Weekly Roundup 11/06/20 (Blockchain voting, a $1B Bitcoin forfeiture, election outcomes and inflation) (EP.145)

Matt and Nic cover deals and the news of the week. In this episode:

• The latest on Matt's bike saga
• Possible election outcomes and the prospect for inflation
• How Kelly Loeffer's runoff election might affect Bitcoin
• Were prediction markets vindicated by the election?
• The government seizes $1b worth of Bitcoin
• Why the seized bitcoin is good news
• Our take on the big Blockchain Voting Debate
• Our explanation for why people are curious about blockchains for voting
• Longtime Bitcoin holder Cynthia Lummis joins the Senate
• Decentralized storage tech is reaching geopolitical levels of importance
• Why Bitcoin's demand in 2020 might be more enduring than the demand in 2017

Content mentioned in this episode: 

• Matthew Green on blockchain voting
• Benlog, Blockchain and Voting
• The USA v 1HQ3Go3ggs8pFnXuHVHRytPCq5fGG8Hbh

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