Lugano Accepts Bitcoin at McDonald's
synopsis
A weekly news roundup covering listener corrections (Saifedean's degree, El Salvador Bitcoin course), Stack Chain as community anti-FUD, Lugano Switzerland rolling out Bitcoin payments (McDonald's), Bitcoin Lake in Guatemala using waste cooking oil for mining, record GBP-to-Bitcoin buying after the UK crisis, and the Tornado Cash developer's ongoing imprisonment.
quotes
"Bitcoin is almost as if this singular artificial intelligence. That's like, guys, there's a bunch of problems and I will pay you to fix them."
"Even on days when I'm broke as hell, I still stack. Feel free to join me." — Stack Chain originator
"This is how those things start where it's like, there's no real resolution, but they got him." — on Tornado Cash developer
"This isn't Bitcoin related. But because of the open source software developer angle, that's exactly how Bitcoin exists."
"What's more valuable than cocaine? And its weight, not much." — Mandana
"What have you done? You're just saying we're bad people, but you didn't raise money for kids in a hospital." — Penny Arcade parallel
topics
Listener corrections: Saifedean's PhD (sustainable development, not economics), El Salvador Bitcoin course detailsStack Chain movement on Bitcoin Twitter — community DCA chain from $5 to $2,000+Lugano, Switzerland Bitcoin adoption (McDonald's accepting Bitcoin)Bitcoin Lake, Guatemala — cooking oil waste converted to mining energyRecord British pound Bitcoin purchases ($900M vs normal $90M/day)Tornado Cash developer imprisonment update (appeal denied, still no disclosed crime)Fountain app advocacy and community interactionArgentina's Lemon Card (Bitcoin cashback credit card)