.3 - joininbox v0.5.0 - bluewallet v6.1.6 - lightning terminal v0.5.0-alpha - sparrow wallet v1.4.2 - umbrel v0.3.13 - microstrategy buys more bitcoin - british FCA cracking down - iran seizes miners - pysa ransomware targets education organizations - gladstein on monetary ...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 40 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - taproot upgrade has locked in, activation expected in november - Criminals mailing ledger customers compromised hardware wallets - US Bitcoin Mining Council formally launches - NY Electricians' union successfully fights bitcoin mining ban - G7 leaders say ransomware is a priority - Ukrainian raids arrest six tied to CLOP ransomware - Biden and Putin meet for four hours with US threatening "cyber response" to ransomware - US Dems form " cryptocurrency working g...
Jun 17, 2021•2 hr 17 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Chase Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Impervious.ai , to discuss: - Building a VPN that leverages Lightning Network routing nodes - Data transfer and user privacy on the Internet - Building an API that allows individuals to build privacy preserving apps that leverage Lightning - The second iteration of the Internet - Node management - much more Follow Chase on Twitter Check out Impervious Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use th...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - El Salvador declares bitcoin legal tender - Legal tender move pissed off IMF - VOLCANO MINING - DOJ seizes 63.7 bitcoin connected to Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack - Global bank regulators propose burdensome bitcoin capital rule - White House advisor disclosures million dollar bitcoin position - Blockstream and Square announce solar mining initiative - Square announces $5M bitcoin endowment - Rumors that Indian Government will be more positive toward bitc...
Jun 11, 2021•2 hr 36 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Moon bouncing transactions - Ross Ulbricht's interview - Green coins - Kevin O'Leary gets heckled - Censorship - Bitcoin Design Guide - Indy 500 - Mining in gas fields - Much more 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. Unchained Capital. Check out their white glove vault concierge service that will take you from zero ...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Untapped Growth to discuss: - ESG - Is it moral? - Can it be leveraged to speculative attack the fiat standard? - How can Bitcoin lead to better culture - Seeking objective truth - much more Follow Untapped Growth 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed le...
Jun 02, 2021•2 hr 5 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs and Mint Gox + Christian Moss and Michael Tidwell of ZEBEEDEE to discuss: - Update of the CSGO ZEBEEDEE Infuse integration - How users have tried to stack by gaming the system - Moderating sat farming - New slang around stacking sats - How the Lightning Network technical infrastructure is looking - New games on the horizon - Kids in South America earning a living via CSGO infused with sats - The eSports Stage at Bitcoin 2021 - 1...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 33 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Chinese government bitcoin mining ban rumors - US based "bitcoin mining council" - texas bitcoin law - Ray dalio owns bitcoin - carl icahn considering bitcoin investment - four month bitcoin mining ban in iran - specter diy v1.5.4 - blue wallet v6.1.4 - lnd sidecar channels - bitcoin indy car - gladstein on the humanitarian and environmental case for bitcoin Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsat...
May 27, 2021•2 hr 10 min
Join Marty as he sits down with the legend Dave Collum to discuss: - Fauci - Climate change - Lockdowns - The Fed - Inflation - Skydiving - much more 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & o...
May 26, 2021•3 hr 13 min
Join Marty as he sits down with Dr. Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., to discuss: - The unspoken tradeoffs of green energy - The Colonial Pipeline situation - Ransomeware - The ESG movement - Is bitcoin a commodity? - Saudi Inc. - much more Follow Ellen on Twitter Pick up Saudi, Inc. 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new no...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Join Marty as he sits down with pro surfer Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks to discuss: - Bitcoin 101 - Inflation - Hyperinflation rhyming - much more Follow Bethany on Twitter Check out Bethany's 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 . Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - our two first $10K candles and it was the same day! - hash rate appears to have dropped - dutch bank no longer requiring withdrawal address verification - cross browser tracking vulnerability - chaos at freenode - libsecp256k1 improvements have sped up bitcoin core validation by 7% - darkside says servers and bitcoin seized, all decryption keys to be released - elliptic follows darkside funds https://archive.ph/lBa2C and oxt provides cluster - argentina author...
May 20, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Join Marty as he sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee, Scott Conger, to discuss: - Being the 3rd Mayor of Jackson in his family - The day to day of leading a small city - How Mayor Conger approaches taxes for the city - How Mayor Conger became interested in bitcoin - Bitcoin's role in local government - Local v. Federal government - "If not me, then who?" - much more Follow Mayor Conger on Twitter Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code:...
May 19, 2021•51 min
Join Marty as he sits down with prolific Bitcoin artist cryptograffiti to discuss: - Using art to convey Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - Content monetization under a Bitcoin Standard - Why NFTs are so popular - Is art subjective or is there objective beauty? - Cutting out middle men - Artists working directly with collectors - much more Follow cryptograffiti on Twitter Check out his art Shoutout to this week's sponsors. Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to ...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Join Marty as he sits down with investigative journalist Whitney Webb to discuss: - Raising children as a countercultural act - Ransomeware attacks - Colonial Pipeline spill cover up - Elon Musk - Bill Gates - Central Bank Digital Currencies - AI - Bitcoin as a tool to fight back - Citadels - much more Follow Whitney on Twitter Support her at UnlimitedHangout.com...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 30 min
This week Marty and Matt discuss: - cake wallet vulnerability - hash rate ath - the bitcoin car at indy 500 - elon tweets energy fud - microstrategy stacked more - recent CPI numbers released - us gov probes binance - gbtc discount hits record low of 20% - fully noded v0.2.17 - bluewallet v6.1.2 - lightning network privacy analysis - analysis of darkside ransomware group - colonial pipeline allegedly paid $5M ransom - check your financial privilege by gladstein - gladstein in cato on a post cash...
May 13, 2021•2 hr 29 min