Nic and Matt return for deals and news of the week. In this episode: 

• What's the biggest story with Bukele that isn't being covered?
• Is Bukele motivated by a sanctions threat from the US?
• Will Salvadorians use the Lightning Network?
• How Bitcoin elevates heads of state in the popular consciousness
• Nic's paper on DeFi protocol risks
• The SEC's year-ahead agenda has no mention of Bitcoin
• The NY anti-mining bill fails
• The World Bank joins the IMF in spurning El Salvador
• Is the Salvadorian law a 'forced tender law'?

Content mentioned: 

• Max Raskin in the WSJ: A Global First: Bitcoin as National Currency

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