Episode 38: Legal Trollz and Staking Lulz

Aug 28 2022 • 1hr 16m

Show Notes

News
Over $1m in BTC donated to hodlnaut's defense (https://twitter.com/Arthur_van_Pelt/status/1561909677016977411) against a nuisance libel suite from Craig Wright
The DefendingBTC website (https://www.defendingbtc.com/) is coordinating the defense and following case
Greg Maxwell, former bitcoin core maintainer, explains the threat to developers (https://old.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ws8wfd/starting_september_12th_in_oslo_norway_hodlonaut/ikxqxoo/) that CW's lawsuits creates
A shot accross the bow for 'crypto securities' (https://archive.ph/XSqK8) by SEC chief Gary Gensler
Craig Steven Wrigth doesn't have a monopoly on frivalous crypto lawsuits (https://twitter.com/atozy/status/1562206338293309440) by lying crypto touts (https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/08/24/bitboy-lost-his-lawsuit-the-instant-he-filed-it/)
Economics
The shortest recession in modern history (https://mises.org/library/forgotten-depression-1920) is mostly forgotten
Arthur builds a new USD liquidity index (https://blog.bitmex.com/teach-me-daddy/) and bitcoin seems to be doing its job
Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole (https://youtu.be/zJ3sEeArWlw?t=102)
Tokenomics
The story of Barkley's bank issuing too many securities (https://archive.ph/Xz658#selection-4187.169-4187.170) shows the worst case outcome for ICOs
Cobie goes through the rational of staking APEcoin (https://cobie.substack.com/p/apecoin-and-the-death-of-staking) with a straight face.
What Is ‘the Merge’? - The New York Times (http://web.archive.org/web/20220826090531/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/technology/what-is-the-merge.html)
Bitcoin Education
Dive into bitcoin transactions (https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch06.asciidoc) courtesy of Andreas Antanopolous's book Mastering Bitcoin (https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain-dp-1491954388/dp/1491954388/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=)
Vbytes is a slightly different subject (https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/92689/how-is-the-size-of-a-bitcoin-transaction-calculated)
Feedback
Remember to get in touch bitcoindadpod@protonmail.com or @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)
Corrections
Bit boy actually is proceding with his spurious lawsuit
Boosts
Fiatjaf came up and he was just on the The Kevin Rooke Show (https://podverse.fm/episode/gvKtdkhhk)
Some advice on wallets:
Samourai Wallet (https://samouraiwallet.com/)
Blockstream green (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.greenaddress.greenbits_android_wallet/)
Value for Value
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Sponsors and Acknowledgements
The Adopting Bitcoin Conference (https://adoptingbitcoin.org/2022/) Novem ber 15, 16 & 17, 2022 in El Salvador, use promo code BITCOINDAD for a 21% di scount
Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
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@petar

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Aug 29 2022

Thank you J Powell for creating a recession to solve the problem the FED created by printing too much money, truly visionary. Side note: I like the multi-topic format as is. 👍

@smartgrowth

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Sep 7 2022

New listener, stumbled across you on fountain and love the show. Just the right balance between info and entertainment. Q: Are there any platforms to market IRL products for BTC? I'm trying to increase my pastured meat sales specifically to the BTC community in San Antonio, TX. SmartGrowthFarm.com

@kryptokyle

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Aug 29 2022

To date, what is the best transactional use you have put your Sats to? of course as a savings vehicle, but I mean in exchange for goods or services? Also, the show continues to be amazing, y'all have excellent audio editing skills. Perhaps a guest Brett episode in the future? He has travelled all over the country, perhaps a trip to the Dad Pod is in order.

@trugrytz

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Sep 14 2022

I have definitely seen an improvement in Dad's editing skills over the course of the show! Sending in that encouragement! Also, counter argument to @Jason: we shouldn't be thinking in terms of Fiat. we should be thinking it turns of sats. The rest of your point, I very much agree with! I try to make up the slack in my sat streaming.

@trugrytz

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Sep 14 2022

Oh, Chris! You figured it out! My sat amount is definitely the Enterprise! I had a feeling you'd figure it out ;)

@user7731926221984226

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Aug 31 2022

Thanks for helping me get started with Bitcoin. not sure how to buy more. Also Hi Chris! -SkipTam

@sgtapple

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Aug 28 2022

thanks