Rabbit Hole Recap #190: Sanctions and the fall of the dollar

- biden executive order is a nothing burger https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets

- visa, mastercard, paypal suspend operations in russia

- 600K azteco locations in Nigeria https://nitter.net/Azteco_/status/1499457247373631488

- 6000 post office azteco locations in Canada https://nitter.net/Azteco_/status/1499872874034782212

- ukraine buys military gear with cryptocurrencies directly https://time.com/6155209/ukraine-crypto

- warren crafts bill targeting cryptocurrency in russia sanctions https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/warren-crafts-bill-targeting-cryptocurrency-russia-sanctions-rcna19094

- coinbase on their compliance and surveillance protocol https://blog.coinbase.com/using-crypto-tech-to-promote-sanctions-compliance-8a17b1dabd68

- ftx on their compliance and surveillance protocol https://twitter.com/ODELL/status/1500667083365007363

- senators look to lock down russias gold reserves https://www.axios.com/scoop-senators-look-to-lock-down-russias-gold-reserves-04c6c7bb-cc32-4e72-981e-fa972c31a1a4.html

- credit suisse "bretton woods II" https://plus2.credit-suisse.com/shorturlpdf.html?v=4ZR9-WTBd-V

- new initiative to roll out mesh nets in ukraine https://nitter.net/L0laL33tz/status/1500467902289522688

- bisq v1.8.4 https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v1.8.4

- twitter adds native Tor support https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/

- foundation devices teases new hardware and app https://twitter.com/FOUNDATIONdvcs/status/1501943486450323457
- bitmex cofounder sam reed pleads guilty to bank secrecy violation https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/third-founder-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-bank-secrecy-act-violations

- Bitcoin and U.S. National Security: An Assessment of Bitcoin as a Strategic Opportunity for the United States https://global-uploads.webflow.com/61d2416d1d63f07ecbfd010c/6227990b73b93e046dc55e2e_Bitcoin and U.S. National Security.pdf

- how to buy, earn, and spend kyc free bitcoin https://anarkiocrypto.medium.com/how-to-buy-earn-and-spend-kyc-free-bitcoin-and-monero-without-id-or-a-bank-account-496ff20986ff

- bitcoin and cuban embargo https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/08/you-would-understand-bitcoin-if-you-were-under-cubas-embargo

- afghans have their money trapped in their bank accounts https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cash-some-afghans-desperately-need-is-trapped-in-their-bank-accounts-11646578800

- secret surveillance program collects americans money transfer data https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret-surveillance-program-collects-americans-money-transfer-data-senator-says-11646737201

- ministry of nodes: starting your bitcoin journey https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/considerations-when-starting-your-bitcoin-journey

- Cathedra shareholder letter https://www.cathedra.com/investors/letters/2021-letter-to-shareholders

- odell coindesk interview on privacy https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/03/09/people-will-get-burned-matt-odell-on-the-long-road-to-bitcoin-privacy/