Australian Bitcoin Podcast HardBlock

Join software engineer and open-source expert Andrew Pantyukhin this week to discuss BitcoinCore, the fundamental implementation of Bitcoin. You'll learn about Bitcoin development and some of his concerns.



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Content:

- His involvement in Bitcoin

- Is there Bitcoin development still?

- Bitcoin consensus

- Is diversity good for Bitcoin?

- The people working on BitcoinCore

- Is ossification a good thing?

- The future of Bitcoin development

Full YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Ep68 Unravelling BitcoinCore

This special episode covers what the Bitcoin Halving is, answers to common questions and a recap of what happened to the bitcoin price around previous halvings.

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Content:

- What is the Bitcoin Halving?

- Common questions answered

- The price of bitcoin

- What happened in previous halvings?

Full YouTube: ⁠⁠Ep67 Bitcoin Halving Explained Simply

There was a lot of news to cover in March across Australia and Internationally. We also celebrate Hardblock's 10th birthday and AUD$100k bitcoin.


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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Global News

• EU wallet privacy attempt through Anti-Money-Laundering Laws

• US “Tiktok Ban Bill” passes house 352 votes - 65 votes and goes to the senate

• Roman Sterlingov found guilty of running Bitcoin Fog mixing service



Australian News

• Craig Wright court case concluded with ruling he is not Satoshi

• Australian Digital Identity Scheme bill passes after Greens' amendments

• Australian Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Market Regulator Against Finder in 'Landmark' Ruling for Crypto Industry

• Australian Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted the right fight his extradition to the US----



Technical News

• First half of March of Software and Hardware updates

• Second half of March Software and Hardware updates

• BitKey hardware wallet from Block

• Mobile-native hardware wallet from TwentyTwo Devices


Full YouTube: ⁠Ep66 March News

Thank you to James Check for joining us this week to talk all about Bitcoin on-chain analytics:

-  ⁠twitter.com/_checkmatey_⁠


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Content:

- What is on-chain analytics?

- On-chain insights into ETFs

- The Bitcoin Halving Event

- Identifying the market top & bottom

- Common questions answered

- The success of BTC education in the data

Full YouTube: ⁠Ep65 James Check

Our monthly recap for February focuses on a lot of International news, as well as discussion of new Bitcoin milestones that were reached.


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Get excited for Australian Bitcoin Week!

⁠⁠Beechworth Bitcoin Bush Bash, Mar 16 - 17 - No KYC, free entry⁠⁠

⁠⁠Bitcoin Alive, Mar 23 - tickets on sale now!⁠⁠

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Global News

• US Department of Energy seeks data from US bitcoin miners

• Binance and Coinbase crash

• EU Courts rule encryption as Human Right

• Satoshi and Sirius emails

• Nayib Bukele reelected

• Ethiopa to mine bitcoin with $250 million preliminary agreement

• Nigerian Government issues arrest warrant for CEO of Binance

• Tether Audit



Australian News

• ASIC gets its first win against the crypto industry

• Bloomberg Australian news recap

• Australian Bitcoin Alive Conference 2024

- Use code “HARDBLOCK” for 10% off your tickets



Technical News

• New Coldcard model Q released

• Nunchuck Android released

• Umbrel OS v1.0 coming March 18th

• Avalon Nano 3 portable heater that generates btc



Full YouTube: Ep64 February News

Thanks to Chris Pavlesic for coming on the show to talk about Bitcoin Alive 2024:

- ⁠⁠twitter.com/lungdoge⁠

- ⁠bitcoinalive.io/ ⁠ - Discount code "HARDBLOCK" for 10% off your ticket!


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Content:

- Getting together is the core recipe for BA '24

- Look forward to things you don't often see at Bitcoin conferences

- Bush Bash Beechworth '24

- What you can expect from speakers at BA '24


Full YouTube: ⁠Ep63 Chris Pavlesic