EPISODE · May 27, 2021 · 38 MIN
PAYPAL CAVES: Will Now Allow Bitcoin Withdrawals ep176
from BTC Sessions · host Ben Perrin
📰 Citing unexpectedly massive demand, PayPal and Venmo will allow users to send Bitcoin to external wallets and services. https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/bitcoin/paypal-to-start-allowing-bitcoin-withdrawals 📰 Billionaire investor and previous Bitcoin skeptic Ray Dalio says he holds “some” Bitcoin 👀. (Likely still short, though) https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-ray-dalio-i-have-some-bitcoin?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true&s=09 📰 Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he “may”… “eventually”… invest $1 billion in “cryptocurrency” 👀. (Definitely still short). https://archive.ph/fiUWj 📰 Michael Saylor, Elon Musk, and major North American bitcoin miners announce the formation of a Bitcoin Mining Council to, allegedly, promote “greener” mining practices. https://www.coindesk.com/this-isnt-the-start-of-opec-new-bitcoin-mining-council-just-wants-to-promote-greener-practices-member-says 📰 … Compared to the carbon footprint of the legacy financial sector, though, Bitcoin is clean AF 🤷♂️. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/.amp/business/bitcoin-vs-financial-sector-energy-use?__twitter_impression=true&s=09 📰 Blaming power outages, Iran’s government bans Bitcoin mining for 4 months. Great way to command a monopoly on it 😂. https://www.reuters.com/technology/iran-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-4-months-amid-power-cuts-2021-05-26/ 📰 The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority bans a “time to buy” bitcoin bus ad for being “irresponsible”. View at your own risk… https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/bitcoin-time-to-buy-ad-banned-by-the-uk-for-being-irresponsible.html 📰 Alex Gladstein publishes an in-depth look at "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin”. https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1397623086631964673?s=09 📰 Bitcoin sidechain RSK touts more 2021 growth than Liquid or Lightning. https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/rsk-is-bitcoin-s-fastest-growing-layer-not-liquid-nor-lightn-10412.htm 📰 Ark Invest buys almost $20 Million of Bitcoin in their latest round of paper-hand soul collecting. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/report%3A-ark-invest-buys-nearly-%2420-million-worth-of-bitcoin-2021-05-25 📰 Speaking of green Bitcoin mining, Taproot signalling looks increasingly likely to cross the 90% threshold in the next activation period. https://taproot.watch/ 💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/btcsessions Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
What this episode covers
📰 Citing unexpectedly massive demand, PayPal and Venmo will allow users to send Bitcoin to external wallets and services. https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/bitcoin/paypal-to-start-allowing-bitcoin-withdrawals 📰 Billionaire investor and previous Bitcoin skeptic Ray Dalio says he holds “some” Bitcoin 👀. (Likely still short, though) https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-ray-dalio-i-have-some-bitcoin?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true&s=09 📰 Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he “may”… “eventually”… invest $1 billion in “cryptocurrency” 👀. (Definitely still short). https://archive.ph/fiUWj 📰 Michael Saylor, Elon Musk, and major North American bitcoin miners announce the formation of a Bitcoin Mining Council to, allegedly, promote “greener” mining practices. https://www.coindesk.com/this-isnt-the-start-of-opec-new-bitcoin-mining-council-just-wants-to-promote-greener-practices-member-says 📰 … Compared to the carbon footprint of the legacy financial sector, though, Bitcoin is clean AF 🤷♂️. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/.amp/business/bitcoin-vs-financial-sector-energy-use?__twitter_impression=true&s=09 📰 Blaming power outages, Iran’s government bans Bitcoin mining for 4 months. Great way to command a monopoly on it 😂. https://www.reuters.com/technology/iran-bans-cryptocurrency-mining-4-months-amid-power-cuts-2021-05-26/ 📰 The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority bans a “time to buy” bitcoin bus ad for being “irresponsible”. View at your own risk… https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/bitcoin-time-to-buy-ad-banned-by-the-uk-for-being-irresponsible.html 📰 Alex Gladstein publishes an in-depth look at "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin”. https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1397623086631964673?s=09 📰 Bitcoin sidechain RSK touts more 2021 growth than Liquid or Lightning. https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/rsk-is-bitcoin-s-fastest-growing-layer-not-liquid-nor-lightn-10412.htm 📰 Ark Invest buys almost $20 Million of Bitcoin in their latest round of paper-hand soul collecting. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/report%3A-ark-invest-buys-nearly-%2420-million-worth-of-bitcoin-2021-05-25 📰 Speaking of green Bitcoin mining, Taproot signalling looks increasingly likely to cross the 90% threshold in the next activation period. https://taproot.watch/ 💪 SUPPORT THE SHOW: LEDN Bitcoin backed loans – get $25 free https://bit.ly/397rlLN Get Wasabi wallet for Bitcoin privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ BillFodl: get your wallet backups in solid steel. https://privacypros.io/btcsessions Bitrefill: use Bitcoin to purchase gift cards https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/?code=O04UMic9 LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions
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