10: Bitcoin's Next Battle

MAY 16, 202449 MIN
This Week in Bitcoin

10: Bitcoin's Next Battle

MAY 16, 202449 MIN

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<p>The surprising legal win Bitcoin scored this week and the brewing battle on the horizon. My three takeaways from the newly released Bitcoin 13F Filings, and great news for Bitcoin mining.<br /><br /><strong>Sponsor:</strong> <a href="http://podhome.fm" target="_blank">http://podhome.fm</a><br /> <strong>Promo Code:</strong> TWIB<br /><br /><strong>LINKS:</strong><br /><br /></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developer-alexey-pertsev-sentenced-to-64-months-in-prison-in-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison in the Netherlands</a><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact/status/1790391222235758700" target="_blank">Lyn Alden on X: “Criminalizing the mere development and publication of code is an ugly precedent. If published in a book or a blog, it would mean the book or blog is illegal. An illegal order of numbers and letters. Very different than actually using code maliciously.” / X</a></li><li><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senators-challenge-doj-crypto-money-transmission" target="_blank">Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-foster-sherman-cleaver-introduce-legislation-to-temporarily-prohibit-crypto-mixers" target="_blank">Casten, Foster, Sherman, Cleaver Introduce Legislation to Temporarily Prohibit Crypto Mixers | U.S. Congressman Sean Casten</a></li><li><a href="https://casten.house.gov/imo/media/doc/blockchain_integrity_act.pdf" target="_blank">Text of the Bill PDF</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ibex-pay-quits-us/" target="_blank">IBEX Pay Suspends Services in the United States</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AsafGivoli/status/1788669320240697720" target="_blank">Asaf Givoli on X: “🚀🌊 #Bitcoin mining in 🇵🇾 #Paraguay just got greener! Using 💯% renewable 💧 hydro-power, we’re not just mining, we’re educating! Join the movement as we power up 📚 #BitcoinEducationacross Latin America. 🌱🙌 #GreenMining #CryptoFuture #BTC </a><a href="https://t.co/3zbz3k1ggv”" target="_blank">https://t.co/3zbz3k1ggv”</a><a href="https://twitter.com/AsafGivoli/status/1788669320240697720" target="_blank"> / X</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/dsbatten/status/1787849651720216741?t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A" target="_blank">Daniel Batten on X: “Another nation state leader attests to the benefits of bitcoin mining Kenya has 10 GW of geothermal energy alone, 9 GW of which is completely untapped Bitcoin mining can unlock Kenya’s energy abundance, bringing renewable energy online that otherwise would have been unviable” / X</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1788161425355030723" target="_blank">Bitcoin Archive on X: “BREAKING: 🇦🇷 Argentina to mine #Bitcoin using stranded gas with 1,200 bitcoin mining machines - Forbes 🔥 </a><a href="https://t.co/IWSxpH5okP”" target="_blank">https://t.co/IWSxpH5okP”</a><a href="https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1788161425355030723" target="_blank"> / X</a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/BitwiseInvest/status/1790830802911048112" target="_blank">Three takeaways from Bitwise CIO’s weekly memo to investors.</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MacroScope17/status/1790394649120559570" target="_blank">The State of Wisconsin Investment Board reports the following positions: BlackRock Bitcoin ETF: $99,167,688 (2,450,400 shares) Grayscale BTC: $63,687,310 (1,013,000 shares) This is a small part of a massive…" </a><br /><br /></li><li><a href="https://github.com/bordalix/helm-wallet" target="_blank">bordalix/helm-wallet: The lightning wallet even your grandma can use</a><br /><br /><strong>Music</strong><ul><li><a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/6855581" target="_blank">I Need a Little by The Retrograde</a></li></ul></li></ul><p></p>