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Knut Svanholm is the author of Bitcoin: Sovereignty Through Mathematics and Independence Reimagined. You can find him on twitter here: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/3cWJQ5M Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Looking for an audio-only version of the show? https://anchor.fm/btcsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/3cWJQ5M Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: BitMEX charged by SEC/DOJ https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/bitmex-founder-arrested-for-violation-of-us-money-laundering-laws https://decrypt.co/43787/420-million-bitcoin-flees-bitmex-federal-charges https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmex-denies-cftc-and-doj-allegations-says-trading-will-continue KIK token was illegal security https://www.coindesk.com/kik-sec-ruling Coinbase says it’s not political, Jack Dorsey claps back https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804 https://www.coindesk.com/twitters-dorsey-calls-out-coinbase-ceo-for-ignoring-users-societal-issues Coinbase to give UK tax records https://www.coindesk.com/twitters-dorsey-calls-out-coinbase-ceo-for-ignoring-users-societal-issues ECB leans towards Euro coin https://decrypt.co/43665/ecb-says-it-must-be-prepared-to-issue-digital-euro-2

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/3ldY5WP Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Bitcoin above $10,000 for a record number of days https://decrypt.co/43234/bitcoin-stays-above-10000-for-longest-time-in-history 18.5 of 21 million BTC have now been mined https://decrypt.co/43106/the-18-5-millionth-bitcoin-has-now-been-mined Grayscale owns 2.5% of all BTC https://decrypt.co/43089/grayscale-adds-186-million-of-bitcoin-to-its-reserves TikTok star with 25 million followers starts investing podcast with Pomp, eyes Bitcoin https://cointelegraph.com/news/no-coiner-tiktok-star-launches-finance-podcast-with-bitcoin-bull-pomp Bitcoin awareness game – BTC street art and stickers around the globe https://decrypt.co/43135/the-bitcoin-awareness-game-spreading-the-word-about-btc Bitcoin continues to court the fossil fuel industry https://newmoneyreview.com/index.php/2020/09/03/big-oil-goes-for-bitcoin/ KuCoin hacked for $200M, but 65% of funds able to be frozen by protocols https://decrypt.co/43066/130-million-of-kucoin-hackers-haul-to-be-frozen-by-crypto-projects Thanks to Satoshi Corner for my awesome shirt! https://satoshicorner.com/

For this conversation I sat down with Tony Cai from Atomic Finance to discuss his transition from Ethereum to Bitcoin maximalist, the craziness and unsustainability of DeFi, whether or not NFTs make sense, and much more. Follow Tony and Atomic Finance on twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCai_ https://twitter.com/AtomicFinance My article on Bitcoin maximalism: https://medium.com/bull-bitcoin/my-path-to-bitcoin-maximalism-c77c53466cb5 SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/2S1Sk1L Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/2S1Sk1L Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Largest coordinated Bitcoin audit ever https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-supply-to-see-synchronized-audit Bitcoin entering early Bull stage according to analysis https://www.btctimes.com/news/technical-and-fundamental-evidence-hint-bitcoin-is-at-early-bull-stage Bitcoin decouples gold after 3 year bear market https://cointelegraph.com/news/decoupling-bitcoin-vs-gold-ratio-snaps-out-of-3-year-bear-market Russia threatens jail time for unreported BTC revenue https://cointelegraph.com/news/russian-ministry-proposes-criminal-charges-for-failure-to-report-crypto-tax Israel could nix Bitcoin capital gains tax https://www.coindesk.com/israel-bitcoin-tax SEC Commissioner wants Bitcoin ETF Approval https://cointelegraph.com/news/commissioner-peirce-wants-to-see-the-sec-approve-a-bitcoin-etf

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/331oLDX Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Venezuela to seize means of production with Bitcoin miners https://decrypt.co/42717/venezuelan-authorities-to-govern-all-bitcoin-mining-by-decree Institutional investors expect more Bitcoin allocation https://decrypt.co/42464/institutional-investors-buy-more-bitcoin-survey Bloomberg intelligence analyst: in a world of QE, Bitcoin is a standout asset https://decrypt.co/42610/bloomberg-intelligence-analyst-calls-bitcoin-a-standout-asset Report shows higher percentage of financially illiterate people own “crypto” than those well versed in finance https://cointelegraph.com/news/are-we-dumb-financial-illiterates-twice-as-likely-to-own-crypto Bermuda Bitcoin ETF launches https://decrypt.co/42675/bitcoin-etf-finally-launches-bermuda 3iQ Bitcoin Fund https://3iq.ca/the-bitcoin-fund/ ECB doesn’t like stablecoins https://decrypt.co/42659/stablecoins-like-tether-are-confusing-says-european-central-bank Lightning network vulnerability https://cointelegraph.com/news/developer-reveals-biggest-unsolvable-lightning-attack-vector

