CZ Steps Down, Milei Wins, and Strike Becomes Bitcoin WeChat
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synopsis
Ian and Mandana cover a sweeping range of Bitcoin news: the Fed threatening to sue Bitcoin Magazine over merch, Gemini UK prohibiting non-authorized Bitcoin withdrawals, Elizabeth Warren's anti-Bitcoin crusade, Argentina's new Bitcoin-friendly president Javier Milei, CZ's resignation from Binance, and Strike's evolution toward becoming a global Bitcoin financial app. Ian makes the case that Strike is becoming the Bitcoin version of WeChat.
quotes
"The entire monetary system of the world has been a scam."
"I don't think that it's that he doesn't understand Bitcoin. I think he understands it very well. And he understands that if he does it with Bitcoin, he doesn't have a competitive advantage."
"Get to one Bitcoin before the halving. Get to one Bitcoin before the ETFs buy up all the Bitcoin."
"Like who hurt you? Was it Satoshi Nakamoto?" — on Elizabeth Warren
"She's like, we don't know who controls it."
"Bitcoin is a way for scammers to repent" — on British HODL promoting Bitcoin despite a controversial past
topics
Fed threatens to sue Bitcoin Magazine over satirical merchandiseGemini UK's authorized-address-only withdrawal policy (the "two tiers of Bitcoin" threat)Elizabeth Warren vs. Cynthia Loomis — anti-Bitcoin legislationWall Street Journal's retracted Hamas-Bitcoin funding storyJavier Milei elected president of ArgentinaCZ steps down from Binance as part of $4B DOJ settlementStrike's evolution: BitRefill integration, Pay Me in Bitcoin, own custodial infrastructureElon Musk's WeChat ambitions for X/Twitter and why Bitcoin is essentialCoinbase as the "Coinbase" term explained (mining terminology)Jack Mahlers calling out Brian Armstrong for adding Ethereum to Coinbase