BITCOIN MONTHLY 34: Sick of it Mate 🤬 - Convicted on Pseudoscience 🧪

"On March 12th, Roman Sterlingov was found guilty on all counts for allegedly operating the Bitcoin Fog mixer, one of the oldest Bitcoin custodial tumblers with a 10 year history."

- OXT Research

For more information on the irregularities of the case head to:

https://www.oxtresearch.com/pseudo/


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NEWS

• Sterlingov Verdict Comes Down (https://web.archive.org/web/20240313175133/https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/13/how-a-bitcoin-mixer-laundering-conviction-might-be-appealed/)

• Overwhelming Evidence Wright Didn't Create Bitcoin (https://web.archive.org/web/20240315112817/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/overwhelming-evidence-shows-craig-wright-did-not-create-bitcoin-judge-says/)

• Apple Walks Back Decision on EU PWAs (https://web.archive.org/web/20240307003712/https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/01/apple-walks-back-decision-to-disable-eu-web-apps/)

SOFTWARE & UPDATES

• Nextblock.is (https://nextblock.is/)

• Samourai Dojo v1.23.0 (https://blog.samourai.is/dojo-1-23-0-released/)

• FOUNDATION Passport Firmware v2.3.0 (https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport2/releases/tag/v2.3.0)

• FOUNDATION Envoy v1.6.0 (https://github.com/Foundation-Devices/passport2/releases/tag/v2.3.0)

• FOUNDATION Website Update (https://foundation.xyz)

• BIP 329 (https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0329.mediawiki)

• Bitcoin Keeper v1.1.11 (https://github.com/bithyve/bitcoin-keeper/releases/tag/v1.1.11)

• Phoenix Unveils Swaproot (https://acinq.co/blog/phoenix-swaproot)

• Sparrow 1.8.3: PGP Verifier, HWW Support (https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/releases/tag/1.8.3)

• Bisq 2 is in Beta (https://bisq.network/blog/bisq-2-now-in-beta/)

• ZEUS v0.8.2: 0-Conf LSP and POS Reciepts (https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.8.2)

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(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:02:25) Sorry Mates, I forgot the boosts...

(00:03:57) SPONSOR: FOUNDATION DEVICES

(00:05:17) Sick of it Mate

(00:07:30) Two Things That are Not Fine: Chainalysis and Wasting the King's Time

(00:08:46) The State Makes the Exception and Then Rules By It

(00:12:53) Clowns in Court

(00:13:15) Changing the Fee Estimator Game: Nextblock.is and Samourai Dojo

(00:20:57) FOUNDATION Passport Firmware v2.3.0: Full Taproot Support

(00:24:41) FOUNDATION Passport Firmware v2.3.0: 12 Word Seed Generation

(00:26:11) FOUNDATION Envoy 1.6.0: Boost & Cancel Your Transactions

(00:30:05) Foundation finally Updates Their Website

(00:31:45) CRAIG RAW'S BIP 329 - Wallet Labels Export Format

(00:33:20) Mo' Wallets, Mo' Vaults - Bitcoin Keeper v1.1.11

(00:34:25) Phoenix Unveils Swaproot & Adds Quiescence Support

(00:37:47) Max's Baller Lightning ⚡️ Node

(00:39:42) Sparrow 1.8.3: PGP Verifier, HWW Support

(00:43:11) After 3 Long Years, Bisq 2 is Now in Beta

(00:46:10) ZEUS Update: 0-Conf LSP and POS Reciepts

(00:47:00) Grab a and a Passport from Pubkey

(00:50:18) "Tails Talk" with

(00:55:35) Apple Walks Back Stance on PWAs in the EU

(00:56:31) Brother Rabbit Takes QnA to Signal School

(01:03:40) Rabbit Representing Ungovernable Misfits

(01:04:30) John Galt Wins the Carting Race

(01:05:53) Bye Antomous , You're Sacked!