Episode notes
Discount link: https://www.hardblock.com.au/join/ozbitcoinpod
Hosts: https://twitter.com/mission_bitcoin & https://twitter.com/danWilcz
Sponsored by HardBlock: https://www.hardblock.com.au
GLOBAL
- UK, Spain, EU, & Turkey CPI: https://tradingeconomics.com
- Sri Lanka bankrupt: https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/world-economy/collapsed-sri-lankan-prime-minister-declares-nation-now-bankrupt/news-story/4036098a1771187562f81864146ee308
- BlockFi, Voyager, Celsius, & FTX fiasco:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftx-strikes-deal-with-option-to-buy-crypto-lender-blockfi/ar-AAZ8Loq
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/25/morgan-creek-is-trying-to-counter-ftxs-blockfi-bailout-leaked-call-shows
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-broker-voyager-seeks-bankruptcy-054126585.html?_guc_consent_skip=1657583648
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/06/24/goldman-sachs-raising-funds-to-buy-celsius-assets-sources
- Vauld declares insolvency: https://www.vauld.com/blog/corporate-statement
- NYDIG allies with Deloitte: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-and-nydig-announce-alliance-to-provide-banking-for-all-with-bitcoin-301571356.html
- Citibank hires Swiss firm Metaco to establish a digital asset custody platform: https://bitcoinist.com/citibank-to-develop-bitcoin-services
- US and Britain ban gold imports: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/26/world/europe/the-us-and-britain-will-ban-imports-of-gold-from-russia.html
- Zimbabwe gold coins: https://www.reuters.com/business/zimbabwe-introduce-gold-coins-local-currency-tumbles-2022-07-05
- India raises gold import tax: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-raises-import-tax-gold-125-75-2022-07-01
- India's controversial crypto tax law: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/indias-day-of-reckoning-with-e2-80-98most-controversial-crypto-tax-e2-80-99-is-here/ar-AAZ5HE0
- India data logging: https://darknetlive.com/post/vpn-services-in-india-required-to-maintain-logs
- The Bank of Japan owns over 50% of all Japanese bonds: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rubicon-has-been-crossed-boj-now-owns-more-50-all-japanese-bonds
- Gary Gensler calls bitcoin a ‘commodity’: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gensler-labels-bitcoin-a-commodity-as-crypto-prices-stabilize-11656340239
- Grayscale sues the SEC: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/grayscale-is-suing-the-sec-for-denying-its-spot-bitcoin-etf
- OpenNode partners with Lemon Cash: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/opennode-partners-with-lemon-cash-to-enable-bitcoin-lightning-payments
- Bitcoin Policy Institute report: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/bpi-submits-report-to-us-department-of-commerce
- Peter Schiff's bank closed: https://cointelegraph.com/news/peter-schiff-s-bank-closure-strengthens-bitcoin-case-for-financial-freedom
AUSTRALIAN
- RBA raises rates to 1.35%: https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2022/mr-22-20.html
- BTC.com.au is closing down: https://btc.com.au/blog/an-important-announcement
- Volt bank shuts down: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/australias-first-neobank-volt-shut-deposit-taking-business-return-licence-2022-06-29
- Digital-X holds ~216 bitcoin on their balance sheet: https://clients3.weblink.com.au/pdf/DCC/02515329.pdf
TECHNICAL
- Samsung 3nm chip for bitcoin mining: https://www.btctimes.com/news/new-samsung-chip-will-help-mine-bitcoin-more-efficiently
- Bitcoin Optech Newsletter (Issue #207): https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2022/07/06
