🚨 News & Updates
Covering November 16th, 2023 - November 29th, 2023
🚀 Bitcoin Company Updates
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, is set to step down from his role as he pleads guilty to money laundering violations, and the company will also plead guilty and pay a $4.3 billion fine. This news follows the conclusion of a criminal investigation into Binance's regulatory breaches and illicit activities.
Taproot Wizards, a Bitcoin Ordinals project, has raised $7.5 million in funding to build a team of developers focused on advancing Bitcoin's capabilities and maximizing the potential of Taproot.
Wallet of Satoshi, a provider of Lightning Network payment services, has announced their departure from the U.S. market due to undisclosed reasons. Customers are able to withdraw their funds to alternative wallets.
🟠 Bitcoin Product Updates
PlebDevs releases a new backend course for beginners on Lightning App Development that aims to turn JavaScript beginners into proficient backend developers. It includes lessons on NodeJS, server/API building, user authentication, Lightning development environment, database fundamentals and deploying a fullstack project.
Strike, a Bitcoin money app, announced new global on and off ramps to exchange bitcoin. This is a major step towards democratizing financial freedom worldwide.
10101 releases its Public Beta, offering a non-custodial Bitcoin & Lightning wallet with enhanced features. Features include peer-to-peer futures and perpetual trading and USDP, which is self-custodial USD-over-Lightning, powered by DLCs.
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🎙 Interviews w/ Bitcoin Leaders
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The Bitcoin Talent Co. Podcast 39: Brady Swenson from Swan Bitcoin: Host Eric Podwojski sits down with the Co-Founder and Head of Product Marketing of Swan Bitcoin, Brady Swenson, to discuss Swan’s hiring process and how Brady helped hire more than 130+ Bitcoiners since joining the company’s founding team. (🎙, 📺)
WBD741: RFK Jr on Media, US Debt & Bitcoin: Host Peter McCormack sits down with 2024 US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to discuss his concerns about the media’s role in fueling division, the state of the country, concerts regarding CBDCs and potential dangers of AI technologies. (🎙, 📺, 📖)
WBD740: Bitcoin on the Ballot with Vivek Ramaswamy: Host Peter McCormack sits down with 2024 US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, to discuss Vivek’s plans to reduce government size, address national debt, protect individual wealth and why Vivek may be the most pro-Bitcoin candidate in American History. (🎙, 📺, 📖)
Blockware Podcast: Building Generational Bitcoin Wealth with Matt L.: Host Mitchell Askew sits down with the. founder of Lark Funding, Matt L, to discuss differences between trading and investing, content creation, Bitcoin and building generational wealth. (🎙, 📺)
Coin Stories: Dan Tapiero: Bitcoin Price Will 10X This Decade, the ‘Truly Global Macro Asset’ and Investing with Legends: Host Natalie Brunell sits down with Dan Tapiero who is the CEO and CIO of 1RoundTable Partners, to discuss Dan’s origin story, career experiences, traditional investing, the intersection between macroeconomics and Bitcoin, the digital asset ecosystems and spot Bitcoin ETF. (🎙, 📺)
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast: 196. CrowdHealth with Andy Schoonover: Host Saifedean Ammous sits down with CrowdHealth’s CEO Andy Schoonover, to discuss CrowdHealth’s continued growth and progress in disrupting fiat healthcare, including why they’re introducing lightning payments. (🎙, 📺, 📖)
The Bitcoin Talent Co. Podcast 38: Kyle Patel from BitLux: Host Eric Podwojski sits down with CEO of BitLux, Kyle Patel, to discuss how Kyle’s private jet charter business benefits from accepting Bitcoin as payment, his Bitcoin story, a position currently open for hire and upcoming job opportunities. (🎙, 📺)
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