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• Updates on Hawaii digital currency bills (HB2108 and SB3025)

Geopolitics

• Biden Signs Bitcoin Executive Order, Taps ‘urgent’ CBDC Development
• Lugano, Switzerland Will Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
• Virginia Senate Passes Bill Allowing State Banks To Offer Bitcoin Custody Services
• Ukrainians Embrace Bitcoin For Daily Purchases: Report
• Ukrainian President Zelensky Signs Law Legalizing Bitcoin
• EU Parliament Backtracks Ban On Bitcoin’s Proof-Of-Work

Market/Adoption

• Stripe, FTX Partner For Bitcoin Business Payments
• As U.S. Inflation Hits 7.91%, Negative Impact On Bitcoin Price Looming
• Hubspot Security Breach Leaks Bitcoin Users’ Data
  • Unchained Affected By Activecampaign Data Leak
• Exchanges Asked to Freeze Accounts by USG in Light of Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Technology

• Foundation Devices Launches New Bitcoin Hardware Wallet
• Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Will Use Fingerprint Authentication
• Wasabi Wallet Parent Company Explains Decision To Censor Bitcoin Transactions

Mining

• Bitcoin Mining Pool Braiins Launches Ukrainian Hashrate Donation
• Bitcoin Mining Pool Protocol Stratum V2 Is Making Progress

Second Layer Tech

• Bitcoin Lightning Network Continues To Grow
• Decentralized Identifiers: Implications for Your Data, Payments and Communications
  • Tweethread summary

Optional Topics

• Nate’s thoughts on how to assess projects in the space (~10m)
• Credit Suisse: Ensuing New Financial Order Will Benefit Bitcoin
• Meet The Core Dev Using Bitcoin For Humanitarian Aid On The Ground In Ukraine
• A Dive into CoinPool : Bitcoin Balances for Billions
• Bitcoiners Are Building Mesh Networks In Ukraine
• How El Salvador Is Fixing Chivo Wallet, Trying To Get Bitcoin Adoption Back On Track
• Zebedee Adds Lightning Off-Ramp For Bitcoin Gaming Rewards In Brazil
• Public Bitcoin Miners Are Increasing Hash Rates, Btc Holdings
• Thailand Approves Tax Relief For Bitcoin, Crypto