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Hodlers Moving Off Exchanges | CME Eyes Bitcoin Mining | Stimulus Bill Includes Fed Secrecy and Phone Surveillance SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Paxful online Bitcoin marketplace: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Built With Bitcoin: https://builtwithbitcoin.org/ Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions SHOW RESOURCES: Bitcoin flowing into private wallets from exchanges https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-exchange-outflows-hit-8-month-high-hodling-soars/ Breez merchant point of sale wallet https://twitter.com/Breez_Tech/status/1243489390292348931 CRA demands Quadriga customer data https://cointelegraph.com/news/canadas-tax-authority-demands-personal-data-on-115-000-quadrigacx-users CME Eyes Bitcoin mining https://bitcoinist.com/cme-group-explores-mining-bitcoin/ Stimulus Bill allows for Fed secret meetings https://wallstreetonparade.com/2020/03/stimulus-bill-allows-federal-reserve-to-conduct-meetings-in-secret-gives-fed-454-billion-slush-fund-for-wall-street-bailouts/ https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein/status/1243185167381835776 Stiumulus Bill allocates money for extensive phone surveillance https://decrypt.co/23724/phone-surveillance-is-about-to-get-a-whole-lot-worse TFTC tutorial – using GrapheneOS on a Pixel3A for mobile privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO0UFZjuotg&feature=youtu.be Did you use my tutorial to build a node? Send me a picture! https://twitter.com/BTCsessions/status/1243580863687737345 Haven’t built a node yet? Jump in with my tutorial! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMovZg_3ERs

SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Paxful online Bitcoin marketplace: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Built With Bitcoin: https://builtwithbitcoin.org/ Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions SHOW RESOURCES: Second Largest Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drop Ever https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-posts-biggest-percentage-drop-ever Hashrate chart https://www.blockchain.com/en/charts/hash-rate Silver lining after miner capitulation https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-miners-find-silver-lining-after-price-crash/ Thread on miner sell pressure https://twitter.com/mjdsouza2/status/1243236523149004800 Bitcoin hodlers sold at heavy losses on OKex https://decrypt.co/23608/bitcoin-holders-sold-at-heavy-losses-in-market-freefall-report Bakkt physical delivery of BTC rises 44% https://cointelegraph.com/news/physical-delivery-of-bitcoin-in-bakkt-futures-rises-44-in-march Gold shortage as trust in 3rd parties diminishes – not your vault, not your gold https://www.ft.com/content/81d915e2-6cef-11ea-89df-41bea055720b FDIC begs us not to start a bank run https://www.ccn.com/fdics-ridiculous-ad-stop-bank-runs-sending-opposite-signal/ Federal reserve potential $6 Trillion relief package – maybe more! https://bitcoinist.com/federal-reserve-plans-to-print-50-bitcoin-networks-worth-of-dollars/ Wall Street Journal claims we’re in a Bull Market again https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1243267094852055041?s=19 US Jobless claims at 3.28 million https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-26/u-s-jobless-claims-surged-to-record-3-28-million-last-week

SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Paxful online Bitcoin marketplace: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Built With Bitcoin: https://builtwithbitcoin.org/ Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions SHOW RESOURCES: Bitcoin and Equities both pump as stimulus package deal nears https://decrypt.co/23429/stocks-crypto-soar-congress-nears-stimulus-package-deal?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=auto US Digital Dollar section removed from stimulus bill https://decrypt.co/23423/us-digital-dollar-shelved-in-coronavirus-fight-back China’s CBDC is getting closer to seeing the light https://decrypt.co/23406/chinas-digital-yuan-is-running-out-of-time-say-insiders FDIC releases awkward video telling people to keep their money in the banks https://twitter.com/FDICgov/status/1242455082551164934 Examples of new mass surveillance measures abound https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-okays-mass-surveillance-of-israelis-phones-to-curb-coronavirus/ https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480387/UK-Cornoavirus-Bill-relaxes-restrictions-on-mass-surveillance-powers https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/california-police-to-use-chinese-made-patrol-drones-with-night-vision-cameras-during-coronavirus-lockdown

SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Paxful online Bitcoin marketplace: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Built With Bitcoin: https://builtwithbitcoin.org/ Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions SHOW RESOURCES: Fed announces unlimited QE, amongst other programs to “fix” the economy https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/fed-announces-a-slew-of-new-programs-to-help-markets-including-open-ended-asset-purchases.html The Federal Reserve’s reaction to this crisis is exactly why Bitcoin was created https://decrypt.co/23317/feds-infinite-amount-of-cash-is-biggest-argument-for-bitcoin-yet US Politicians propose minting two $1 TRILLION dollar coins, then sending cash to every American https://decrypt.co/23219/trillion-coin-fed-treasury-coronavirus Bitcoin halving countdown https://www.bitcoinblockhalf.com/ Crypto exchanges are one business thriving with the market turmoil https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchanges-made-a-killing-during-the-ides-of-march Mike Novogratz says this NEEDS to be Bitcoin’s year https://cointelegraph.com/news/this-will-and-needs-to-be-bitcoins-year-says-mike-novogratz Wasabi Wallet allows you to automate mixing coins directly into cold storage https://medium.com/@nopara73/how-to-move-funds-from-wasabi-wallet-to-a-hardware-wallet-ec07ea0b4999

SHOW RESOURCES: CNN article basically begs US not to create a bank run https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/economy/banks-cash-coronavirus/index.html Bank of England cancels stress test for UK banks https://bitcoinist.com/bank-of-england-cancels-stress-test-for-uk-banks-too-afraid-to-fail/ US Senator allegedly dumps stocks with insider information while assuring public the economy is strong https://cointelegraph.com/news/sen-loeffler-under-fire-for-improper-trading-after-coronavirus-hearing Senator Loeffler on March 10 reassuring Americans about the economy https://twitter.com/SenatorLoeffler/status/1237519751905267714 Raoul Pal is bullish on Bitcoin, only holds dollars and BTC https://cointelegraph.com/news/raoul-pal-super-bullish-on-bitcoin-price-after-miraculous-80-rebound Beware a Bull trap – Bitcoin price is not out of the woods just yet https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-price-pumps-20-are-bulls-running-into-a-trap/ Could BTC take months to fully recover? https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-still-months-away-from-recovery-fundstrat-says/ Italian bank launches Bitcoin on-ramp and wallet to its million users https://decrypt.co/23034/italian-bank-releases-bitcoin-wallet-despite-coronavirus SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Visit and sign up for Paxful: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

SHOW RESOURCES: Central Banks “running out of road” according to Bitmex research https://decrypt.co/22779/bitcoin-exchange-central-banks-have-run-out-of-road Credit Suisse may support Bitcoin and doubt the fiat system https://bitcoinist.com/credit-suisse-voices-support-for-bitcoin/ https://twitter.com/JordanEliseo/status/1240116687132921856/photo/1 Bitcoin difficulty set to drop 13% next week https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-difficulty-set-for-13-drop-as-hash-rate-following-btc-price The question of Bitcoin privacy and fungibility – legality of tumblers vs coinjoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-fungibility-mixing-and-the-legal-limits-on-maintaining-privacy Twitter CEO and Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey will be launching a commercial bank in 2021 https://bitcoinist.com/jack-dorseys-square-bank-will-open-2021/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Visit and sign up for Paxful: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

