Agenda:

5PM – 5:15PM – Meet & greet

5:15PM – 6:30PM – Discussion of recent bitcoin related news & developments

6:30PM – 7PM – Hangout & QA

Reminders:

No photos, videos, audio recording

Leave the meeting space as clean as you found it

You are welcome to bring outside food/drinks (no alcohol)

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Local Bitcoin News:

• Listen to the Rock Paper Bitcoin Podcast

• Read the book Bitcoin for Institutions

• Local bitcoin map update

• Grover Jr Plumbing radio spot

• Alternate Harrisburg Area Bitcoin Meetup: Bitcoin in the Burg

General Bitcoin News:

• Ongoing: Sign the change.org petition! Pardon the Samurai Devs

• 12/22/25 – Michael Selig sworn in as CFTC Chairman

• 12/23/25 - Bitcoin & Quantum Risk analysis by BitMEX research

• 12/23/25 – Bitcoin and crypto are the worst performing asset class of 2025

• 12/24/25 – Jack Mallers: Bitcoin is like discovering digital land

• 12/28/25 – Russia’s largest bank SberBank issues bitcoin-backed loan

• 12/31/25 – Mining difficulty every New Year’s Eve

• 1/1/26 – Bitcoin USD price every New Year’s Day

• 1/1/26 – Turkmenistan legalizes Bitcoin mining and exchanges

• 1/2/26 – There were 0 bitcoin obituaries published in 2025

• 1/5/26 – CNBC speculates US Gov could seize Venezuela’s bitcoin reserves

• 1/5/26 – DOJ violates executive order by selling forfeited bitcoin

• 1/6/26 – Morgan Stanley files S-1 registration for bitcoin trust

• 1/8/26 – French tax agent arrested for leaking crypto investors personal data

• 1/9/26 – BNY Mellon allows users to transfer bitcoin directly on-chain

• 1/13/26 – Bitcoin goes parabolic in Iran’s Rial currency

• 1/14/26 – Germany’s 2nd largest bank DZ Bank approved for institutional bitcoin trading

• 1/15/26 – Upcoming 256 Foundation Telehash

Bitcoin Project Updates:

• 12/19/25 – Blockstream releases critical security update for Jade hardware wallet

• 12/26/25 – SolarBit updated

• 1/2/26 – Wallet of Satoshi custodial service blocked in EU

• 1/7/26 – Rumble officially launches bitcoin tipping

• 1/9/26 – Bitcoin mining water heater launched

• 1/12/26 – BTQ Technologies launches Bitcoin Quantum: fork of testnet

Notable Blocks Mined:

• 12/19/25 – Solo miner with $100 in rented hashpower wins a block

  • Block 928351

• 1/13/26 – Unknown solo miner wins a block

  • Block 932129

Upcoming Local Bitcoin Events:

• Sunday January 25th Bitcoin in the Burg @ Denim Coffee in Mechanicsburg

• Thursday February 19th BitPlebs #4 @ The Residence Inn by Marriott

• Sunday February 22nd Bitcoin in the Burg @ Denim Coffee in Mechanicsburg

• Thursday March 19th BitPlebs #5 @ The Residence Inn by Marriott

Want to contribute to our next event?

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LN Address: businesscat@getalby.com