The Sat Standard - Bitcoin Weekly - March 12th

This week in bitcoin. Straight to the point. No bullshit. Every Saturday.

Bitcoin Optech #190
Biden executive order is a nothing burger
Matt Odell coindesk interview on privacy
600K Azteco locations in Nigeria, Azteco locations in Canada
Ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly
US Senator Elizabeth warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in Russia sanctions
Coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol
FTX on their compliance and surveillance protocol
US senators look to lock down Russia’s gold reserves
Credit Suisse “bretton woods II”
New initiative to roll out mesh nets in Ukraine
Bisq v1.8.4
Twitter adds native Tor support
Foundation devices teases new hardware and app
Bitmex cofounder Sam Reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy violation
Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the United States
Bitcoin and Cuban embargo
Secret surveillance program collects American’s money transfer data
Ministry of Nodes: starting your bitcoin journey
Cathedra shareholder letter