The TCB Weekly News Roundup, ending August 27, 2023 – FTX, Bitcoin Mining, Binance Getting Boffed

Enjoy and be well, Everyone.


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The Week’s Posts
Tuesday Post- What Bitcoin Did: “Will Blackrock Be Bitcoin’s Suddenly Moment? With Parker Lewis”

Mid-Week Videos – The Debanking of Nigel Farage


Reports:
Wired Magazine: The Rise and Fall of a Bitcoin Mining Sensation [Compass Mining]


This Week In Twitter


Headlines


Adoption, Implementation and Infrastructure
–Prime Trust Lost $8M in Doomed Terra Stablecoin Investment, CEO Says
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Shopify Customers Can Now Pay In USDC Via Solana Pay
–BitGo Raises $100 Million in Series C Funding, Aims for Expansion in Cryptocurrency Services


CBDCs (are just Surveillance Tokens)
*CBDC Tracker 1*
*CBDC Tracker 2*


COMMENTARY, GOSSIP and OPINION
–Opinion. SEC-Ripple lawsuit cost XRP 3 years of adoption: Lawyer
–Bitcoin is in ‘new bull cycle’ — Metric that bottomed before 70% gains
–Mysterious Bitcoin wallet becomes 3rd largest BTC holder in 3 months


COMPANIES & PROTOCOLS


CRIMES AND SCAMS
–BNB Chain Exploiter Liquidated for $30M on Venus Protocol


DEFI, CEFI, AND LENDING
**DeFi Scanner – check if a DeFi protocol is a scam**
–DeFi Shrinks to Multiyear Low as the Crypto-Fueled Future of Finance Falters


Exchanges
–Visa And Mastercard Distancing Themselves From Binance Unlikely to Hurt the Crypto Exchange, Experts Say
–Binance to Withdraw Debit Card in Latin America, Middle East
–Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Will Shut Down Ether Staking in U.S.


Mining and Energy
*Live Mining Statistics*
*Bitcoin Mining Articles by Compass Mining*
–Nodal Power Raised $13 Million Seed Round to Mine Bitcoin at Landfills


Nation States (and other political jurisdictions)
–TCFC: Issue #1377: Oman Has Entered the Chat


NFTs / Metaverse / Web3 / DAOs


Regulation, Legislation, Legal Matters & Taxation
–U.S. Crypto Tax Proposal Lets Miners Off the Hook, Snares ‘Some’ Decentralized Exchanges
–Sweeping Tax Proposal From U.S. Treasury Department Met With Boos From Crypto World
–FTX Taps Galaxy to Sell, Stake and Hedge Its Crypto Billions
–Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial
–Privacy Mixer Tornado Cash Is an Entity, Judge Says


STABLECOINS


Taxation


Wall Street and Big Money
*BitcoinTreasuries*
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Bitcoin Worldwide (treasuries)*


Time Capsule


Outside News
–ProtonMail Complied with 5957 Data Requests in 2022
–Charles Hughes Smith- The Problem Isn’t a Housing Shortage, It’s the Concentration of Ownership by the Wealthy
–India is Now on the Moon, First to Land on the South Pole
–Gold-backed BRICS currency will be ‘very hard’ to deliver: Lyn Alden


You Do Not Change Bitcoin. Bitcoin Changes You.
“Bitcoin will eat the world.” And it is.



Services and apps that I use

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Send cash instantly around the world at no cost. 1% fee for buying bitcoin. Easily set up recurring buys.


SWAN BITCOIN – 1% FEE FOR BUYING BITCOIN AND EASILY SET UP RECURRING BUYS


A good app. Abra has shut down US retail operations as of August 2023.


coinbase

If you’re new to crypto, Coinbase is the easiest exchange to start with.

res-binance

Older posts had a referral link- my message now is to use at your own risk and don’t leave any token or coins in their custody you cannot afford to lose

changelly

Changelly is a good option for exchanging coins without having to use an exchange


lolli logo

Earn bitcoin when you shop online using Lolli


teepublic logo

Get crypto-themed shirts, stickers, mugs and more at Teepublic


brave-logo

Download the Brave browser and block unwanted ads and earn rewards while you browse online 


Exodus-Logo side

Download the Exodus wallet for you PC and smartphone

coinami

Download the Coinami wallet for your PC and smartphone




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