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Weekly Roundup 05/21/21(Taproot edges closer to activation, IRS demands reports for $10k txns, OCC reversal on Bitcoin?) (EP.215)

Published: May 21, 2021, 10 a.m.

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Matt and Nic are back for another volatile week. In this episode:\\xa0

  • Nic\'s 72h fast
  • Nic explains the Moscow time joke on Bloomberg
  • Coinbase sells off
  • Our explanations for the selloff
  • Tax selling or Fed discussion of tapering?
  • Taproot edges towards activation
  • Eth monetary hardening - improving or impairing its monetary credibility?
  • IRS demands cash transaction reports for transactions over $10k
  • FinCEN doesn\'t inflation-index their reporting thresholds
  • OCC reviews Brian Brooks\' rules
  • Will the new OCC be hostile to Bitcoin?
  • Tom Emmer asks accounting regulators to revisit their accounting treatment of digital assets
  • Elon suggests miners disclose their energy mix
  • Should miners buy carbon offsets?\\xa0

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