October 2022

BITCOIN INFRASTRUCTURE STRENGTHENS

Down The Rabbit Hole

BITCOIN INFRASTRUCTURE STRENGTHENS

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Top Trends Im Watching

• Nation State Level Interest In Bitcoin

• Big Tech Integrations Into The Bitcoin Network

• Regulatory Headwinds For Access To Bitcoin Products & Services

• Bitcoin Market Structure Consolidation

New Stories

• U.S. Regulators Recommend Three New Bills To Address Crypto Risks And Gaps Link

• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Soars 13.5% To New Ath Link

• Bitcoin Lightning Network Misses Block After Enormous Multi-Sig Transaction Link

• America’s Oldest Bank, Bny Mellon, Will Hold Bitcoin Now Link

• The Stratum V2 Reference Implementation (Sri) Is Here Link

• FASB Settles On Fair-Value Accounting For Measuring Crypto Assets Link

• Cashapp Adds Support For Bitcoin Lightning Network Link

• Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific's Shares Plummet After Bankruptcy Warning Link

Podcasts

• Proof Of Stake (Pos) Versus Proof Of Work (Pow) W/ Jason Lowery

Tweets

• 13% Of Canadians Now Hold Bitcoin, And Over 25% Of Canadians Between 18 And 34 Years Old.

• Lightning Now Holds Over 5,000 Btc

• Chinese Intelligence Officers Paid $61k In Bitcoin Bribes To Us Govt Employee In Plot To Obstruct Prosecution Of Prc-Based Company

Books

• Money For Nothing: The Scientists, Fraudsters, And Corrupt Politicians Who Reinvented Money, Panicked A Nation, And Made The World Rich

Not Gonna Make It

• Ripple Obtains Contested Sec Documents In Xrp Crypto Battle

• Sec Charges Kim Kardashian For Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security

• Stablecoin Issuer Makerdao To Invest $500m In Us Treasurys, Corporate Bonds