Innovations and Challenges in the Bitcoin Ecosystem

- 2140 Foundation Launched to Support Open-Source Bitcoin Development https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/2140-foundation-launched-to-support-open-source-bitcoin-development/

- OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support for Greenart7c3 https://opensats.org/blog/greenart7c3-receives-lts-grant

- Blockstream Closes $210M Convertible Note Financing Round Led by Fulgur Ventures https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-raises-210m-convertible-note-financing-round-led-by-fulgur-ventures/

- Italy Plans to Raise Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax from 26% to 42% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/italy-plans-to-raise-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-26-to-42/

- Can U.S. Pensions and Bitcoin Mix? https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2dw8hsgukk2aegpo7dkhs/opinion/can-u-s-pensions-and-bitcoin-mix

- TD Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violations Pays $3B Fine https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/td-bank-says-2025-will-be-transition-year-after-3-bln-us-penalty-2024-10-10/

- Human Rights Foundation Story of the Week

http://financialfreedomreport.org/

- Stratum v2 SRI v1.1.0: Improved Protocol Crates Documentation, More Testing Abilities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stratum-v2-sri-v1-1-0/

- Phoenix Wallet v2.4.0 & Server v0.4.0: New Open Protocol for ACINQ LSP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-4-0-server-v0-4-0/

- ZEUS v0.9.1: BOLT-11 Blinded Paths, Inbound Routing Fees & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-9-1/

- Electrum v4.5.6: Testnet4, New Hardware Wallets Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-5-6/

- Lightning Dev Kit (LDK) v0.0.125: Bug Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-125/

- ESP-Miner v2.3.0: Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/esp-miner-v2-3-0/

- Fountain v1.1.5: Pay BOLT-11 Invoices, Artist Pages, Library Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fountain-v1-1-5/

- SimpleX Chat v6.1.0: Better Calls & iOS Notifications, UX Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v6-1-0/

- Stacker News to Switch to Self Custody Model on Nov 5 https://stacker.news/items/722833

- New Bitcoin Prediction Market Launches https://www.bitcoinprediction.market

- bitcoin++ ecash Edition: Talks and Workshops https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btc-plus-plus-ecash-2024/

- Parker Lewis: Bitcoin's Exchange Theory of Value https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/exchange-theory-of-value/?ref=tftc.io

- IMF thread

https://x.com/porterstansb/status/1846631185361076661

0:00 - Intro

3:35 - PPP crab extinction

6:38 - Kamala meltdown

12:17 - SilentLink

13:32 - Bitcoin prediction market and DLCs

19:00 - Dashboard and Mempool

26:47 - 2140 launch

27:58 - OpenSats grant

29:19 - Blockstream $210M financing round

31:51 - Italy bitcoin tax

43:17 - Chapwood index and bitcoin pensions

53:11 - RHR is a politics podcast

57:25 - TD Bank pays fine

1:00:25 - HRF Story of the Week

1:02:35 - Starship

1:04:04 - IMF

1:07:19 - Boosts

1:09:59 - Software updates

1:11:54 - Stacker News self custody

1:14:27 - btc++ ecash

1:15:58 - Bitcoin for kids

1:18:29 - Parker Lewis exchange theory of value

1:23:39 - Elon and Twitter

1:28:02 - MAHA and other white pills

1:30:26 - Ten31, a hat company

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