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Feb 29, 2024 27 min

01: Why Bezos is Buying your Bag

from This Week in Bitcoin

Has Jeff finally got Bitcoin FOMO? I'll look at the numbers that's got everyone speculating. Then, my thoughts on the White House's next attack on Bitcoin and the notable shift in the public store of value debate. **Show Notes: **White House Flags Bitcoin Mining as Major Power Grid Burden Fox Biz Reporter talks with WH Miners’ bitcoin production dipped in January amid energy curtailment - Blockworks How Bitcoin mining stabilized the grid and saved Texans $18Billion Bitcoin Energy FUD Busting 3 Indy Institutes in just six months with research showing Bitcoin supports renewable transition Potential Reprieve for Bitcoin Miners With Upcoming Difficulty Adjustment Demand Response And Curtailment Through Bitcoin Mining Updates: GrapheneOS v2024 022 300: New Setup Wizard, New Color Schemes Completely new GrapheneOS Setup Wizard implementation for the initial setup of the device and secondary user profiles; Theme Picker: update color schemes including adding the monochromatic colorscheme option; Sandboxed Google Play compatibility layer: add support for Android Auto 11.3 Sandboxed Google Play compatibility layer: add developer functionality for updating Android Auto via the Play Store for testing; Blockstream Green Wallet Desktop v2.0.0: New UI and UX New UI and UX: the user experience has been simplified and streamlined with a more polished, intuitive interface for easier access to key features; All-in-one UX: use your existing wallets for both your Bitcoin and Liquid accounts across singlesig and assisted multisig. You have the flexibility to choose whether to combine Bitcoin and Liquid accounts or not, and thus to organize your mainchain and second-layer stacks as you deem fit.; Simpler onboarding for new Jade users, minimizing ambiguity and errors during the initial setup; Sign with address to prove its ownership. PricedInBitcoin21 The Bitcoin Company Promo Link

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  1. 0:55 Introduction
  2. 1:56 Wall Street's Shifting View on Bitcoin
  3. 3:06 What Has Bitcoin Done for Anyone?
  4. 4:08 Market Updates: Bitcoin and Treasuries
  5. 5:23 Bitcoin: Store of Value or Speculation?
  6. 7:05 White House Concerns Over Bitcoin Mining Energy Usage
  7. 9:08 Update on White House's Monitoring of Bitcoin
  8. 12:36 Misconceptions on Bitcoin Mining Power Usage
  9. 15:34 Surge in Bitcoin ETFs and Meeting with Institutional Consultants
  10. 19:06 Speculation on Jeff Bezos Buying Bitcoin
  11. 21:11 The Bezos Speculation Continues
  12. 24:48 Software Updates: Graphene OS and Green Wallet
  13. 26:22 Website Recommendation: pricedinbitcoin21.com
  14. 26:41 Wrapping Up the First Episode: Feedback and Goals

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