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• Bitcoin 2022 overview
• Hawaii crypto legislation update

Geopolitics

• Parliament Of The Central African Republic Unanimously Passes Bill Establishing Cryptocurrency Legal Framework
  • Article from a local NGO (in French)
• Samson Mow Announces Pro Bitcoin Legislation In Three Countries
  • Próspera in Honduras, Madeira in Portugal, and Mexico
• Ukraine’s Central Bank Bans Crypto Purchases in Local Currency
• New Sanctions Against Russia Affect Bitcoin Mining Companies
  • Compass Mining Forced To Liquidate ASICs In Russian BitRiver Facility
• Greenpeace, Ripple Lobby To Move Bitcoin Away From Proof-Of-Work

Market/Adoption

• U.S. Inflation Leaped To 40-Year High Of 8.5% In March
• Macrostrategy Closes $205 Million Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan From Silvergate Bank To Buy Btc

Technology

• Bitcoin Core 23.0 Released
• Taro: A New Protocol for Multi-Asset Bitcoin and Lightning
  • How Taro Brings Assets To Bitcoin Through Taproot And Lightning
  • Twitter Thread By @roasbeef From Lightning Labs
• Jack Mallers’ Strike Integrating With World’s Largest Pos Providers To Enable Sovereign Payments With Bitcoin
• Impervious AI Releases Internet Browser Built On Bitcoin
• Lightning Integration
  • Cash App Announces New Lightning Integration, ‘Pay Me In Bitcoin’ Feature
  • Kraken Exchange Integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
  • BitPay Supports Lightning Network Payments
  • Robinhood Integrates Lightning Network

Mining

• The 19 Millionth Bitcoin Has Been Mined
• Blockstream, Block To Leverage Tesla Equipment For Renewable Bitcoin Mining Operation
• New Mining Hardware
  • Intel Launches New Bitcoin Mining Chip, Blockscale
  • Canaan Announces New ASIC Miner Along With Company Standards For Green Bitcoin Mining
  • MicroBT Announces More Efficient M50 Series Of Whatsminer Rigs

Optional Topics

• Nate’s interview with Troy Cross: “Bitcoin, Energy, and the Environment”
• Nate’s thoughts on how to assess projects in the space (~10m)
• Bitcoin Mining Council Survey Confirms Year on Year Improvements in Sustainable Power Mix and Technological Efficiency
• Lightning Labs Announces $70 Million Series B Raise
• Bitcoin Advocacy Project Announces Super Pac To Propel U.S. To Hyperbitcoinization
• Ten31 Partners With Seetee For Powerhouse Bitcoin Infrastructure Investment Initiative
• Tennessee Titans Become First NFL Team To Accept Bitcoin
• Bitcoin Gaming Company Zebedee Announces New Lightning Donation Streaming Tool