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/32QSFdH Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Bitcoin price dump: minor pullback or more pain to come? https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-ether-stock-markets-sink Miner selling can’t stop the bull run https://cointelegraph.com/news/profit-taking-bitcoin-miners-wont-stop-the-next-bull-run-on-chain-analyst Average BTC transaction hits $129K https://decrypt.co/42400/bitcoins-average-transaction-value-returns-to-2017-levels Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor jumps on the maximalist train https://cointelegraph.com/news/microstrategy-ceo-seems-to-embrace-bitcoin-maximalism Bitcoin dominance website https://bitcoindominance.com/ Unchained Capital serves companies looking to save Bitcoin as reserve asset https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-business-accounts-unchained-capital FinCEN files show banks launder $2 TRILLION DOLLARS https://decrypt.co/42448/fincen-files-secret-documents-detail-failures-of-global-banking-industry New drop of Citadel21 https://www.citadel21.com/

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/2ZuOHpa Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Cobo Vault Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnRjvZKulrA Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Fed plans to keep interest rates near 0% for 3 years or more, while aggressively targeting inflation https://decrypt.co/42089/feds-interest-rate-plan-could-push-investors-to-bitcoin Michael Saylor interview on Pomp’s podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrR95PFYDFQ Chris Gimmer tweet thread of top Saylor quotes https://twitter.com/cgimmer/status/1306621072847130625 Kraken first Bitcoin exchange to become a Bank https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-crypto-exchange-secures-bank-charter-under-wyoming-law Ledger Live now supports coin control feature https://www.ledger.com/coin-control-now-available-in-ledger-live Lightning innovation with multi-path payments and wumbo channels https://medium.com/breez-technology/mpps-wumbo-channels-optimizing-liquidity-on-the-lightning-network-6059bedea322

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/2ZuOHpa Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: The FATF is trying to regulate Bitcoin mining and force KYC on users/pools. This will not end well for them https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-821/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09 Bitcoin ads emerge around Hong Kong https://decrypt.co/41514/bitcoin-ads-plastered-across-hong-kong-trams-and-near-banks?s=09 Blockchain wallet stupidity abounds, as they enact default cloud backups https://medium.com/blockchain/introducing-cloud-backups-7bad7b35d795 Nym privacy mixnet rewards node operators with BTC https://www.coindesk.com/privacy-nym-pay-bitcoin-mixnet “The Wasteland: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy” by Yuri De Gaia https://degaia.co/the-wasteland-a-wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/ Check out how to get started with myNode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMovZg_3ERs Bitcoin Magazine “Drinks In Quarantine” episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiA3xV5aB0

SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN offers Bitcoin backed loans – Sign up and get $50 free https://bit.ly/2ZqdkDw Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Buy a Cobo Vault to secure your Bitcoin! https://bit.ly/2GgMFlH Crypto Cloaks: Get the BEST Bitcoin swag out there https://www.cryptocloaks.com/shop/ If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions SHOW RESOURCES: Joe Rogan podcast: survive the apocalypse with at least 1 BTC https://cointelegraph.com/news/apocalypse-survival-requires-1-btc-says-joe-rogan-guest Bloomberg says Bitcoin/Gold correlation at highest level in a decade https://cointelegraph.com/news/bloomberg-correlation-between-bitcoin-and-gold-reaches-its-highest-level-in-10-years Fed wallet complete with UBI and negative interest rates could be coming. https://twitter.com/Breedlove22/status/1303068132152496128?s=20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3571is/html/BILLS-116s3571is.htm LN markets building BTC derivative trading on lightning https://www.btctimes.com/news/lnmarkets-closes-pre-seed-to-build-bitcoin-derivatives-on-the-lightning-network?s=09 Bitcoin Hashrate ATH crushes Ethereum https://twitter.com/Karalhoin/status/1303596081100607488 Smaller Wasabi coinjoin rounds using Chaincase https://twitter.com/chaincase_app/status/1303042596709728257 Bitcoin Solutions ATM company goes public https://medium.com/bitcoin-solutions/bitcoin-solutions-provides-corporate-update-and-progress-on-becoming-the-first-publicly-traded-48b6c83c287b