A Win For Bitcoin Privacy | THE BITCOIN BRIEF 55

The Bitcoin Brief is a biweekly program hosted by Max and QnA that delivers the latest updates and news on Bitcoin and freedom-oriented technologies, keeping you informed and in the loop.

AOB

• Max on his travels
• Meshconomy
• Q internet woes
• Prime Early Access is now closed

NEWS

• DOJ ends crypto enforcement unit + regulation by prosecution
  • The rage take on this
• Phoenix is back in the US
• Trump blocks IRS reporting for 'DeFi brokers'
• Samourai/Privacy discussion at MIT
• OP Next conference last weekend

UPDATES/RELEASES

• LN Bits v1.0
• BTCPay 2.1.0
• Robosats v0.7.6 alpha
• Mempool 3.2.0
• Mempool taproot tree visualizer
• Bisq 2.1.7
• Breez launches Misty Breez
• Frostr
• Fedimints are coming to Start9 
• Zeus teases ecash support
• Electrum adds Nostr capabilities

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(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:00:41) THANK YOU FOUNDATION

(00:01:38) THANK YOU CAKE WALLET

(00:02:46) And Then There Was One....

(00:05:41) Bad Connection

(00:10:56) Passport Prime Early Access Closed

(00:11:42) Support the Meshconomy!

(00:14:32) More Prime

(00:17:35) NEWS

(00:17:38) US DOJ Ends Crypto Enforcement Unit

(00:23:45) Ten-Ninety-No: Rule Repealed

(00:27:25) Frank Corva & Sjors Provoost Talk Samourai

(00:28:22) OP_Next Was Last Weekend

(00:29:14) BOOSTS

(00:38:49) UPDATES & RELEASES

(00:38:53) LN Bits 1.0

(00:40:19) BTC PayServer 2.1

(00:44:17) Robosats 0.7.6 Alpha

(00:44:50) Mempool 3.2.0

(00:54:23) Bisq 2.1.7

(00:55:06) Breez Launches 'Misty Breez'

(01:01:49) Frostr Secures Nostr

(01:07:56) Fedimints on Start9

(01:17:06) Ecash on Zeus

(01:20:09) Electrum Adds Nostr

(01:20:53) QUESTIONS