Episode 6: Touching hot stoves

Episode 6: Touching hot stoves

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News
Algo-stablecoin Terra/Luna buying bitcoin with tether(?) (https://news.bitcoin.com/terras-founder-do-kwon-looks-forward-to-building-with-bitcoin-project-reportedly-acquires-125m-in-btc/) to provide reserves against it's algo-stablecoin
Some explanation of the Terra/Luna ecosystem (https://www.publish0x.com/cryptoeq/an-honest-criticism-of-terra-ust-and-luna-as-they-stand-toda-xknlxvw)
Understanding algo-coins (like MakerDAO) is complicated (https://blog.makerdao.com/a-guide-to-dai-stats/)
Just a touch of geo-politics
Lyn Alden's latest newsletter summarizes the macroeconomic changes (https://www.lynalden.com/march-2022-newsletter/) brought by Covid,inflation, and bitoin
Apparently Russia is open to selling gas for bitcoin (https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/russia-open-to-sell-gas-for-bitcoin)
Russian Central Banker's resignation results in another 5 year term (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/russia-central-banker-wanted-out-over-ukraine-but-putin-said-no?utm_source=twitter&utm_content=politics&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics)
And a little economic history
Cigarettes as commodity money (https://oak.ucc.nau.edu/dlf/ECO_473_Money/Money_material/The%20Economic%20Organization%20of%20a%20POW%20Camp%20-%20edit%20version.pdf)
Self Custody Security
Hubspot data leak (https://archive.ph/EChln) affects up to 30 bitcoin companies
Coinbase requires address verification for withdrawls (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/25/coinbase-to-require-recipient-information-for-crypto-transfers-from-users-in-canada-singapore-and-japan/) for 3 countries
Hackers are compromising crypto exchange security (https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/112/) by sim swaping and spearfishing crypto holders using leaked customer databases
Awesome Bitcoin Recomendations
The best bitcoin dashboard (https://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/dashboard/) online
Feedback
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Corrections
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