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Gigi is the author of “21 Lessons - What I’ve Learned From Falling Down The Bitcoin Rabbit Hole”. In this episode we discuss the fallout from WallStreetBets, the halting of Gamestop trading, the systemic problems and inequalities that allowed for this to happen, and how Bitcoin does indeed fix this. Check out everything Gigi is up to: https://twitter.com/dergigi https://21lessons.com/ https://dergigi.com/ https://bitcoin-resources.com/ https://www.swanbitcoin.com/gigi/ https://www.patreon.com/dergigi SUPPORT THE SHOW! @hodlwithledn offers Bitcoin backed loans, interest bearing savings accounts, and their B2X product for you big bulls out there. Check them out and get $25 free: https://bit.ly/397rlLN @wasabiwallet is an easy to use desktop app for Bitcoin coinjoin and interfacing with your hardware wallet. Check it out now! https://wasabiwallet.io/ @cobovault is a badass air-gapped hardware wallet with optional Bitcoin-only firmware, secure element, and interoperability with great software like @electrumwallet @wasabiwallet and @bluewalletio. Grab one today! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH @bitrefill gives you sats back when you purchase gift cards with Bitcoin. Pay main-chain or lightning, grab cards for Amazon, Uber, Apple and more! https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 @BillFodl_Wallet lets you store your backups in SOLID STEEL, making you water/fire/shock/hack and YOU-proof. Ditch the paper and go with steel. Grab a faraday bag while you’re at it! https://privacypros.io/ Been watching the show for a while? Like what you see? Drop me a lightning network tip! https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

📰 r/WallStreetBets triggers institutional pearl-clutching after sending GameStop shares to the moon. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22249458/gamestop-stock-wallstreetbets-reddit-citron https://kotaku.com/discord-bans-r-wallstreetbets-server-for-hateful-conten-1846146359 https://twitter.com/denverbitcoin/status/1354227501304852492 https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1354577605744226307 📰 Marathon Patent Group buys $150 million worth of bitcoin for its treasury reserves. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/92378/nasdaq-marathon-patent-group-buys-bitcoin-btc-treasury-reserves   📰 Pakistan’s government commissions the funding of two Bitcoin mining farms. https://bitcoinmaximalist.net/pakistan-government-funding-two-bitcoin-mining-farms/   📰 Valkyrie Digital Assets Files with the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF, adding to the push for a 2021 approval. https://www.coindesk.com/valkyrie-digital-assets-files-for-bitcoin-etf   📰 Grayscale is matching donations to Coin Center, up to a cool  $1 million. https://www.coincenter.org/grayscale-is-matching-donations-to-coin-center-up-to-1-million/   📰 Silent Stackers: Reports suggest that Harvard, Yale, and Brown University’s endowments have been buying Bitcoin off exchanges for at least a year. https://www.coindesk.com/harvard-yale-brown-endowments-have-been-buying-bitcoin-for-at-least-a-year-sources   📰 FinCEN extends the comment period for its highly contentious exchange regulation proposals. https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-extends-reopened-comment-period-proposed-rulemaking-certain-convertible   📰 Lightning’s Exchange Adoption continues. This time: OKCoin and Vietnam’s VBTC. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/okcoin-to-integrate-lightning-network https://news.bitcoinvn.io/vbtc-adding-lightning-batched-segwit-withdrawals/?lang=en SUPPORT THE SHOW:   LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN    Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/    Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH    BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/    Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9    LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

In a FUD-filled week that resulted in widespread white-paper hosting, CSW roasting, and other decentralization pushes across the Bitcoin community, today’s panel guests talk about what has them feeling bullish 🐂. 👉 Mr Pseu: Host of the podcast “A Boy Named Pseu” and Author of the upcoming book "On The Money” https://twitter.com/MrPseu 👉 Justine (AKA MsHodl): Passionate advocate of freedom and Bitcoin https://twitter.com/MsHodl 👉 Brady Swenson: Head of Education at Swan Bitcoin and host of the “Swan Signal” and “Citizen Bitcoin” podcasts https://twitter.com/CitizenBitcoin 👉 Camila Campton (AKA Bitcoin Camila): Perpetual Bitcoin learner and Shitcoin Twitter nemesis. https://twitter.com/camilacampton SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Audio-only version of the show: https://anchor.fm/btcsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions

📰 Bitcoin drops on Double Spend FUD - mainstream news misinterprets a normal function of Bitcoin https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/bitcoin-price-double-spend-flaw-critical-report-suggests-2021-1-1029990921 📰 Craig Wright threatens lawsuits over anyone hosting “his” Bitcoin whitepaper https://cointelegraph.com/news/craig-wright-ultimatum-take-my-bitcoin-whitepaper-down-or-face-lawsuit 📰 Trillion-dollar asset manager BlackRock places SEC filing for Bitcoin futures buying. https://www.btctimes.com/news/blackrock-may-engage-in-bitcoin-based-futures-contracts 📰 New Chainalysis report exposes the insane degree of FUD fueling the Bitcoin and crime narrative. https://www.forbes.com/sites/haileylennon/2021/01/19/the-false-narrative-of-bitcoins-role-in-illicit-activity/?sh=192ce3133432&fbclid=IwAR1Il5bs9HFSiSVla_drB94IWSn66r31QXmw-a5PoWXKRHrcqoFblaZ83cM 📰 Captain Obvious Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper acknowledges Bitcoin’s potential as a future reserve currency. https://www.coindesk.com/former-canada-prime-minister-stephen-harper-bitcoin-reserve-currency 📰 Bitcoin Stands Alone: NYDIG CEO says big financial institutions only have one “crypto” asset in mind. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/91500/big-institutions-are-only-interested-in-bitcoin-says-nydig-ceo 📰 The mayor of Miami is seeking a partial treasury reserve allocation in Bitcoin. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/91405/miami-mayor-bitcoin-btc-investment-plan-city-treasury-reserves SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

