Roundtable_013 - From 1 Zetahash to the Patriot Act

We are back with the roundtable and today we tackle news from the
privacy war frontlines, new and old surveillance laws,
stablecoins on Bitcoin, a precedent for failed CBDCs, is Luke
actually planning a fork, Protonmail's battle with Switzerland,
biometric banking lockdowns, and so much more. Plus the
incredible feat of the bitcoin network's computing power and why
1 Zetahash marks a staggering milestone for humanity. Can Bitcoin
remain the escape hatch in a world closing in on digital freedom?


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