Pre-show Banter Huobi Outflows Hit $60.9M in 24hrs, Inner Turmoil Reported at Exchange (https://tokenist.com/huobi-outflows-hit-60-9m-in-24hrs-inner-turmoil-reported-at-exchange/) News Castle Island VC's 2022 in review (https://medium.com/@sean.m.judge/reasons-to-remain-bullish-after-a-year-in-crypto-hell-74d6807cc408) is bullish on institutional adoption But why do companies always invest in altcoins? What is it about bitcoin that 'frightens' them off?Untitled Episode Starbucks and Chipotle accept digital payments (https://www.theblock.co/post/149684/chipotle-will-now-accept-cryptocurrency-in-us-stores) via flexa (https://flexa.network/currencies) which doesn't support BTC Economics What is the invcentive to loan Amazon $8bn (https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/amazon-secures-8b-loan-anticipating-market-headwinds/) at < 1% interest? Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech Wave (https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-lay-off-over-17-000-workers-more-than-first-planned-11672874304?mod=djemalertNEWS) A twitter thread on how the US Federal Reserve (https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1609297999674626048) subsidizes private banks when it loses money Privacy Louisiana requires ID for porn viewing (https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/03/you-must-now-verify-your-drivers-license-to-watch-pornhub-in-louisiana/) Can everyone please use uBlock Origin (https://ublockorigin.com/) ? The internet is unusable without it. Bitcoin Education Amazing clarification of bitcoin node options (https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/107619/why-does-bitcoin-core-support-a-transaction-index-but-not-an-address-index) and the history of consensus There's a bitcoin core version history page (https://bitcoin.org/en/version-history), with an RSS option Untitled Episode Feedback Remember to get in touch bitcoindadpod@protonmail.com or @bitcoindadpod (https://mobile.twitter.com/bitcoindadpod) on twitter Consider joining the matrix channel (https://matrix.to/#/#bitcoin:jupiterbroadcasting.com) using a matrix client like element (https://element.io/get-started), details here (https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/community/matrix/) Thank you Boosters If you get some value from this show, please consider sending a boost. Hearing from you means a lot to us! Send a Boost via the Podcast Index web page. No Podcast app upgrade required. Install Alby (https://getalby.com/) Find the Bitcoin Dad Pod on the Podcast Index (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5049889) Boost right from the page! Value for Value Podcasting 2.0 to support an indepenent podcasting ecosystem (https://podcastindex.org/) Recomended Podcasting2.0 apps: Fountain (https://www.fountain.fm/) podcast app (Android) Podverse (https://podverse.fm/) (Cross platform and self hostable) Castamatic (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/castamatic-podcast-player/id966632553) (Apple)+ Podcasting 2.0 to support an indepenent podcasting ecosystem (https://podcastindex.org/) Sponsors and Acknowledgements Music by Lesfm from Pixabay Self Hosted Show (https://selfhosted.show/) courtesy of Jupiter Broadcasting (https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/)