The TCB Weekly News Roundup, ending October 1, 2023 – Cleaning The Drain

Brian in Chicago

Oct 1

...and moving on. All the 2022 debris continues to work through the courts and the survivors trudge forward.

Full twitter (x) this week as well.

Enjoy and be well, Everyone.

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The Week's Posts
The Week in Videos ending September 31, 2023 - Enjoy Your Weekend

Reports:
New Fold Feature: Category Boosts are here!

ARCA: "That's Our 2 Satoshis" - The Misconception of the FTX Estate Sale

NOBS Bitcoin: Block 810000: Important News of the Week

This Week In Twitter

Ross Ulbricht launched a #Bitcoin marketplace where anyone in the world could trade freely.

Today is the start of his 10th year in jail.

It's time to Free Ross pic.twitter.com/oQ1ClzfEFl

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) September 30, 2023

The email that started a revolution. pic.twitter.com/VfE4OHkpLX

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) September 30, 2023

The entire insane 37-minute #bitboy stream starting from Carlo's driveway (him on his property) to him ending the stream. @HitNetwork_ @NickDimondi Insane! #crypto @AltcoinDailyio @cryptoblood_ @CryptoSavy1 @atozy pic.twitter.com/3YSd3pRLIm

— Ramekin (@iamramekin) September 26, 2023

watch you calendars, know your risk vectors.
Currency devaluation will continue unabated. https://t.co/LBPIdhvDq5

— B. Rocks (@TinyCryptoBlog) October 1, 2023

I showed 3AC/TL (Terra Luna) mingling funds in the below post. I began in 2022 telling how 3AC/TL/Ronin were all the same group. In the last 48 hours, we learned that Do Kwon and Zhusu are both going to prison.

Also connected to them are the Ronin Exploiter funds (who's clock… https://t.co/FnEmm6tAVw

— TruthLabs (@BoringSleuth) September 30, 2023

I don't read the legacy media propaganda much anymore. It's a waste of time and a sadness generator.

Just get my news from X – much more immediate, has actual world-class subject matter experts and tons of humor.

Sooo much better!

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 29, 2023

Headlines

Adoption, Implementation and Infrastructure
-Fireblocks acquires tokenization firm BlockFold
-Fireblocks partners with Asset Reality
-Chase U.K. to Block Crypto Payments Citing Fraud, Scams
-Citigroup (C) Unveils Token Services for Institutional Clients
-Ripple Won't Go Forward With Acquisition of Fortress Trust

CBDCs (are just Surveillance Tokens)
*CBDC Tracker 1*
*CBDC Tracker 2*
-Digital yuan app adds prepaid Mastercard, Visa top-ups for tourists

COMMENTARY, GOSSIP and OPINION
-IRS Proposed Rule on Digital Asset Broker Reporting Could Kill Crypto in America
-Amazon invests $4B in Anthropic AI startup
-Pay-to-Snitch Surveillance Firm Arkham Intelligence Says It Identified Nearly 1M BTC in Coinbase Wallets

COMPANIES & PROTOCOLS
-Ethereum OFAC compliance dips to 45% post-Merge upgrade
-Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting
BTC: Lightning Network+ Liquidity Pool Launched

CRIMES AND SCAMS
-Three Arrows co-founder Su Zhu arrested in Singapore, says liquidator firm
-Mixin Network Hacked, Losses Nearly $200M
-Ben 'BitBoy' Armstrong arrested on livestream over Lambo dispute
-Celsius Creditors Approve Reorganization Plan, Which May Return Up to 85% Funds
-DOJ readies witnesses in Bankman-Fried trial, highlights FTX asset management
-FTX exploiter moved over $17M in ETH in the last 24 hours

DEFI, CEFI, AND LENDING
**DeFi Scanner - check if a DeFi protocol is a scam**

Exchanges
-Binance Exits Russia, Sells Unit to CommEX
-Crypto.com to become preferred exchange for PayPal USD
-Crypto exchange Kraken plans move into US stock trading: Report

Mining and Energy
*Live Mining Statistics*
*Bitcoin Mining Articles by Compass Mining*
-Texas is home to nearly 30% of all Bitcoin hash rate — Foundry
-Argentinian oil company to start mining crypto with gas power leftovers [one of many to come]
-Hut 8 receives green light from Canadian Supreme Court for USBTC merger

Nation States (and other political jurisdictions)

NFTs / Metaverse / Web3 / DAOs

Regulation, Legislation, Legal Matters & Taxation
-Celsius creditors vote in favor of reorganization plan
-BlockFi to move forward with Chapter 11 plan
-Crypto lender BlockFi gets court nod for plan to repay customers
-What's in Your Portfolio? The SEC Demands to See All Your Trades
-Brazilian lawmakers seek to add crypto to debtors' protected assets list

STABLECOINS

Taxation

Wall Street and Big Money
*BitcoinTreasuries*
*Bitcoin Worldwide (treasuries)*
-MicroStrategy Bought 5,445 Bitcoin for $150M Since August
-Bitwise announces Ethereum ETF launch on Oct. 2

Time Capsule
-Bitcoin Minecraft Server Satlantis Ordered to Shut Down Bitcoin Rewards Functionality After Distributing 1 BTC

Outside News
-A Huge Backlash Against Climate Change and Immigration Madness Has Started

You Do Not Change Bitcoin. Bitcoin Changes You.
"Bitcoin will eat the world." And it is.

Recommended Viewing

Services and apps that I use

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A good app. Abra has shut down US retail operations as of August 2023.

If you're new to crypto, Coinbase is the easiest exchange to start with.

Older posts had a referral link- my message now is to use at your own risk and don't leave any token or coins in their custody you cannot afford to lose