Ross Is Free! | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 49

The Bitcoin Brief is a show hosted by Max and Bitcoin QnA. We cover important updates in the world of bitcoin and open source software. It is our imperative to provide some education along the way too, so that the misfits can expand their knowledge base and become more sovereign as a result.
 
We do this every second week to keep our listeners informed without having to dedicate hours every day to keep on top of developments. We break things down in a simple and fun way and we welcome questions or topic suggestions via Podcasting 2.0 boosts.

AOB

• Does Ross walk free today?
• Q new BitAxe
• Q going down the smart home rabbit hole
• Max carnivore update
• Podcast with Mr Gunn

NEWS

• U.S states going strategic reserve crazy
• Coinbase unveils public beta of Onchain Reputation API
• Coinbase announces 'bitcoin backed' loans
• Coin Center Fellow Michael Lewellen sues the DOJ over criminalization of software development.
• US Court greenlights sale of $6.5B in seized Silk Road bitcoin
• UK judge dismisses $770M bitcoin landfill hard drive case
• Crypto kidnappings in France, Canada, Thailand and Pakistan
• Operators of Blender and Sinbad custodial Bitcoin mixers arrested and charged with money laundering

UPDATES/RELEASES

• AnchorWatch now open
• Coinswap public beta
• Lightning.news released
• Dojo Bay announced
• Testnet4.info faucet
• Bitcoin Core v28.1
• Specter Desktop v2.1.1
• MyNode v0.3.32
• BlueWallet v7.0.7
• Bitcoin Keeper v1.3.3
• Nunchuk Android v1.9.58 and iOS v1.9.68
• Nstart user onboarding for Nostr
• Amethyst 0.94.3
• Mostro v0.13.0

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(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:00:57) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(00:01:38) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(00:02:43) QnA Dodges Sickness

(00:04:23) A Chubby Cunt's Weight Loss Journey

(00:06:41) Ben Gunn Episode

(00:10:16) New Bitaxe and Smart Home Addictions

(00:13:01) BSR BS

(00:15:18) NEWS

(00:21:07) Leave Ross Alone

(00:24:33) Coinbase's On-Chain Reputation Service

(00:29:27) MOAR Coinbase: Bitcoin "Backed" Loans

(00:34:58) Coin Center Fellow Files Charges Against DOJ

(00:37:10) Selling the Silk

(00:41:38) Bitcoin Landfill Case Dismissed

(00:47:26) Crypto Kidnappings On The Rise

(00:57:41) Don't Name Your Child Roman

(00:59:03) BOOSTS

(01:19:54) Updates and Releases

(01:21:57) Anchor Watch Drops Their Anchor

(01:24:22) CoinSwap: It's Been Awhile

(01:30:14) lightning dot news

(01:30:59) Sitting on the Dock in Dojo Bay

(01:33:50) Testnet4 PSA

(01:34:24) Bitcoin Core 28.1 Released

(01:36:39) Specter Desktop

(01:38:07) Bluewallet 7.0.7

(01:38:42) Keeper 1.3.3

(01:39:01) Nunchuk 1.9.58

(01:39:30) Nstart Onboarding

(01:40:14) GIFs on Amethyst

(01:40:55) Mostro - LN P2P Exchange

(01:41:52) Ciao