Music CreditsProtofunk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunkLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseEthernight Club by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-clubLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseThis isn't an episode about the weather really. But McIntosh was tangled up in the "snowstorm of the century" that snarled the entire southeast except the lower part of Florida. In addition to the brief snow talk we discuss the trust tradeoffs of using ecash based-systems like Cashu and Fediment. Scaling the Bitcoin mainchain is going to require layers and ecash-based systems backed by Bitcoin will be part of that future.Ross is free and that's important. Other news and notes to round things out!Bitcoin  Price at Time of RecordingJanuary 22nd, 2025: 104,700 USD | 100,500 EURBlock Height at Time of Recording880,383News and NotesRoss is Free!!!Trump's MemecoinMusic CreditsProtofunk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunkLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseEthernight Club by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7612-ethernight-clubLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Websitehttps://satoshis-plebs.comPodcasting 2.0 Apps available at http://podcastapps.com and Value4Value information page available here: https://value4value.infoMcIntosh can be reached by email at mcintosh@satoshis-plebs.com and on Twitter at @McIntoshFinTech. His mastodon handle is @mcintosh@podcastindex.social and his Nostr.  Kenshin can be reached on Twitter at @kenshin_ninja or on Nostr. Kenshin’s email is kenshin@satoshis-plebs.com. You can also follow the Satoshi’s Plebs podcast account on Nostr. We are looking forward to hearing from you!We are looking forward to hearing from you!