In a week of mercurial Bitcoin price action, new ETF applications, continued global instability and more people demanding to be paid in Bitcoin, today’s panel guests talk about what has them feeling bullish. Jonathan Chester: Founder & President at Bitwage https://twitter.com/JonChest Crypto Mags (OR: Magdalena Gronowska): Self-described Bitcoin addict with a vast array of entrepreneurial experience across digital asset management, carbon & electricity markets, business growth, innovation, and more. https://twitter.com/Crypto_Mags Peter McCormack: Podcaster, filmmaker, and host of The What Bitcoin Did Podcast https://twitter.com/PeterMcCormack Jimbo (AKA Jimbo the Consensualist) : Author of "Orange Coin Good: The Value of Bitcoin" https://twitter.com/jimbocoin SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions

Citing concerns of “funny business”, ECB President Christine Lagarde calls for global Bitcoin regulations. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1349341678335893504 A bull-market-FUD classic: “Area Man Fears Being Locked out of Bitcoin Wallet”. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9139527/Computer-programmer-2-password-guesses-left-access-220m-Bitcoin-locks-FOREVER.html Winklevoss-owned Gemini Trust files for Bitcoin ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange. https://www.coindesk.com/winklevoss-gemini-would-back-new-bitcoin-etf-application-in-canada Jurisdictional arbitrage: Kentucky lawmakers propose tax breaks for commercial Bitcoin miners. https://atozmarkets.com/news/kentucky-proposes-to-exempt-bitcoin-miners-from-taxes/ UK-based CoinCorner joins the wave of exchanges adding Lightning Network support. https://www.btctimes.com/news/Bitcoin-scaling-comes-to-coincorner-as-exchange-launches-lightning-network-support Elon Musk continues teasing Bitcoin Twitter. This time: hinting at being paid in Bitcoin. https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2021/01/09/elon-musk-the-worlds-richest-man-wants-to-be-paid-in-bitcoin/?sh=19aedea5433a SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions

Bitcoin dropped from a recent high of nearly $42,000 down to $30,000. What happened? Will it go lower? What should you do?   Are you a Bitcoin newcomer? Hit this playlist to start learning  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdf8G0kzsUWe-rG0X6LDJAMXL7761B42 SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Audio-only version of the show: https://anchor.fm/btcsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions

On the heels on Bitcoin breaching $40k, today’s panel guests talk about what has them bullish going forward in 2021. Sunny Ray: Long-time Bitcoin entrepreneur and host of the Bitcoin Stories Podcast. https://twitter.com/SunnyRayShow Adam O’Brien: Founder & CEO of The Bitcoin Well, focused on making Bitcoin more accessible. https://twitter.com/adamobrien_ Andy Edstrom: CFA, CFP, author of “Why Buy Bitcoin”, and Head of Institutional at Swan. https://twitter.com/edstromandrew Keep it Simple Bitcoin: Creator of Bitcoin tutorials for interacting with Bitcoin privately, securely, and sovereignly. https://twitter.com/KISBitcoin Mauricio Di Bartolomeo: Co-founder of the Canadian Bitcoin credit and savings platform, Ledn. https://twitter.com/cryptonomista SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions

JPMorgan sees $146,000 as a potential Bitcoin price top if its safe-haven-asset status continues to solidify. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-jpm/bitcoin-emergence-as-digital-gold-could-lift-price-to-146000-says-jpm-idUSKBN29A1IF Jack Mallers announces Strike Global in bid to disrupt global payments and settlement with Bitcoin and Lightning. https://jimmymow.medium.com/announcing-strike-global-2392b908f611 VanEck continues its efforts to launch a Bitcoin ETF, hoping to leverage a warmer reception among the SEC’s changing leadership. https://dailyhodl.com/2021/01/03/vaneck-announces-new-push-to-launch-bitcoin-etf-amid-changes-at-the-sec/ US Treasury OCC greenlights the use of public blockchains as a banking settlement layer akin to SWIFT, ACH and FedWire. https://twitter.com/jerallaire/status/1346233132396257282 75% of all existing US dollars were printed after Bitcoin was created. https://twitter.com/DocumentBitcoin/status/1346160162348953600 North America’s first cooperative mining pool launches via parternship between Marathon Patent Group and DMG Blockchain Solutions https://www.marathonpg.com/news/press-releases/detail/1220/marathon-patent-group-and-dmg-blockchain-solutions-to-form SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans –  get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Cobo Vault: secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/ Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Telegram channel: https://t.me/btc_sessions