Episode notes
Discount link: https://www.hardblock.com.au/join/ozbitcoinpod
Host: https://twitter.com/danWilcz
Sponsored by HardBlock: https://www.hardblock.com.au
Get excited for Australian Bitcoin Week!
Beechworth Bitcoin Bush Bash, Mar 16 - 17 - No KYC, free entry
Bitcoin Alive, Mar 23 - tickets on sale now!
More events to be announced!
Skip to 6:20 if you hate Christmas (Dan & Alex's Christmas holiday intro)
Global News
- Argentina Repeals Forced Legal Tender Laws for Contracts, Confirms Debts Can Now Be Settled in Bitcoin
- Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill
- Legends of Lightning Vol. 2 Winners Announced
- FASB update for fair value accounting for Bitcoin by US public companies from 2025
- Ledger CEO explains hack, calls it 'isolated' incident
- Ledger Live Tracks and Sends ALL User Information to Outsourced Data Harvesting Service
- Crypto Industry Funnels $78 Million Into War Chest to Elect Pro-Crypto Candidates in 2024 Elections
- Tether Confirms Extensive Collaboration With DOJ, FBI and Secret Service
- Adam Back Says 'Suck That Truthoors' as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Reveals Company Holds Tether's Treasuries
- Elizabeth Warren Wants to Extend Bank Secrecy Act Regulations to Free & Open Source Software
Australian News
- Australian Bitcoin Week 2024:
Bitcoin Bush Bash in Beechworh, VIC on 16 - 17 Mar
Bitcoin Alive in Sydney on 23 Mar - sponsored by Hardblock
+satellite events - OpenSats Grants Long-Term Support to Australian Bitcoin developer Tobin Harding
- Australian Cash Use in Decline as 75% of Residents Now Seen as 'Low Cash Users'
Technical News
- OCEAN Mining pool offers choice of three mining block template policies
- Start your career in Bitcoin FOSS with Learning @ Chaincode Labs
- Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #282: 2023 Year-in-Review Special
- The Bitcoin Design Foundation launches supporting design in Bitcoin ecosystem
