Episode notes
Citing unexpectedly massive demand, PayPal and Venmo will allow users to send Bitcoin to external wallets and services.
https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/bitcoin/paypal-to-start-allowing-bitcoin-withdrawals
Billionaire investor and previous Bitcoin skeptic Ray Dalio says he holds “some” Bitcoin . (Likely still short, though)
https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-ray-dalio-i-have-some-bitcoin?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true&s=09
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he “may”… “eventually”… invest $1 billion in “cryptocurrency” . (Definitely still short).
https://archive.ph/fiUWj
Michael Saylor, Elon Musk, and major North American bitcoin miners announce the formation of a Bitcoin Mining Council to, allegedly, promote “greener” mining practices.
https://www.coindesk.com/this-isnt-the-start-of-opec-new-bitcoin-mining-council-just-wants-to-promote-greener-practices-member-says
… Compared to the carbon footprint of the legacy financial sector, though, Bitcoin is clean AF ♂️.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/.amp/business/bitcoin-vs-financial-sector-energy-use?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
Blaming power outages, Iran’s government bans Bitcoin mining for 4 months. Great way to command a monopoly on it .
https://www.reuters.com/technology/iran-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-4-months-amid-power-cuts-2021-05-26/
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority bans a “time to buy” bitcoin bus ad for being “irresponsible”. View at your own risk…
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/bitcoin-time-to-buy-ad-banned-by-the-uk-for-being-irresponsible.html
Alex Gladstein publishes an in-depth look at "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin”.
https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1397623086631964673?s=09
Bitcoin sidechain RSK touts more 2021 growth than Liquid or Lightning.
https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/rsk-is-bitcoin-s-fastest-growing-layer-not-liquid-nor-lightn-10412.htm
Ark Invest buys almost $20 Million of Bitcoin in their latest round of paper-hand soul collecting.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/report%3A-ark-invest-buys-nearly-%2420-million-worth-of-bitcoin-2021-05-25
Speaking of green Bitcoin mining, Taproot signalling looks increasingly likely to cross the 90% threshold in the next activation period.
https://taproot.watch/
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