SHOW RESOURCES: Former Coinbase executive will oversee the banking system https://dailyhodl.com/2020/03/16/us-treasury-secretary-steven-mnuchin-appoints-coinbase-chief-legal-officer-to-oversee-banking-system/amp/?__twitter_impression=true Fed Announces another $500B repo injection https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/17/fed-announces-another-500-billion-operation-for-overnight-repo-funding-markets.html THEN they decide on injecting $1 Trillion EVERY DAY this week https://www.investing.com/news/economy/new-york-fed-pledges-to-offer-1-trillion-a-day-in-overnight-repo-loans-2113378 Treasury secretary announces plans for helicopter money – checks to Americans in the next couple weeks https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/coronavirus-government-payments-checks-133994 “EARN IT” bill aims to dismantle encryption https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2020/03/06/the-cybersecurity-202-senate-bill-sparks-open-war-over-encryption/5e616cad88e0fa101a741cee/ Sign the petition https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-congress-kill-encryption/ Full bill here: https://www.eff.org/document/earn-it-act Could bank runs be on the horizon? Cash withdrawal limits already in place at Bank of America, likely to be reduced in coming days https://bitcoinist.com/ultimate-test-for-fiat-as-us-bank-runs-loom/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Visit and sign up for Paxful: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

SHOW RESOURCES: Fed cuts rates to zero, announces $700B QE https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/15/federal-reserve-cuts-rates-to-zero-and-launches-massive-700-billion-quantitative-easing-program.html What did QE look like from 08-14? http://wp-uploads-trefis.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/QE.png Fed Announces additional $500B for overnight repo markets https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/fed-says-it-will-offer-an-additional-500-billion-in-overnight-repo-funding-markets.html Fed Press release, including zero-reserve banking https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20200315b.htm Bitcoin hashrate drops with profitability, Chinese miners selling rigs to Russia/Middle East https://decrypt.co/22538/chinese-miners-hash-halving-coronavirus Hashrate chart https://www.blockchain.com/en/charts/hash-rate Bitcoin and Gold both dropping – no current flight to safety https://decrypt.co/22540/bitcoins-not-a-safe-haven-but-neither-is-gold-right-now 3 years after fee crunch, Coinbase adds transaction batching https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-launches-btc-transaction-batching-saving-users-50-on-fees GPU miners can volunteer computing power to help find a vaccine via Folding@Home https://decrypt.co/22492/bitcoin-coronavirus-gpu https://foldingathome.org/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Visit and sign up for Paxful: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Looking for an audio-only version of the show?  https://anchor.fm/btcsessions Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions

SHOW RESOURCES: Federal reserve injects $168B in repo markets https://cointelegraph.com/news/federal-reserve-injects-168b-greater-than-entire-btc-market-cap ECB boss warns of another financial crisis like 2008 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/coronavirus-could-cause-crash-on-scale-of-2008-lagarde-warns Bitcoin steady as Bank of England cuts rates to 11 year low https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-steadies-as-bank-of-england-suddenly-cuts-rates-to-11-year-low Tether liquidity inbound, 60 million printed https://bitcoinist.com/tether-printers-churn-out-60m-new-usdt-relief-rally-inbound/ Judge throws out Craig Wright excuses, yet again https://decrypt.co/21995/us-judge-throws-out-craig-wrights-latest-excuse One of the largest XRP supporters has jumped ship https://decrypt.co/21934/trolls-drive-ceo-of-xrp-to-abandon-ripple I’m in a video game! Lightning-enabled battle royale game “Light Nite” made a BTC Sessions skin, and I think it’s pretty rad. You can pre-order the game and get the skin/20% off with the link https://lightnite.io/ref=btc-sessions SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit LEDN to check out getting a bitcoin-backed loan https://platform.ledn.io/join/0a00cca3dd61dea5909c95cd41f41685 Visit and sign up for Paxful: http://bit.ly/2HYQnOG Paxful Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKJvjzLmag Get Wasabi wallet and enjoy your privacy https://wasabiwallet.io/ Wasabi Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECQHAzSckK0 Check out Rise Wallet – the easiest way to onboard your pre-coiner friends to Bitcoin! https://www.risewallet.com/ Rise tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2VUjj6wPM0 Get NORDVPN to protect your online privacy. 75% off a 3 year https://nordvpn.org/btcsessions Check out my website for private bookings: http://btcsessions.ca/ Join my Telegram channel! https://t.me/btc_sessions If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! LIGHTNING tips: https://tippin.me/@BTCsessions