Week in BTX: Sept. 10, 2021
Welcome to the third Week in BTX newsletter. A big thank you to the Bitcoin plebs, Twitter Anons and policy makers for subscribing and spreading the message. I have never met the vast majority of you IRL and I am incredibly thankful for y’all! As you can see from reading the headlines below, we have more work to do advocating for the Bitcoin industry with our state and federal elected officials and regulators.
General
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos profiles the super secret Houston Bitcoin Meetup and the nexus of the traditional Houston Oil and Gas industry and Bitcoin mining.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong unloads on the SEC for their “sketchy behavior” calling Coinbase Lend a security.
Public Policy/Politics/Regulatory
EVERGREEN: Infrastructure bill fight continues in Congress. Have you called your US Congressman yet?
BlockFi faces regulatory risk over crypto interest accounts in Texas, New Jersey, Alabama, Vermont and Kentucky.
Mining
In August 2021 RIOT Blockchain (owner of worlds largest Bitcoin mine in Rockdale, Texas) mined 441 BTC, an increase of approximately 451% over its August 2020 production of 80 BTC.
BBC: Why China's bitcoin miners are moving to Texas
Events
Houston Oil & Gas Blockchain Conference Sept. 13-14
Texas Blockchain Council Happy Hour in The Woodlands Sept. 14 at 5:00pm
Austin BitDevs Sept. 15 at 7:00pm
Houston Bitcoin Meetup Sept. 22 at 6:15pm in a super secret Bitcoin Citadel according to CNBC
Texas Blockchain Summit hosted by the Texas Blockchain Council, Oct. 8th in Austin
Consensus June 10th - 12th, 2022 in Austin
BitBlockParty June 10th, 2022 during Consensus in Austin
BitBlockBoom is coming to Austin 2022, details to be announced
Bitcoin2022 Conference April 6-9th, 2022 in Miami (10% off with code TEXAS10)
Jobs
Unchained Capital is hiring numerous positions, including Compliance Manager, Director of Finance, Product Manager and Software Engineers.
Riot Blockchain is hiring in Austin for HR and Lead Software Developer
Coinbase is hiring numerous remote positions, including public policy, regulatory affairs, communications and legal.
Satoshi Energy is hiring a Development Manager in Austin.
NYDIG is hiring a Client Experience Associate in Houston.
Bitcoin Depot is hiring an Account Manager in Dallas.
People on the Move
Is UnChained Capital’s Parker Lewis the next Mayor of Austin?
Bitcoin Citadel
The legendary Y.O. Ranch Headquarters encompasses11,200 acres of the Texas Hill Country, while its history spans over 140 years, and can be yours for a couple hundred Bitcoin.
To Ponder While You Wander
“Chexit has set into motion events which will place Texas at the forefront of the next paradigm shift in energy production & usage. Few understand this, but they will.” - @Petro Mundo uno
“These two groups of people may seem as though they are at opposite ends of the professional & social spectrums, but their worlds are colliding fast.” - CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos on Bitcoin & the energy industry following the August Houston Bitcoin Meetup.